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3 International Income Stocks to Buy for Up to 9% Yield

If you're looking for high-yield dividend stocks, you can't ignore overseas companies.

Limiting your portfolio of income stocks to U.S. stocks alone, you may find yourself overloaded with energy and business development stocks.

While there are a few income stocks worth owning in both of these sectors, owning too many would be high-risk.

So today, we're going to branch out and look at to international income stocks to buy.

Our top dividend stock here has a yield higher than 9% right now.

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Here Are Three of My Favorite Dividend Plays - Including One with a 7.4% Yield

Our Shah Gilani calls this time "The Era of the Income-Challenged Investor."

And with good reason.

Fed policymakers just voted to keep benchmark short-term interest rates down near zero and they're likely to stay there until 2022.

In fact, the Fed's held rates so low for so long that there are no decent-yielding fixed-income investments.

And the stock market's no exception.

Thanks to the pandemic, 40 S&P 500 companies suspended dividends and another 18 cut them completely in the first five months of the year.

But that doesn't mean there aren't great dividend plays available.

Lots of companies pay fat dividends to their stockholders, earn plenty of money regularly to keep paying them, and offer a wealth-building "kicker" called appreciation.

Today, Shah's going to tell you about three of his favorites.

They'll add a nice income stream to your investments no matter where you are in your investment journey...

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3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Protect Your Money No Matter What Happens Next

Investors know adding high-yield dividend stocks to their portfolio is a great way to keep cash rolling in when the markets are volatile.

The problem is that the COVID-19 pandemic has hammered so many industries that finding companies with sustained dividends is difficult. A lot of formerly safe income sectors like banks, chemicals, REITs and oil and gas MLP's face the potential for dividend cuts if we get a second wave of the coronavirus.

But there is one sector of the economy that should hold up even if we see further economic damage.

In fact, these companies are likely to see an increase in business if we see financial stress reappear anytime soon.

And that's helping them turn into cash machines even as markets move up and down...

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The Best High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now Pay Over 9%

Oil prices have recovered nicely since the madness of negative prices back in March when Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to engage in a price war just as the coronavirus swept across the globe crushing demand.

While the recovery probably helped hold off a wave of bankruptcies among shale producers, it is unlikely we see too much more of an increase in oil prices.

The demand will not be high enough to push prices significantly higher…

The world economy was weak before the coronavirus shut down a vast swath of the global economy.

The post virus recovery will take a long time, so it is likely oil prices remain range-bound for an extended period.

You see, the drop in prices caused steep sell-off in almost all energy-related securities over the past several months.

The midstream segment that transports and stores oil got hit right along with producers.

And that has created a massive opportunity for these two high yield dividend stocks...

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The 3 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy in June 2020

Investors looking for income have had few choices in recent years as interest rates have stayed close to zero.

Now, of course, to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fed has lowered rates to zero, making stocks the only opportunity for yield-seeking investors.

Dividend investing is more popular than ever right now.

But not all dividend stocks are worth owning.

Today, we're separating the weak from the strong to show you only the best dividend stocks to buy in June.

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The 3 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy Are “Pandemic-Proof”

As we see selling coming back into the stock market this week, there will be a lot of speculation about what stocks to buy as prices decline.

Overthinking things and trying to get too fancy is one of the greatest mistakes investors can make.

In bad markets, the key to getting rich during the inevitable recovery is to buy great companies at steep discounts.

Finding great companies is easy.

Assembling a list of "dividend aristocrats" that have grown their dividends for at least 25 consecutive ways is one of the best places to start.

Once we have that list, I'm targeting businesses with high yields that can survive the pandemic and thrive when the economy regains healthy footing.

Here are my top 3 "pandemic proof" dividend stocks to buy today...

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Why Disney's Dividend Cut Makes It a Stock to Avoid

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is one of the greatest companies in American history.

Over the last few decades, some of the "best in class" management has taken Walt Disney's vision and turned it into an entertainment empire.

There is a lot to love about the Walt Disney Co.

But whether or not to buy the stock today is a whole other question, especially as it just cut its dividend...

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2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Will Pay You to Hold Oil

The price of oil has fallen as much as 57% since the start of the year.

There was even a point this year when demand for was so low, the price of oil went negative.

That means people were getting paid to hold oil.

Today, we're going to tell you what that means.

Then we're going to show you a couple high-yield dividend stocks you can buy to profit from the historic oil price collapse.

One of our best high-yield dividend stocks right now pays a yield of 19.66%.

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"Contango" Is Helping This High-Yield Dividend Stock Pay 17%

Oil prices took a historic plunge this year.

At one point, they even went negative.

Investors lost their minds.

But would you believe this unprecedented crisis can actually be good for some oil companies?

Crude has plunged 46%, from above $60 to near $15.

That's accompanied a huge selloff in top oil stocks like Royal Dutch Shell Plc (NYSE: RDS.A).

The company has lost about 44% since the beginning of the year.

But that does not mean it's time to ignore oil.

You just have to shift your strategy a bit.

Today, we're going to show you a dividend stock that actually benefits from plummeting oil prices.

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Three Breakout Income Stocks to Grow Your Wealth for Years

Yields are up right now – and that's good news for investors who want to make some income.

With the stock market still down about 14% from its record highs in February, yields have climbed from an average 1.9% in February to 2.4% in April.

Of course, you don't have to settle for just yield.

You can buy stocks with healthy yield and that are climbing higher, so you can get paid to hold it and see your investment grow.

To find those stocks, our Chris Johnson turns to the technicals – otherwise known as the EKG of the market, showing you exactly what's going on.

Today, the technicals have led me to three breakout income stocks that are flashing the key bullish signals I look for when buying and that give you reliable yield...