3 No-Brainer High-Yield Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now

Looking for high-yield stocks when the stock market is near all-time highs is no easy task. You need to be selective. Luckily, however, there are still some great income opportunities if you take your time and examine the dividend track records that companies like Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT), Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS), and even -- with some context -- W.P. Carey (NYSE: WPC) offer up. If you have $500 or $5,000 to invest, here's what you will want to know to get started.Federal Realty's dividend yield is about 4.4%. That compares favorably to the S&P 500 index's scant 1.3% and the average real estate investment trust's (REIT's) 4.1% or so. But the big story is the retail-focused REIT's dividend track record.Federal Realty is the only REIT to have earned Dividend King status, increased its dividend annually for more than 50 consecutive years. Backing that incredible track record is a company that has focused on quality over quantity, owning a concentrated collection of 100 or so strip malls and mixed-use developments that tend to be among the most desirable in the regions they serve.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool