The Best High-Yield Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now

Dividend investors have one big blind spot (I know, I fight it all the time). A huge dividend yield can lead dividend lovers to ignore problems that should probably disqualify companies from their portfolios. It is far better to focus on a good business and accept a lower, but more reliable, dividend.If you have $1,000 to invest, take a look at Federal Realty (NYSE: FRT), Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR), and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS). Comparing each to an ultra-high-yield stock like AGNC Investment (NASDAQ: AGNC) will help highlight their positives.Federal Realty and AGNC Investment are both classified as real estate investment trusts (REITs). Federal Realty owns strip malls and mixed-use developments. These are physical properties that it leases out, just like you would do if you owned a rental property. AGNC owns a portfolio of mortgages that have been pooled together into bond-like securities. That's very different from what most investors could do on their own.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool