These companies pay higher-yielding dividends and have robust growth profiles.

Dividend stocks have proved to be exceptional long-term performers. Over the past five decades, dividend-paying stocks have not just outperformed non-payers; they've done so by more than 2 to 1.

They have delivered a compelling average annual return of 9.2%, compared to 4.3% for non-payers, according to Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds . Companies that consistently grow their dividends have achieved the best returns at 10.2% annually.

Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM -1.30% ) , Rexford Industrial Realty ( REXR 1.83% ) , and Mid-America Apartment Communities ( MAA 0.86% ) are dividend powerhouses with the potential to deliver robust payout growth in the coming years. With yields

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