Sky-high dividend yields are nice, but the best dividend stocks offer stability and predictability. A stock yielding 3% that's nearly guaranteed to pay that dividend quarter after quarter is far more attractive than a 6% yielder that may not be able to sustain any dividend when the going gets tough.

In the world of reliable dividend stocks, you can't do much better than American Tower (NYSE: AMT).

American Tower is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates telecommunications sites, primarily cell towers. The company owns over 223,000 towers around the world.

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