3 Undiscovered Monthly Dividends Paying Up To 7.6%

3 Undiscovered Monthly Dividends Paying Up To 7.6%

I know"”this list is cute, but it sounds wildly out of step with the times. After all, the COVID rally has sliced the typical S&P 500 stock's yield to an unlivable 1. 4%. And bargain valuations? Ha! Stocks trade at a helium-powered 37-times their last 12 months of earnings right now. And we all know that to get monthly payouts, we must look beyond the popular stocks to lesser-known plays like real estate investment trusts (REITs) and closed-end funds (CEFs). Cashing in on Lazy First-Level Thinking Let's stop here for a second, because it's vital that we don't make the mistake of associating "lesser known" with "low quality." Too many folks think that way"”and it's why many are forced to scrape by with yields that are being lapped by inflation. Truth is, REITs and CEFs are among the best places to get high, safe dividends, and bargains, too. Every income investor should own one or both asset classes. This realization alone puts us one step ahead of the rest of the crowd. Consider CEFs, which yield around 7% on average today. And of the 500 or so CEFs out there, 329 trade at discounts to net asset value (NAV, or