45 Dividend Champions With Yields Higher Than Long-Term Treasuries

Today, 10-year Treasuries are yielding 2.99% and 30-year Treasuries are yielding 3.99%. If you are a long-term holder looking for income, that’s a long time to lock in your money at those yields. At the end of the term, you’ll get your principal back, but it will be shrunken by inflation. If you are looking to buy and sell these for profit, you will need to be very nimble, for as future Treasury yields go up, their principal value will go down. That is the inevitable see-saw relationship between the yields and prices of bonds. Strong arguments can be made that dividend-paying stocks would be better for long-term income-seekers. They have advantages over bonds, including:... Read more