Summary

• Long-term bond yields persist despite pressure. But investors looking for income can still find plenty of attractive opportunities with dividend-paying stocks that have healthy yields.
• “23 stocks pay huge dividends. They should be a better bet than treasuries.” —Barron’s Weekly reported in October, 2024. It’s still true.
• In an interview with Barron’s, Steven Wieting, strategist at Citi Wealth, noted that a growing dividend is a tangible benefit for shareholders and a hallmark of companies with strong balance.
• Barron’s ran a stock screen on FactSet to find top dividend stocks, looking for companies paying a yield over 4.2% (right around the 10-Year Treasury bond’s yield then) and growing.
• The May 2026 results below include blue-chip stocks, banks, real estate investment trusts, gas pipeline companies, and consumer firms. Caution is warranted: only stocks with positive free cash flow and sustainable dividends are considered 'safer'; all but four BBB stocks failed that test.
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Foreword

While most of this collection of Barron’s Better Bets (BBB) is pricey, or reveal disappointing dividends, four of the ten highest yield Dogs with the “Safest” dividends of the BBB are ready to buy. May finds Verizon (

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