Earn “Top 20% Income” By Owning These Stocks?

The average American income increases by around 3% per year. However, the top 20% of earners see their income increase by around 11% per year.

Interestingly, many publicly traded dividend stocks offer similar “top 20%” income growth. And a lot of these stocks are reasonably priced while also paying high starting yields.

Here are five dividend stocks that are consistently raising their payout by around 10% (or more!) per year, while also yielding more than the S&P 500:

1. Abbott Laboratories ($ABT) — Abbott Laboratories is a major player in the medical device and healthcare sector. The company makes everything from pacemakers and insulin pumps, to brand-name retail products like Similac and Pedialyte. Abbott Laboratories has raised its dividend every year for the last 53 years. And the company currently pays a starting dividend yield of 2.06% while also offering a 5-year compound annual dividend growth rate of 11.44%.
2. Aflac Incorporated ($AFL) — Insurance companies often operate like miniature hedge funds. Aflac Incorporated, for example, issues supplemental insurance policies and then invests a portion of the premiums they collect into bonds and treasury bills. The firm uses “Other People’s Money” to generate passive income via interest payments from their bond and T-Bill holdings. Aflac has…