Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the Dow?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a collection of stocks that have been selected as a group to represent the broader economy. There aren't nearly as many stocks in it (30) as there are in the S 500 (500, of course), but the two generally track each other pretty well all the same.

But is buying the highest-yielding dividend stocks in the Dow, or the S for that matter, a good investing approach? It depends on the stocks, and here's a look at the three highest-yielding Dow stocks today to see what that means.

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has a 6.9% dividend yield, putting it at the top of the Dow's high-yield list. It is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States, with a dominant position in the cellphone space.

Source Fool.com