Many economists predict that President Trump's tariffs could cause inflation to increase even more. If I were focused only on the near term, I might not touch shares of Honda Motor (NYSE: HMC) with a 10-foot pole.

High dividend yield strategy provides substantial income and stability during market volatility. Check out ten dividend stocks that enhance portfolio sustainability.

Dividend investing has long rewarded patient investors. Data shows that from 1998 to 2018, high-yield dividend stocks posted a compound annual return of 8.8%, compared with 6.6% for non-dividend companies.

A trio of high-octane income stocks -- sporting an average yield of 6.65% -- can fatten investors' pocketbooks in 2025 (and well beyond).

Worried about the next round of tariffs? Tech disruption from DeepSeek? The geopolitical landscape? Then these low-beta dividend stocks could be the answer.

Investors focused on dividends should be cautious about simply selecting stocks with the highest yields, as this approach can be risky.

Both stocks trade for well below $100 a share and they are both clearly dedicated to providing a reliable, and growing, income stream to investors. The broader energy sector's yield is around 3.3% today.

Clorox (NYSE: CLX) is down 10.1% year to date at the time of this writing, with most of that drop occurring last week when the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 results. With a 3.3% dividend yield and 40 consecutive years of dividend raises,

If you need to generate income from your investments, selecting securities or funds based on their current interest or dividend payouts might solve the immediate problem. But a strategy of increasing dividend income might work out better over the long term.

NNN REIT ( NNN -1.39%) has been a wealth-building machine over the years. The real estate investment trust (REIT) has increased its high-yielding dividend (currently 5.8%) for 35 straight years. That steadily rising income stream has enabled the REIT to deliver strong total returns over the past few decades.