Some S&P High Yield Stocks

The Fed's zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) has savers really struggling to find yield these days.  It's impossible to get any kind of income out of savings or money market accounts as well as CDs.  The quest for yield has many investors flocking to high dividend paying stocks.  For those interested, below is a list of the 39 S&P 500 stocks that currently yield more than 4% and are also down less than 10% year to date.  (This helps eliminate the names that are high yielders simply because they're stock prices are tanking.)  As shown, AT&T (T) has the highest dividend yield on the list at 5.95%, followed by Altria Group (MO), HCN, Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Pepco Holdings (POM), and Reynolds American (RAI).

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