While I wouldn’t own each and every Dividend Aristocrat, a select few are actually truly worthy of the title. These are stocks that not only have storied histories, but more importantly bright futures. I’m talking about Amazon-proof business models and dividends that will keep climbing for years and decades to come.
A few stocks I’ve been monitoring have been pared by between 25% and 65% in less than a year. And as a result, these battered dividend plays, which typically yield 3%-4%, are dishing out yields between 5.3% and 6.6%!
Shares are the cheapest they’ve been in 10 years!
You can build a great retirement portfolio using CEFs alone.
Far too many ETFs (like these) are cheap for a reason.
The “Dogs of the Dow” is one of the simplest, most well-known dividend strategies on Wall Street. And investors who choose to jump in during 2019 will be shooting for their fifth straight year of market-beating returns. Of course, by being a little more selective, you and I can beat even the Dogs — just like we did last year!
One of these stealth income plays has already hiked its payout 106% in just the last five years — and is poised to easily pull that feat off again in the next five.
These stocks are going to face significant headwinds in the coming year — especially if the broader markets struggle.
Throw these rock-solid income plays together in their own little “mini-portfolio” and you’ve got an average yield of 7.6%—enough to hand you $40,000 of yearly income on a $525,000 upfront investment.
Now is the time to strike — and start tapping REITs’ juicy income streams while we wait for their share prices to gap higher. With that in mind, the following five REITs should be at the top of your year-end shopping list.
