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The best dividend stocks can reward you with generous cash payouts for years.
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Energy and infrastructure are well-stocked ponds from which to fish for dividends.
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Two strong players to consider are Energy Transfer and Brookfield Infrastructure.
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Forever is a long time. But while they may fall a bit short of eternity, elite dividend stocks can deliver bountiful cash payments straight into your diversified investment portfolio quarter after quarter and year after year for the rest of your life.
To aid your search for these purveyors of passive income, here are two excellent high-yield stocks for your consideration.
The artificial intelligence (AI) megatrend is fueling a surge in power generation. “Global electricity demand from data centers is set to more than double over the next five years, consuming as much electricity by 2030 as the whole of Japan does today,” Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, said in a report in April.
Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET) is helping to satisfy the world’s hunger for electricity by delivering the vital power sources needed to supply it. Its roughly 140,000 miles of pipelines move natural gas, crude oil, and refined products across the U.S. The infrastructure titan’s diverse collection of storage sites, treatment facilities, and export terminals also helps to deliver fuels to over 80 other countries.
Europe has emerged as a key market for liquified natural gas (LNG). The war in Ukraine has driven European governments to break their dependence on Russian natural gas and seek reliable alternatives from U.S. suppliers. Energy Transfer is building an LNG export facility in Louisiana to help meet the growing need for this increasingly crucial fuel source.
At the same time, tariffs are expected to drive previously outsourced manufacturing back to the U.S. Energy Transfer’s domestic energy supply network stands to be a prime beneficiary of this onshoring trend.
As a master limited partnership (MLP), Energy Transfer is built to reward its investors with hefty cash payouts. This passive income creator is currently offering you a bountiful 7.5% yield. With the AI, onshoring, and LNG export trends fueling its growth, Energy Transfer intends to increase its already sizable cash distribution by 3% to 5% annually.
If you’d like to earn passive income from a wider selection of cash-generating assets, consider Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP) (NYSE: BIPC). Like Energy Transfer, Brookfield helps to move natural gas and other fuels around the world. However, the investment giant also transports people, freight, and — increasingly — data for AI applications.
