High dividend stocks appeal to many investors living off
dividends in retirement because their high yields provide generous income.
Many of the highest paying dividend stocks offer a high
yield in excess of 4%, and some even yield 10% or more.
However, not all high yield dividend stocks are safe. Let’s
review what high dividend stocks are, where stocks with high dividends can be
found in the market, and how to identify which high dividends are risky.
At the end of the article, we will take a look at 23 of the
best high dividend stocks, providing analysis on each company. Almost all of
these high yield stocks offer a dividend yield greater than 4%, have increased
their dividends for at least five consecutive years, and maintain healthy Dividend Safety Scores.
The market’s strength has reduced the number of safe
dividend stocks with high yields, but there are still several dozen worth
reviewing.
I generally classify any stock with a dividend yield in
excess of 4% as being a “high dividend stock.”
Why 4%? Well, the chart below shows the U.S. stock market’s
dividend yield since 1871.
You can see that the stock market’s dividend yield has
remained well below 4% for most of the last 25 years.
In
today’s era of record-low interest rates, a 4% dividend yield is relatively
high. In fact, it is about twice as high as the market’s dividend yield today.
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