For dividend investors, a company’s payout is only as good as its ability to keep sending the checks. While some traders look for the stocks that have gone up the most this week, dividend investing requires the patience to hold shares and get paid quarter after quarter, and year after year. Investors in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), and Garmin (NASDAQ: GRMN) have learned that slow and steady can win the race.