Dividend stocks look poised to rebound in 2026, and the ones focused on balance sheet quality and long-term dividend growth could perform best.After three years during which tech and AI stocks have been almost the only groups driving gains in the U.S. equity market, it would be easy to forget that dividend stocks still deserve consideration as long-term portfolio allocations.Over the course of decades, dividend stocks have proven their ability to enhance risk-adjusted returns, mitigate portfolio volatility, ...