3 Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks I Just Bought in My Retirement Account
I'm filling my retirement account with dividend stocks. While I like to see the passive income flow into my portfolio, that's not the main factor. The biggest reason is outperformance. Dividend stocks have historically delivered more than double the total return of non-payers (9.2% annualized over the last 50 years versus 4.3%, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds). The sweet spot has been companies that pay higher-yielding, steadily growing dividends. They've delivered the highest returns (and outperformed more often) with the lowest volatility.Enbridge (NYSE: ENB), Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH), and Kenvue (NYSE: KVUE) fit these criteria of paying higher-yielding and steadily rising dividends. That's why I recently bought more shares in my retirement account. Continue reading

I'm filling my retirement account with dividend stocks. While I like to see the passive income flow into my portfolio, that's not the main factor. The biggest reason is outperformance. Dividend stocks have historically delivered more than double the total return of non-payers (9.2% annualized over the last 50 years versus 4.3%, according to data from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds).
The sweet spot has been companies that pay higher-yielding, steadily growing dividends. They've delivered the highest returns (and outperformed more often) with the lowest volatility.
Enbridge (NYSE: ENB), Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH), and Kenvue (NYSE: KVUE) fit these criteria of paying higher-yielding and steadily rising dividends. That's why I recently bought more shares in my retirement account.