July 9, 2019

High Dividend Stocks — July 2019


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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