Four Stocks With Strong Dividends Look More Attractive Than Bonds

Corporate Stocks versus Corporate Bonds: and the winner is? Money has been moving out of stocks into bonds, driving down bond yields to eye popping low levels.Case in point: Kimberly-Clark's (KMB) 7.5% November 2018 bond (A2 rated Moody's) is now selling for a yield of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the stock KMB yields 4.1%. Clearly, bond holders want to be associated with KMB; they've entrusted their money to the company for the next 8 years. The most they can make if they hold the bond to maturity is the 3.1% yearly interest.... Read more