While Treasury yields have backed up and look somewhat tempting, they don’t offer the total return potential that dividend-paying stocks do. Investors concerned about the staggering U.S. debt and the potential for a government shutdown once again next year are becoming genuine issues for the domestic stock market, and investors may want to look across the pond and to the Great White North.
We decided to screen our 24/7 Wall St. foreign dividend stock research database looking for well-known companies that may be off-the-radar for U.S. investors. We found four companies, most of which are incredibly well-known and, in some cases, dominate their respective sectors. They all share one common trait: They pay huge and reliable dividends.
This post originally appeared at 24/7 Wall St.