{
  "id": 6120374,
  "title": "There Are Only a Handful of S&P 500 Stocks That Yield Over 5%. Here's My Top Pick to Buy in September.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/there-are-only-a-handful-of-s-p-500-stocks-that-yield-over-5-heres-my",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/07/there-are-only-a-handful-of-sp-500-stocks-that-yie/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Interest rates for U.S. Treasuries have reached multiyear highs, prompting income investors to consider alternative options. Traditionally, dividend stocks provided yields that are now being matched or surpassed by longer-term bonds. For instance, 30-year Treasuries are yielding 5.25%. To justify their risk, income-generating stocks must offer unique advantages over safer bonds with similar yields. Among S&P 500 constituents, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) stands out as a top pick for September. With a forward yield of 5.7%, Verizon is currently the top cellphone service provider in the United States, serving nearly 147 million mobile devices and nearly 350,000 broadband internet customers.",
  "summary": "Income investors now have another compelling option as the number of high-yielding blue chips gets smaller.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}