Don't let the bad news scare you away from these high-yield dividend payers.

Investors looking for unusually high-yielding dividend stocks have a couple of interesting options these days. Shares of at least two well-established businesses have been beaten down by more than half from their previous peaks.

Lowered stock prices have raised the average dividend yield investors could receive from Dow Inc. ( DOW 4.45% ) and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 3.10% ) to 5.1% at recent prices. Here's why buying them now and holding over the long run could boost your passive income stream during retirement.

1. Dow Inc.

Responding to a years-long industry downturn, Dow Inc. lowered its quarterly dividend payout by 50% to $0.35 per share last month. As is often the case, the dividend

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