Given that the Federal Reserve plans to keep interest rates low for at least another year, investors continue to turn to dividend stocks for yield. In this video, Fool.com contributor Aimee Duffy takes a look at some traditional dividend payers Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 0.01%) and Microsoft (MSFT -0.01%) and compares their total return to master limited partnerships Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP) and Energy Transfer Partners (ETP).
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Are MLPs the Best Dividends?
Do master limited partnerships give you more bang for your buck over time? We look at a couple of faithful dividend payers to find out.
Fool contributors Aimee Duffy and Tyler Crowe have no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Johnson & Johnson and owns shares of Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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