5 Stocks Averaging 12.3% in Yields: Too Good to Be True?

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Many financial advisors doubt that we can retire comfortably on a million dollars, let alone $500K.

Let me outline our compelling dividend counterpoint—a five-stock portfolio with an average yield of 12.3%.

This generates more than $60,000 in annual income on a $500K portfolio, or a sweet $123,000 in dividends on that million-dollar nest egg. And, most importantly, this “retire on dividends” strategy leaves the principal untouched.

Contrary to popular opinion, we have a pool of dividend candidates. Let’s start with the 879 dividend-paying stocks that yield more than 3% and work our way up the chain:

Believe It Or Not, 50 US Stocks Yield 10%+

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One popular investing myth is that the market always efficiently prices stocks. The truth is that active traders have a herd mentality, and often push prices to extreme levels in the short term.

That’s when it truly pays to be a contrarian, to be able to buy when prices are down and dividend yields are up.

I believe this is currently the case with energy master limited partnerships (MLPs). Crude oil fell 7% in July, which was its worst monthly performance in two years. Natural gas also declined more than 4%.

However, the two names I’ve found are pipeline and transport firms that have largely fee-based businesses and are not affected by a temporary drop in energy prices.…
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