Energy Transfer vs. Enterprise Products Partners: There Is 1 Clear Dividend Stock Winner

When you invest for income, there's a huge temptation to buy the highest-yielding investments you can. That's understandable since it will result, at least in the near term, in a larger income stream. But you have to resist that temptation if you are a long-term dividend investor.Sometimes, it is better to buy a lower yield backed by a historically well-run company than to buy a high yield from a company with a less-than-impressive history. This is exactly the case when you compare Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) to Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) today.Energy Transfer is an energy company with a focus on the midstream segment of the industry. That means it owns the infrastructure that helps to move oil and natural gas around the world.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool