Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPW)

Better Buy: Medical Properties Trust or Physicians Realty Trust?

While increased interest rates have put a damper on home sales lately, medical REITs manage commercial real estate, such as hospitals and doctor's offices. The tenants for these REITs are dependable payers and deliver consistent cash flows to the companies. Medical REITs are considered good long-term investments because they offer above-average dividends.

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There are lots of stocks that pay dividends with low yields. Here are two high-yield dividend stocks that you can buy right now for under $20 each. Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a leading business-development company (BDC).