As most advisors are well aware, high stock prices have pushed down the market’s dividend yield. Barron’s ran a screen for stocks with large market capitalizations that yield at least 3%. Three of the biggest names by market cap on the list are Abbvie,

One of the best ways to build wealth is with dividend stocks – especially if they’re attached to solid companies with a strong history of earnings and dividend growth. With these, it’s best to reinvest the dividends continuously.

Steady dividend payments can help you weather the volatility storm. But what's an investor to do when the S&P 500 only pays an average dividend that yields 1.32%? That is not much annual income and significantly worse than the return you can get owning short-term Treasury bills at the moment.