In March 2023, the yield on the 2-Year Treasury Note reached 5%. Many can remember the gut-wrenching move in markets as investors undertook a “flight to safety," pulling money out of stocks and putting it into treasury notes.
The maturity date of those notes is approaching. But with the 2-Year Note around 4.1%, you couldn't blame income-oriented investors for believing that Treasuries are still their best option.
There are some high-yield savings accounts that beat that yield. However, you could be trading liquidity for depreciating dollars. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are pledging more government spending in some fashion — which means that investors and consumers are not done with inflation.
That leaves many risk-averse investors with an unattractive option of investing in equities, many of which seem overvalued by historical standards.
If you're looking to shelter your portfolio from market volatility, high-yield dividend stocks are an attractive option. These are generally defined as stocks that have a dividend yield above 4%. Not only will that be competitive with Treasuries, but you get the opportunity for stock price appreciation, leading to a total return far above what you can get from holding Treasuries.
In this special presentation, we are looking at seven high-yield dividend stocks that are outperforming 10-Year Treasuries.
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