When a given stock enters a bear market, some risk-tolerant investors often feel they have the opportunity to buy on sale. This is especially true for dividend stocks, since a lower buy price translates into a higher-percentage dividend yield on one's investment.

There are plenty of great stocks that offer attractive dividends and don't cost too much. Here are my picks for the smartest dividend stocks to buy with $100 right now. You can scoop up a share of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) for roughly $23 at its current price.

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Brookfield Infrastructure ( BIPC -0.83%) ( BIP 0.97%), Realty Income ( O 0.07%), and NextEra Energy ( NEE -0.85%) are three of the top options under that price point. Here's what makes them great stocks to buy in 2025 for those with a little bit of cash to invest.

These five smaller-cap companies pay ultra-high-yield dividends and could offer patient investors enormous returns for 2025 and beyond. You can follow him investing $500,000 of his own money on our top AI stocks for free .

Wolfe Research’s Chris Senyek suggests that investors look for companies starting payouts for the first time—or those that have recently cut their dividend.

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Fintech, the broad term for financial technology, is expanding quickly as companies continue to merge their financial products with the latest tech innovations. Let's take a closer look at why American Express (NYSE: AXP) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) could be the right place for your money if you have $500 available to invest.

Dividend stocks are an important part of a diversified portfolio. They provide passive income under almost any conditions, which strengthens your portfolio and protects your money in changing economies.