7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks I'm Watching

As uncertainty has reared its ugly head, I've started to become more and more interested in dividend stocks. Stocks certainly have problems, but they're preferable to bonds because of today's historically low interest rates. It's hard to beat guaranteed returns in the form of cash dividend payments. What's more, companies can raise their dividend payouts from year to year unlike bonds, which have fixed coupon payments. This is a double-whammy -- stocks have the potential to pay more than bonds and to grow those payments.... Read more