Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks With Dividend Yields of 8% or Better

What to make of the markets lately? Early September showed a sharp drop from peak values, but since the eighth of the month – for the past three weeks – volatility has ruled the day. All the major indexes have bouncing up and down without showing a clear trend. While increased volatility is almost certainly going to stay with us for a while, it’s time to consider defensive stocks. And that will bring us to dividends. By providing a steady income stream, no matter what the market conditions, a reliable dividend stock provides a pad for your investment portfolio when the share stop appreciating.With this in mind, we’ve used the TipRanks database to pull up three dividend stocks yielding 8% or more. That’s not all they offer, however. Each of these stocks has a Strong Buy rating, and considerable upside potential.Solar Senior Capital (SUNS)The first stock is Solar Senior Capital, an investment management...