5 Equities For Retirees Yielding Over 4%

As investors face a weak and lackluster recovery with stubbornly high unemployment and high debt loads interest rates will likely remain low beyond 2013. Retirees looking for yield have sought dividend paying equities. Retirees should focus on large-capitalization businesses with market leadership positions and modest leverage. While quantitative metrics are important to screen, investors need to assess the quality of the underlying business and its ability to grow earnings in a weak economic environment. With the 10-year U.S. treasury below 2.0%, equity market investors can find yields in high-quality large-capitalization companies at relatively modest valuations. These equities have outperformed the broader market as measured by the S&P500 (SPY). (Click chart to expand) LTM Performance Company Percentage Change Altria Group Inc. 20.27% AT&T, Inc. 6.14% SPDR S&P 500 ETF (0.53)% Verizon Communications Inc. 13.27% Duke Energy Corporation 18.32% American Electric Power Co., Inc. 14.25% A screen of high-yielding equities with price... Read more