Paying sizable dividends used to be uncommon in the tech sector, but many big technology and telecom companies are increasingly funneling earnings back to shareholders. And while tech stocks might rightly be seen as carrying greater risk than those in the high-yield utilities, materials, and financials sectors, they can also offer a rare combination of growth potential and income generation.
In search of tech stocks with strong outlooks and substantial dividend payouts, we asked three of our writers to pick companies with yields higher than 3% that deserve a spot in your portfolio. The companies which made the list: IBM (NYSE:IBM), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), and Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM).
Source: Motley Fool
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