Investors have been stuck on a roller coaster of volatility in the overall market for nearly two months, leading some to eye dividend stocks to cushion the fall. But Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) give investors more than that one reason to be comfortable with an investment in these dividend paying healthcare companies for the next decade.
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Abbott is a major pharmaceutical company best known for its medical devices, diagnostics, and pediatric and adult nutritional products -- think Pedialyte or Similac. This year, it's being crowned as a dividend king -- meaning the company has increased its annual dividend for 50 consecutive years.
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