3 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 6%

With even 30-year Treasury bonds offering yields below 1.5%, investors looking for decent levels of income from their portfolios need to search far higher up the risk curve. While several stocks offer higher yields, the risk in searching only for yield is that many such companies turn out to be yield traps.

To find a company with a higher payout and good chances of sustaining its dividend, you need to understand how the company generates its cash and why it's so generous with those payments. Ones with seemingly sustainable dividends may very well be worth considering. With that in mind, here are three stocks to consider buying with dividends yielding more than 6%.

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