With an average yield above 6%, these stocks could do a lot to raise your passive income stream.

A buoyant stock market that keeps reaching new heights is great for the stocks already in our brokerage accounts. After a few strongly positive years, though, finding stocks that pay high dividend yields is unusually challenging.

Finding high-yield dividend payers is harder than it used to be, but it isn't impossible. These days, Realty Income ( O 1.07% ) , Healthpeak Properties ( DOC 0.45% ) , and Pfizer ( PFE 0.55% ) stand out with compelling yields above 5% and an ability to generate growing cash flows over time. Read on to see why they look like terrific stocks to buy now with the intention of holding them indefinitely.

1. Realty Income

Shares of the net lease

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