"Maximize Retirement Income: 7 Dividend Kings for Safe Annual Dividends"

Investing in dividend stocks can be a successful long-term strategy, with dividend stocks outperforming non-payers over a 50-year period. Ultra-high-yield REITs offer an opportunity for safe annual dividend income, with Realty Income, Innovative Industrial Properties, and Annaly Capital Management being highlighted as potential options. These REITs offer high yields and sustainable income, with Realty Income focusing on resilient retail properties, Innovative Industrial Properties benefiting from the cannabis industry, and Annaly Capital Management poised to benefit from a potential rate-easing cycle.