Secret Dividend Boost: These 3 Stocks Pay Special Dividends

Would you like to own a high-quality, market-beating business that pays you 4%, 7%, or 12% in annual dividends?

This is more common than you might think.

And today’s article covers three extremely successful companies that love to shower their shareholders in extra cash, via special dividend payments.

Best of all, these are not stodgy, “go nowhere” business.

Each of these companies enjoys steady growth.

And (almost) all of them have consistently beaten the S&P 500.

1. Old Republic International Corporation ($ORI)

Old Republic is an insurance company that’s been in business for 100 years.

The company routinely beats the market, delivering a 10-year average annual total return of 12.49% compared to the S&P 500’s 11.68%.

Despite this, Old Republic trades at a relatively inexpensive valuation. The company’s price to earnings ratio is a reasonable 10.63. And the stock’s 3.38% starting dividend yield makes this a good income investment.

In addition, Old Republic regularly issues annual special dividends.