Like Dividends? I Bet You'll Love These 3 Stocks
A great dividend stock can completely change your portfolio if you are a retiree or an income investor. There are a few key characteristics that need to be considered when choosing among the many candidates. The best dividend stocks should pay a relatively high dividend yield -- the higher the yield, the better your return on investment.
However, you shouldn't just pick the stocks with the highest yields, because these are often risky companies that the market believes will be unable to sustain their distributions. Instead, you should look for mature, stable companies that are unlikely to experience drastic changes to cash flows in the foreseeable future.
These three stocks all emerged from a challenging 2020 and are likely to maintain their attractive dividend yields in 2021, regardless of how quickly the global economy recovers from the pandemic.
Source Fool.com
