3 Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Right Now

Infrastructure is a broad term that describes the huge assets that allow daily life to function. Companies that own infrastructure often pay generous dividends from the reliable cash flows their assets generate. If that sounds like something you'd like to have in your portfolio, then you should take a close look at diversified Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE: BIP), midstream-focused Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), and utility NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) right now.

Buying shares of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is the quickest way to get very broad exposure to the infrastructure space. It owns regulated utilities, transportation assets (toll roads, railroads, and ports), energy assets (such as natural gas pipelines), and technology infrastructure like data centers. This infrastructure is literally spread across the world, with the master limited partnership providing exposure to North America, South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. It is a one-stop shop for investors looking to add infrastructure to their portfolios. And it offers a generous 4.6% yield and a distribution that has been increased annually for 13 consecutive years.

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