2 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Have Doubled Their Payouts in 7 Years

One of the disadvantages of being a long-term growth investor is that any gains you make are on paper until you actually sell your stocks. If you want to have cash flowing into your account that you can put to use, then buying some dividend stocks is worth considering. And some of them even increase their payouts over time.

A couple of attractive options for income-oriented investors are Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR). These stocks both pay you more than the S&P 500 average of 1.3%, and they're both generous when it comes to rate hikes -- more than doubling their dividend payments in the past seven years. And if you decide you have enough cash coming in, you can take some of that dividend income and reinvest it back into stocks to make the most of your investment.

Although both of these stocks have fallen more than 10% in the past six months, with solid fundamentals, now could be a great time to buy them at reduced prices.

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