As of early June, an investor can earn roughly a 1.4% annual dividend yield by simply owning a market index fund that tracks the S&P 500 . That's a historically low rate -- mainly thanks to the huge rally that investors have seen in the past year.
But many individual stocks are much more generous with their payouts. Let's look at a few attractive dividend-paying stocks that deliver at least twice the market's average yield. Read on to see why PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) , Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) , IBM (NYSE: IBM) , and Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) all deserve a spot on your income watchlist.
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4 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Watch