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Dividend stocks are gaining popularity again due to the recent wave of bearishness in the stock market. Both retail and institutional investors chased AI and growth stocks in the past two years, and dividend stocks were rarely on their bucket list as the returns paled compared to the hottest names on the market.

Greencoat UK Wind is a promising FTSE 250 energy stock with an exceptionally high yield. But with the price down 18% in a year, will it recover? The post 9% dividend yield! Is this FTSE 250 energy stock a passive income earners dream?

Here's why these three Motley Fool contributors think the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD), the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG), and the Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ: VTC) are worth buying now.

Investing $10,000 in each of these nine dividend stocks will generate more than $1,000 per month in passive income.