At this writing, current inflation rate is 3% over the past 12 months. That’s the reading as of the end of June. So, in searching for high-yield dividend stocks beating inflation, I need to identify those with dividend yields above 3%.Fortunately, there are plenty of options in that range for investors. As always, it’s best to search within what is considered the healthy range of 2% to 6%. That’s a good rule of thumb, although there are exceptions to the rule.Consumers are fed up with inflation, although th ...