5 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 5%

5 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 5%

Imagine having a portfolio of stocks that consistently paid dividend yields of more than 5%. That kind of return trounces what most bonds are paying now. And a 5% or greater yield represents over half of the average long-term total return of the S&P 500.

The good news is that you don't have to use your imagination. There are quite a few stocks that you can buy right now with dividends yielding more than 5%. Here's why Health Care Property Investors (NYSE: HCP), AT&T (NYSE: T), W. P. Carey (NYSE: WPC), Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX), and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) especially stand out.

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Source: Fool.com