High-Yielding Stocks With Dependable And Growing Income

While there are a wide variety of investments for retirement accounts, stocks are popular because they have long track records of growth from high annual rates of return. But the stock market has been delivering lower and highly volatile returns in this century. Previously, 8-10% rates of return were used, largely from capital appreciation, to calculate how much was needed to fund retirement expenses.

But dividends kept flowing and the best stocks have long streaks of raising annual dividends. Below are 5 of the finest stocks with attractive yields. As Dividend Aristocrats, they have track records of raising annual dividends for a minimum of the last 25 years: HCP (HCP), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Kimberly-Clark (KMB), McDonald's (MCD) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Source: Seeking Alpha

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