3 No-Brainer High-Yield Energy Stocks to Buy With $500 Right Now

Despite the volatility the broader market has experienced in recent months, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is still at lofty levels. The dividend yield is a miserly 1.3% or so. You can do better than that with an index fund focused on the out-of-favor energy sector, but even there, the average yield is "only" around 3.5%. You can do much better with Chevron (NYSE: CVX), TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE), and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD), which offer yields of up to 6.6%.The energy industry tends to be volatile, given the volatile nature of oil and natural gas prices. But Chevron has managed to ride the ups and downs in relative stride, having now increased its dividend annually for 38 consecutive years. With oil relatively weak today, the company's stock price has fallen and the yield has risen to an attractive 4.8%. That's well above the average energy stock.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool