The video above is from Friday's Motley Fool Money radio show with host Chris Hill and analysts Morgan Housel and Matt Koppenheffer. In this segment, the guys discuss the popularity of high-yield stocks that pay dividends. Morgan believes some dividend stocks are overvalued, saying that future returns may be smaller than expected. Matt, on the other hand, challenges the notion that there's a dividend-stock "bubble." Some of the stocks discussed include Consolidated Edison (ED 0.73%), Southern Company (SO 0.62%), AT&T (T -1.37%), Verizon (VZ -0.68%), and Altria (MO 1.45%).
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