3 Monthly Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 5% Worth Owning Now

The article highlights three monthly dividend-paying investments yielding over 5% for income-seeking investors: Realty Income (O), a retail REIT with 31 consecutive years of dividend increases; UDR, an apartment complex owner that recently switched to monthly payouts with a 5.2% yield; and the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF), offering diversified exposure to preferred stocks with a 5.4% yield.