High-yield dividend stocks can make great investments. They provide investors with a solid base return via their dividend income. Because of that, they don't have to grow that fast to produce an attractive total return. They also tend to be less volatile investments. Black Hills (BKH 0.40%), Brookfield Renewable (BEPC -1.67%) (BEP -1.95%), and Brookfield Infrastructure (BIPC 1.26%) (BIP -1.05%) stand out to a few Fool.com contributors as no-brainer high-yield dividend stocks to buy this year. Here's what ma ...