Buy 9 Barron's Better Bets (Than T-Bills) From 16 'Safer' May Dividend Dogs

  • Long-term bond yields continue to rise. But investors looking for income can still find plenty of attractive opportunities with dividend-paying stocks that have healthy yields. “23 stocks pay huge dividends. They should be a better bet than treasuries.” —Barron's Weekly. Interviewed by Barron's, Steven Wieting, strategist at Citi-Wealth, noted that growing dividends are tangible benefits for shareholders and hallmarks of companies with strong balance sheets. “Nobody can fake a dividend,” he said.