10 Bond-Like Dividend Stocks With Yields Over 4%

Macro View Our central belief is that in a low interest-rate world, retirees are experiencing dwindling incomes from their risk-free assets (e.g. government bonds and cash equivalents). With ultra easy monetary policy the Federal Reserve will continue to pick the pockets of savers by keeping rates low. We do not foresee interest rates at the short end of the curve rising any time soon as the debt burdens of sovereign governments as well as consumers are simply too high. click to enlarge Searching For Yield As highlighted in the recent Barron's cover story, even in the current interest rate environment, corporations remain relatively stingy with dividends. At a time when investors are clamoring for income, U.S. corporations remain too stingy with dividends.The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index has a dividend yield of just 2%, one of the lowest of any major global market. European stocks yield an average of... Read more