Buying high-quality dividend stocks is a great way to collect passive dividend income. The best ones increase their dividends each year, and they can help you more than offset the impact of inflation over the long run.

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Investing in the stock market always comes with at least some risk, but diversifying your portfolio with dividend stocks could provide guaranteed income regardless of market ups and downs. Here’s what you should know.