Here Are My Top 3 High-Yield Stocks to Buy Now

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) index offers investors a tiny 1.2% dividend yield today. By contrast, the average real estate investment trust (REIT) has a yield of 3.7%. But if you buy Realty Income (NYSE: O), W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC), or Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR), you can get yields between 4.1% and 5.4%. Here's why each of these three high-yield stocks is worth buying now.At its current share price, Realty Income's dividend has a 5.4% yield. The REIT also has a three-decade streak of rewarding investors with annual dividend increases. Those payouts are supported by a diversified portfolio of retail and industrial properties in the U.S. and Europe, and an investment-grade-rated balance sheet. If you are a conservative income investor, you will probably find Realty Income very compelling.However, there's one small, but notable, problem with this REIT. With a $54 billion market cap, it is, by far, the largest net lease landlord (net lease terms require tenants to pay most property operating costs). It owns more than 15,600 properties, most of them retail sites. This size gives it some advantages over its peers (such as easier access to capital markets and the ability to take on large deals). But it also means it's a slow-growth business because it takes enormous amounts of new investments to meaningfully expand its top and bottom lines. However, if you are a conservative investor, Realty Income is still a top high-yield stock to buy right now.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool