5 High-Dividend Stocks Worth Buying

Its been a frustrating year for investors in the U.S. stock market, with the S&P 500 in negative territory since the start of the year. However, investors with portfolios that are full of dividend-paying stocks have still been receiving regular infusions of cash, regardless of how the market is performing. To help our readers turbocharge their portfolios' ability to pay dividends, we asked our team of Fool contributors to share a stock idea that offers investors a high dividend payment that they believe is worth putting real money behind. Read on to see if you agree with their suggestions.

When it comes to buying high-dividend stocks, investors are best served by being skeptical. Too often, companies issue high dividends in order to counteract share prices falling as a result of faltering business models. However, that may not be the case at New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB). One company I've followed for a long time, Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW), is currently yielding 9.25% even though its business continues to hum along nicely, which could make right now a great time to buy shares. One high-dividend stock that's definitely worth a look is Health Care Property Investors (NYSE:HCP), known simply as HCP. Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) has been hurt by low oil prices because of its significant exploration and production exposure. There's one perfectly positioned company within the sector that looks poised to keep generating market-topping dividends: Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP).

Source: Motley Fool

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