3 Dividend Stocks With Better Yields Than Verizon

When it comes to investing in retirement, there's nothing quite so enticing as buying stocks with outsized dividend yields. If those payouts come from companies with strong and reliable business models, all the better.

Today, Verizon is surely one of those companies. With the highest market share for wireless subscription plans among all carriers in the United States, there's reason to believe the company's 4.6% yield is safe. But that doesn't mean there aren't others offering even more.

Below, three Motley Fool investors will tell you about stocks offering up even bigger paydays: Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC)Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR), and Macy's (NYSE: M). But be careful: some are safe, while others could be dangerous traps.

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