5 Stocks With 8% Yields

Dividend yield, like other value metrics, will appear attractive for stocks that are suffering. Investors seeking top dividend yields will have to embrace the out-of-favor stocks that most investors wouldn’t touch. This is a lot like dumpster diving: you can find treasure out there, but most of the stuff you find in the trash is crap. Five dividend stocks with massive 8% dividend yields met the following criteria for quality: 1) Historical dividend growth. The firm returns capital directly to shareholders, enabling them to benefit from their investment regardless of market sentiment. 2) Positive return on equity over the last ten years. This includes any losses in recent times of distress, and demonstrates how the firm builds shareholder wealth in the long term. The following stocks pay 8% or higher dividends and meet these criteria for a long term commitment to shareholder income and wealth: CPI Corp. (CPY) recently traded... Read more