Author: Brett Owens, Contrarian Outlook

While their yields might not stir you into a frenzy, their seemingly durable businesses are fueling persistent dividend growth…a core component of high and sustainable retirement returns.

If history is any guide, the aftermath of the initial market crash is going to last for months. The economy is at a standstill and earnings numbers are going to be a horror show. However, compile a dream shopping list because the ‘once a decade’ dividend sale could soon begin.

These are steady dividend growers for volatile times.

These stocks are yielding more than they have in years — or ever — and look like high-potential buy-the-dip plays.

There is going to be economic fallout from the current sea-to-sea shutdown, and some payouts are going to be trimmed (or shelved altogether) in acts of management self-defense.