Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT) (RHP), Cablevision Systems Corporation (CVC), Duke Energy Corp (DUK): Three Retirement Picks You Shouldn’t Miss

Medium term growth

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (REIT) (NYSE:RHP) has been witnessing a strong upward thrust over the past one year. For an income investor wishing to have a steady cash flow after retirement, consider this fact. The returns of Ryman from both dividend and price appreciation beats the S&P 500 index by a huge margin. If I put it in figures, Ryman is up 72% vis-à-vis S&P’s 14%. People are willing to invest more in real estate and equities, and this will propel Ryman’s growth prospects.

The EPS growth rate of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) for the next three years stands good at 22% compared to the entertainment industry’s 13%. Margins are set to improve this year after Cablevision increased the price of its high speed internet service by $5 a month in early 2013.

Data and internet usage are poised to grow massively in the coming years, and this will provide Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) tremendous growth opportunity. I predict a steady and increasing cash flow in the future. The stock looks cheap and retirees should definitely not miss this opportunity.

With a market capitalization of $51 billion, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) has gained momentum in the past one year. Revenue growth in the last quarter far exceeded the industry average of 13%. Net income in Q4 2012 jumped to $435 million, an increase of 51% over the same quarter last year. After the merger with Progress Energy, it became the largest regulated utility in the U.S. Revenue from the merger has already started materializing.

Conclusion

To sum up, these stocks are the best retirement picks due to their solid financial position, strong operating cash flows, and historically high dividend yielding nature. As a retiree, if you have $50,000 to invest, what would you prefer to do? Invest in some safe, high dividend-yielding stocks or would you buy Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) or Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) at such enormous prices and wait for their downfall?

Suppose if you had invested in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) last year, you would have probably lost half your money by now. The top three retirement picks provided here are among the safest bets for you right now.

The article 3 Retirement Picks Which You Shouldn’t Miss originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Shas Dey.

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