4 High-Yield Stocks That Can Help You Crush Inflation

Inflationary pressures have been at the forefront of investors' minds for almost a year now. In December, the consumer price index, a measure of inflation, came in at 7% -- the highest reading since 1982.

Inflation can be tricky for investors and regulators, but they don't have to be. According to research from Fidelity, dividend payments have accounted for 40% of the overall stock market's return since 1930. The research shows that during inflationary periods in the 1940s and 1970s, dividends accounted for 65% and 71% of the S&P 500's return.  

Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU), United Bankshares (NASDAQ: UBSI), Virtu Financial (NASDAQ: VIRT), and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) are four high-yielding stocks that deliver dividends above the S&P 500 average and can also help you crush inflation. 

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