2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks That Are Screaming Buys Right Now

Generous dividend yields can be dangerous. Double-digit dividend yields often show a company is in deep trouble, where a stalwart series of boosted payouts couldn't drive stock prices higher. At the same time, cash-machine businesses can power their payouts from excessive cash flows, resulting in a strong yield that can last for many years.Fortunately, a couple of perfectly healthy high-yield dividend stocks are on fire sale right now. Read on to see how International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) would fit in an income-oriented stock portfolio today.The average American savings account offers an annual percentage yield of roughly 0.5%. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) market index has seen an average dividend yield of 1.6% over the last 5 years and currently stands at just 1.3%.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool