10 IRA-Minded Stocks With Attractive Yields

The stocks in the following list have only two common features. They provide attractive yields and I either own each of them personally in an IRA or have purchased them for other family members in their IRAs. Most are corporations that pay common dividends although one is a REIT and two are partnerships where payouts are called distributions and based on earnings. Three are telcos, two are in the energy sector, one is a mortgage REIT and there are one each in food, entertainment, pharma and electric utility segments. Some dividends appear safe, others can be expected to grow, others require a belief in management statements and at least one can be expected to decline. AT&T (T) – AT&T is the first of three telcos on this list. Over the past 10 years it has increased the dividend by nearly 70% and the current yield of its annual $1.72 annual... Read more