3 Stocks With Safe 3% Yields By SmartMoney. Below are listed the sort of companies that can provide a welcome distraction from such daily price volatility. Each has a dividend yield of more than 3%. Shares that pay more than 3%, in other words, ought to attract enough buyers to push their prices higher and their yields lower -- unless investors have good reason to stay away.
Here are the shares with safe 3 percent yields:
Darden Restaurants
Dividend Yield: 3.2%
Procter & Gamble
Dividend Yield: 3.2%
Intel
Dividend Yield: 3.1%
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DRI, PG, INTC
Source: SmartMoney