There are several other types of companies that pay fairly high dividends, and I will mention some of those companies on this page. For example, we have bond fund ETFs, closed in funds (CEFs), drug companies, and tobacco companies. These groups all pay reasonable dividends.
I have shown in the table below some of the companies that I like. Before you invest in any of them, you should check each company's fundamentals and be certain that they are still paying a good dividend.
Stock | Company |
JNK | Barclays High Yield Bond ETF |
HIX | Western Asset High Income Fund II |
MRK | Merck |
PFE | Pfizer |
LO | Lorillard |
RAI | Reynolds American |