16 High Dividend Yield, Low Beta Stocks With Minimal Corporate Governance Risk

If you are looking to increase your portfolio’s income while managing your risk, then this may be an interesting starting point for your analysis: To compile this list we looked for stocks with a dividend yield greater than 2%, beta below 1, and with low Governance Risk Indicators, according to the ratings developed by the RiskMetrics group. RiskMetrics introduced the Governance Risk Indicator in 2010 and it evaluates the following governance areas: Audit Board Structure Shareholder Rights Compensation All the companies in this list have low risk levels in each of these areas when comparing with the standard market practices.click for expanded image We also created a price weighted index of the stocks mentioned below, and monitored the performance of the list relative to the S&P 500 index over the last month. The chart (click to enlarge) shows the list to be slightly higher yet steady correlated to the... Read more