These high-yield dividend stocks are built to last.

High yield can sometimes lead to high turnover. Income investors may need to be prepared to sell high-yield dividend stocks quickly if their dividends appear to be at risk.

However, it doesn't have to be that way. Here are two high-yield dividend stocks to buy in August and hold for a decade or longer.

1. AbbVie: A Dividend King that should hold onto its crown

AbbVie ( ABBV 0.19% ) was spun off from Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) in 2013. The pharmaceutical company inherited blockbuster drugs Humira (a therapy targeting autoimmune diseases) and Androgel (a treatment for low testosterone levels in men), among others.

It also inherited Abbott's long track record of dividend increases and kept the momentum going. Today,

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