Warren Buffett Just Bought These 3 Dividend Stocks with Yields of Over 3%

Don't believe for one second that Warren Buffett doesn't think about dividends.

· In his latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) shareholders,

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· Warren Buffett mentioned that the company received $785 million in dividends from just one stock in 2021 (it was Apple).

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· Buffett's recent buys for Berkshire's portfolio also hints that dividends might have been on his mind.

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· In the third quarter of 2022, he purchased eight stocks. Seven of them pay dividends. · A few of them offer dividends that are quite attractive.

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· Buffett just bought these three dividend stocks with yields of over 3%.

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1. Paramount Global · Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) stands out as Buffett's only high-yield purchase in the third quarter. The media company's dividend yield currently tops 5.1%.

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2. Jefferies Financial Group · Buffett has long been a fan of bank stocks. Jefferies focuses only on investment banking and doesn't have a commercial banking unit. But it offers a dividend that rivals the big boys with a yield of more than 3.2%.

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3. Chevron · It wasn't surprising whatsoever that Buffett added to his position in Chevron (NYSE: CVX) in the third quarter. The oil and gas giant is Berkshire's third-largest holding, including shares owned by its New England Asset Management subsidiary.

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· Chevron's dividend yield of 3.1% is lower than it's been throughout much of the past 10 years.

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