The Best High-Yield Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now

I'm a dividend investor, and I know what it feels like to explore stocks offering a double-digit yield. You want to believe it is a diamond in the rough that will pay you 10%-plus dividends forever. Those situations do occur, but not very often. Whether you have $500 or $5,000 to invest in dividend stocks right now, you need to make sure you focus on reliable dividend payers.Image source: Getty Images.Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are designed to pass income on to investors in a tax-efficient manner. They avoid corporate-level taxation if they pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends. The offset is that shareholders have to report the dividends as if they were earned income (taxes can be completely avoided by owning a REIT in a Roth IRA). Generally speaking, REITs pay attractive dividends and have relatively large dividend yields.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool