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META 326.59 (+2.88%)

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TSLA 242.64 (+1.37%)

NVDA 465.96 (+2.40%)

NIO 7.49 (-3.35%)

BABA 72.33 (+1.17%)

AMD 128.37 (+9.89%)

T 17.09 (+0.89%)

F 10.82 (+1.22%)

MU 73.65 (+0.71%)

CGC 0.72 (+3.57%)

GE 119.48 (-0.28%)

DIS 92.35 (+0.93%)

AMC 6.82 (+0.44%)

PFE 28.63 (-0.56%)

PYPL 58.48 (-1.76%)

XOM 98.42 (-0.70%)

S&P 500 4,585.59 (+0.80%)

DOW 36,117.38 (+0.17%)

QQQ 390.43 (+1.40%)

AAPL 194.27 (+1.01%)

MSFT 370.95 (+0.58%)

META 326.59 (+2.88%)

GOOGL 136.93 (+5.31%)

AMZN 146.88 (+1.63%)

TSLA 242.64 (+1.37%)

NVDA 465.96 (+2.40%)

NIO 7.49 (-3.35%)

BABA 72.33 (+1.17%)

AMD 128.37 (+9.89%)

T 17.09 (+0.89%)

F 10.82 (+1.22%)

MU 73.65 (+0.71%)

CGC 0.72 (+3.57%)

GE 119.48 (-0.28%)

DIS 92.35 (+0.93%)

AMC 6.82 (+0.44%)

PFE 28.63 (-0.56%)

PYPL 58.48 (-1.76%)

XOM 98.42 (-0.70%)

S&P 500 4,585.59 (+0.80%)

DOW 36,117.38 (+0.17%)

QQQ 390.43 (+1.40%)

AAPL 194.27 (+1.01%)

MSFT 370.95 (+0.58%)

META 326.59 (+2.88%)

GOOGL 136.93 (+5.31%)

AMZN 146.88 (+1.63%)

TSLA 242.64 (+1.37%)

NVDA 465.96 (+2.40%)

NIO 7.49 (-3.35%)

BABA 72.33 (+1.17%)

AMD 128.37 (+9.89%)

T 17.09 (+0.89%)

F 10.82 (+1.22%)

MU 73.65 (+0.71%)

CGC 0.72 (+3.57%)

GE 119.48 (-0.28%)

DIS 92.35 (+0.93%)

AMC 6.82 (+0.44%)

PFE 28.63 (-0.56%)

PYPL 58.48 (-1.76%)

XOM 98.42 (-0.70%)

S&P 500 4,585.59 (+0.80%)

DOW 36,117.38 (+0.17%)

QQQ 390.43 (+1.40%)

AAPL 194.27 (+1.01%)

MSFT 370.95 (+0.58%)

META 326.59 (+2.88%)

GOOGL 136.93 (+5.31%)

AMZN 146.88 (+1.63%)

TSLA 242.64 (+1.37%)

NVDA 465.96 (+2.40%)

NIO 7.49 (-3.35%)

BABA 72.33 (+1.17%)

AMD 128.37 (+9.89%)

T 17.09 (+0.89%)

F 10.82 (+1.22%)

MU 73.65 (+0.71%)

CGC 0.72 (+3.57%)

GE 119.48 (-0.28%)

DIS 92.35 (+0.93%)

AMC 6.82 (+0.44%)

PFE 28.63 (-0.56%)

PYPL 58.48 (-1.76%)

XOM 98.42 (-0.70%)

3 Healthy Dividend Stocks for Buy and Hold Investors

3 Healthy Dividend Stocks for Buy and Hold Investors

Buy-and-hold investing may seem like a boring activity, but it is the path to sustained wealth building. Building positions over time that leverage growth, capital returns, and capital return growth results in accelerating returns and market-beating performance. Buy-and-hold investing focuses on blue-chip stocks that can be relied upon year in and year out to pay dividends. A good area to focus on is health insurance stocks. Particularly UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health, and Humana.

Stocks Mentioned in This Episode

Company	MarketRank™	Current Price	Dividend Yield	P/E Ratio
CVS CVS Health	3.2399 of 5 stars	$67.91 +1.5%	3.56%	10.24
HUM Humana	3.1439 of 5 stars	$484.71 +0.5%	0.73%	20.10
UNH UnitedHealth Group	2.8183 of 5 stars	$553.00 +3.4%	1.36%	24.00

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