Dividend stocks are a must-own component for any investor looking to establish serious wealth. We all know the statistic that the S&P 500 has returned 10.5% annually on average since its creation in 1957. It is one of the reasons the index is considered the benchmark against which we should compare our portfolios.What’s not as well known is that over the past 60 years, dividends have made up 85% of the index’s total return. Without dividend stocks and the reinvestment of those payouts, the S&P 500 would off ...