Here is an updated list from a post I did on August 6th. Currently, the 10-year U.S. Treasury is yielding 2.74%, down from 2.86% when I last did one of these lists. Why invest in Treasuries when you can get a higher yield and the potential for price appreciation from equities? Here's a list of 14 DOW stocks that currently are yielding more than the 10-year:
1) Verizon (VZ), 6.25%
2) AT&T (T), 6.00%
3) Pfizer (PFE), 4.17%
4) Merck (MRK), 4.16%
5) DuPont (DD), 3.82%
6) Kraft (KFT), 3.67%
7) Chevron (CVX), 3.64%
8) Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), 3.54%
9) Home Depot (HD), 3.16%
10) Proctor & Gamble (PG), 3.15%
11) Coca-Cola (KO), 3.07%
12) McDonald's (MCD), 2.94%
13) General Electric (GE), 2.94%
14) Exxon-Mobil (XOM), 2.89%
Here are the 3 year returns of the first few, even after dividends are included
ReplyDeleteVerizon -6.8%
AT&T -18.1%
Pfizer -16.6%
Merck -15.6%
An opportunity to lose half your investment before it generates a 3% return?
Just buy the bonds.
past isn't necessarily prologue, anonymous.
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