3 Top Stocks With High Dividend Yields

Picking a high-paying dividend stock to buy is easy. The hard part is finding an income investment where the dividend isn't at risk, that isn't a value trap about to plummet in share price, or that's overvalued. These three investments provide dividends of at least 4%, along with growth potential and a safe payout ratio.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) and B&G Foods (NYSE:BGS) all have safe and reliable dividends that pay 4% or more. These three stocks also pass the test of having a conservative payout ratio, which is the percentage of net income the company pays out to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Source: Motley Fool

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