3 Top Dividend Stocks With Yields Over 4%
With benchmark interest rates around the world still at or near record lows, stock dividend yields are correspondingly weak. The S&P 500's average yield now stands right around 1.6%, which is the lowest we've seen from the index since 2002, when the Federal Reserve was frantically trying to reverse the dot-com meltdown.
However, even now, a handful of quality stocks are still yielding in excess of 4%, and they don't carry the sort of risks that usually accompany above-average dividends. PPL (NYSE: PPL), Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), and Dow (NYSE: DOW) rank among the best of these higher-yield prospects.
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