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A 5% Treasury yield raises the bar for every dividend stock in a retirement portfolio, but four large-cap payers in real estate, telecom, tobacco, and healthcare are generating the cash flow to prove they still belong.
Treasuries pay more today, but these three healthcare dividend payers offer something Treasuries can't: growth in both the payout and the stock.
With the 10-year US Treasury yield at its highest level since 2002, income from government bonds now competes directly with dividends on your stock portfolio. Reliable cash payouts from well covered, steadily growing dividend payers can look especially appealing when market swings feel uncomfortable. This article…