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Best dividend-paying stocks
These four stocks offer better-than-average yields (3.4% for the S&P), have consistently raised their dividend for at least 25 years, and have dividends that equal about half of earnings (which means the risk of a future cut is low).
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Emerson Electric Co.
3M Company
Johnson & Johnson
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