Top High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold for Long-Term Gains

Despite falling dividend yields due to a stock market rally, there are still attractive dividend stocks yielding over 4% to consider this December. Brookfield Renewable offers a yield over 4.5% with a strong growth outlook driven by inflation-linked rate increases, development projects, and M&A activities. Chevron, yielding just over 4%, has a robust dividend growth history and expects significant free cash flow growth, supported by its capital program and potential acquisition of Hess.