Looking to Fund Your Retirement With Dividends? Here Are 3 Awesome High

These companies pay very reliable and steadily growing dividends.

The average American household faces more than a 30% projected shortfall between what Social Security and its personal savings will provide in retirement and its anticipated spending. As a result, future retirees will need to find ways to bridge that gap.

One solution is to invest in high-quality, high-yielding stocks that can provide a steady income during retirement. Black Hills ( BKH -0.81% ) , MPLX ( MPLX 0.87% ) , and Brookfield Renewable ( BEPC 1.43% ) ( BEP 1.48% ) stand out to a few Fool.com contributing analysts as awesome options. Here's why they think you should get to know these top-notch high-yield dividend stocks .

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