Should You Buy the 3 Highest-Paying Dividend Stocks in the Dow Jones?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is one of the most-watched stock indexes on Wall Street. Its list of components is rather small; that small list, however, means these are cherry-picked companies that are both large and highly important businesses.It makes sense for dividend investors to use the Dow Jones as a shortcut for finding high-yield stocks. But are the highest-yielding stocks in the index today worth buying? Here's a look at the top three.The big draw with telecom giant Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a dividend that yields 6.2% at recent prices. That's way above the 1.2% yield you would collect from the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), which is probably the most monitored stock index in the world. Also attractive is the fact that Verizon has increased its dividend annually for more than two decades.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool