My 3 Favorite Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now

I'm not getting any younger. These days, I'm thinking more and more about retiring and the stream of passive income that will allow me to thrive instead of merely surviving. I'm attracted to high yields like everybody else, but there are more important factors to consider. Ares Capital (ARCC 0.94%), W.P. Carey (WPC -0.24%), and Realty Income (O -0.24%) have been hovering at the top of my list of dividend stocks to buy because they do more than just offer a high yield. W.P. Carey has raised its dividend ever ...