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Worried About the Stock Market's Recent Turbulence? 3 Safe High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now for a Secure Income Stream.

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Volatility has returned to the stock market to start the year. The Nasdaq Composite is down 8% year to date while other market indexes are right behind it. There's no telling how long this turbulence could last.

While volatile times can be tough to stomach, some companies have proven their ability to withstand these rough patches. Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), Enbridge (NYSE: ENB), and Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIPC) (NYSE: BIP) stand out to a few Fool.com contributors for their ability to pay safe and secure dividends in good times and bad. That makes them great stocks to buy during the current stock market uncertainty.

26 years of increasing its distribution -- and counting

Reuben Gregg Brewer (Enterprise Products Partners): Worried investors might think that buying an energy stock makes little sense, given the sector's inherent volatility. But Enterprise Products Partners operates in the midstream niche of the energy sector. It owns pipelines and other energy infrastructure that move oil and natural gas around the world.

Energy prices aren't the prime determinant of its success, since it charges fees for the use of its assets. Thus, energy demand, which tends to be robust no matter what is going on in the world, is the vital issue to monitor.

The proof of the safety inherent in Enterprise's business model is its 26-year-long streak of annual distribution increases. That's very clearly impressive, given the volatility that has existed in the energy market and the stock market over that span. Investors owning Enterprise could ignore all of that and just focus on collecting their quarterly distribution checks.

But a reliable distribution isn't the only reason to view Enterprise as a safe harbor in stormy seas. Enterprise has an investment-grade-rated balance sheet. Its distribution is covered 1.7x over by its distributable cash flow. And its leverage has historically been at the low end of its closest peer group, highlighting that it has long been operated in a conservative manner.

This midstream master limited partnership (MLP) is built from the ground up to be a boring income stock. Its lofty and well-supported 6.3% distribution yield could make a fine addition to your portfolio if you want to sleep well at night while the market has become increasingly turbulent.

As reliable as it gets

Matt DiLallo (Enbridge): Enbridge has proven the resiliency of its dividend over the decades. The Canadian pipeline and utility giant has paid dividends for over 70 years, while increasing its payout for the last 30 years in a row. That's impressive, considering all the volatility in the energy sector.