If you’re looking for safety in volatile markets, invest in high-yielding stocks. Not only do they help generate passive income, but they also act as defensive, stable investments.
With a high of 2.71%, Coca-Cola is another dependable, higher-yielding stock to buy and hold for the long haul.
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If you’re looking for safety in volatile markets, always consider investing in high-yielding dividend stocks. Not only do they help generate passive income, but they also act as defensive, stable investments during times of massive volatility – as we’re seeing now. Look at Realty Income (NYSE: O), for example.
Known as “The Monthly Dividend Company,” Realty Income yields about 5%. It also just increased its monthly cash dividend to $0.2705 per share from $0.270 per share. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2026, to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2026. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $3.246 per share as compared to the prior annualized dividend amount of $3.240 per share.
That’s just one of many you can set and forget. Here are three more no-brainer, high-yielding stocks to buy with $5,000 today that you can set and forget, too.
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With a yield of 9.86%, Western Union (NYSE: WU) has been around since 1851. While the company has not raised its dividend in about five years, it has kept its 0.235-cent dividend consistent. It just paid that dividend on December 31.
Plus, as it shifts to digital money services, it’s expected to see even more demand. In fact, as noted by FXC Intelligence, “The consumer money transfers industry presents a massive…
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