How Dividends Change the Game for Owners of Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) Stock

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But wait — there’s more!

Reinvesting each payment into more Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) stock would have turned a -23% straight-up share-price return into a 24% total return. Stretch your investment period back another 10 years, and the DRIP payments would have nearly tripled your returns on a Dow-crushing 400% tour de force.

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Merck is a dividend powerhouse in disguise, even without a generous payout-boosting program. Look ahead to the changing health-care market in the next 10 or 20 years, and Merck stock could be a wealth generator to build your retirement portfolio around.

The article How Dividends Change the Game for Owners of Merck Stock originally appeared on Fool.com.

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