Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 5/6/13 to 5/10/13

Welcome back to Dividend Stock Investing for the Common Man! Thank you stopping by and supporting the idea of investing in dividend paying stocks for the long term. I hope everyone had a great week!

I wanted to recap last week's picks for you since it is important to review all investments on a weekly, if not daily, basis. It was a 16 for 20 week. 80% of my picks increased in value. It was a nice week to invest in dividend paying stocks for both the NYSE and NASDAQ. Most of my stock picks increased in value. Now would be a good time to pick up these Dividend Aristocrats! Continue to pick up multiple shares these proven winners on any pull backs and hold for long haul. I am a long term bull!

See below for more details... as well as some wonderful YouTube videos pertaining to The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE:HD) +$2.05! Also, check out the books below. Very interesting reads!

DSIFTCM is NOT affiliated with any of these companies. I am not a professional stock picker and am only providing my personal opinions of some of the greatest dividend paying companies!

It is not how many times you win short term, but rather which investments can provide you with a steady income stream over the long term. When investing in dividend paying stocks you are protecting yourself from stock market volatility. If the market goes down one quarter, the dividend payment will help recoup the losses. Let these companies work hard so they can maintain their dividend and increase it year over year. As a shareholder, it is like receiving a raise each year. Reinvest your dividends to maximize your profits!

Keep investing as much as you can on a daily or weekly basis. Perform your due diligence and invest in companies that you feel comfortable with. Do not risk your hard earned dollars by investing in unknown, unreliable companies.

Always remember, YOU are in charge of your financial life. Do not let anyone tell you how to spend your money. We all have the knowledge and smarts inside of us. Make smart investments! Until next time friends, Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter and feel free to comment below. What are some of your favorite dividend paying stocks?

Company Name/Stock Ticker

Current Dividend Yield/Share Price as of 5/4/13
Current Dividend Yield/Share Price as of 5/11/13

Monsanto Company(NYSE:MON)
1.40% $107.28
1.39% $108.12

Deere & Company(NYSE:DE)
2.25% $90.54
2.21% $92.30

The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE:HD)
2.11% $73.96
2.05% $76.01

Caterpillar Inc.(NYSE:CAT)
2.39% $86.98
2.35% $88.62

Weyerhaeuser Company(NYSE:WY)
2.61% $30.65
2.55% $31.39

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL)
3.29% $51.13
3.37% $52.21

Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR)
2.89% $56.82
2.83% $57.96

AFLAC Incorporated(NYSE:AFL)
2.53% $55.36
2.59% $53.95

D.R. Horton, Inc.(NYSE:DHI)
0.57% $26.45
0.55% $27.15

Yum! Brands, Inc.(NYSE:YUM)
1.94% $68.91
1.90% $70.36

Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX)
3.24% $123.49
3.25% $123.23

GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)(NYSE:GSK)
4.58% $51.24
4.55% $51.62

International Paper Company(NYSE:IP)
2.63% $45.62
2.58% $46.50

American Water Works Company Inc(NYSE:AWK)
2.39% $41.88
2.66% $42.03

Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM)
3.55% $41.12
3.54% $41.21

Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC)
3.46% $35.81
3.47% $35.75

Hershey Co(NYSE:HSY)
1.88% $89.56
1.91% $87.90

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(NYSE:APD)
3.16% $89.80
3.11% $91.21

CVS Caremark Corporation(NYSE:CVS)
1.53% $58.64

Citigroup Inc(NYSE:C)
0.09% $46.97
0.08% $48.75

Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 5/6/13 to 5/10/13

Listed below are my Dividend Stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 5/6/13 to 5/10/13. Any one of these corporations will infuse a powerful wealth stream of cash into your Roth or Traditional IRA stock portfolio. It is fairly simple to invest your dollars into any one or all of these stocks by yourself, without the help of a Stock Broker, Financial Analyst or money hungry, high commission Wealth planners. 

Please take time to re-balance your retirement portfolio, as well as perform any necessary due diligence on dividend paying stocks that you may want to add to your Roth IRA. Please do yourself a favor and reinvest all of the dividends that you are currently receiving right back into each company. 

I will check back on 5/11/13 to determine how well or poor my picks performed. Continue to invest as much as you can each week to ensure that you have a solid dividend income stream to pay for your utilities, living expenses, etc. during your retirement years! Thank you for visiting DSIFTCM and I hope you had a profitable last week and have an even better week ahead. Please comment below and Like Us on Facebook, Follow Us on Twitter and Subscribe below! Thanks for your support!

Company Name/Stock Ticker

Current Dividend Yield/Share Price as of 5/4/13


Monsanto Company(NYSE:MON)
1.40% $107.28

Deere & Company(NYSE:DE)
2.25% $90.54

The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE:HD)
2.11% $73.96

Caterpillar Inc.(NYSE:CAT)
2.39% $86.98

Weyerhaeuser Company(NYSE:WY)
2.61% $30.65

Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL)
3.29% $51.13

Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR)
2.89% $56.82

AFLAC Incorporated(NYSE:AFL)
2.53% $55.36

D.R. Horton, Inc.(NYSE:DHI)
0.57% $26.45

Yum! Brands, Inc.(NYSE:YUM)
1.94% $68.91

Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX)
3.24% $123.49

GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)(NYSE:GSK)
4.58% $51.24

International Paper Company(NYSE:IP)
2.63% $45.62

American Water Works Company Inc(NYSE:AWK)
2.39% $41.88

Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM)
3.55% $41.12

Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC)
3.46% $35.81


Hershey Co(NYSE:HSY)
1.88% $89.56

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(NYSE:APD)
3.16% $89.80

CVS Caremark Corporation(NYSE:CVS)
1.53% $58.64

Citigroup Inc(NYSE:C)
0.09% $46.97

Update: Stock Picks for the Week of 6/25/12 to 6/29/12

Welcome back to Dividend Stock Investing for the Common Man! Thank you stopping by and supporting the idea of investing in dividend paying stocks for the long term. I wanted to recap last week's picks for you since it is important to review all investments on a weekly, if not daily, basis.

It was a 30 for 35 week. 86% of my picks increased in value.  Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO),  Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR)(NYSE:BUD),  United Parcel Service, Inc.(NYSE:UPS). and  The Procter & Gamble Company(NYSE:PG) were the big winners. Although we made some serious cash this week it is not how many times you win short term, but rather which investments can provide you with a steady income stream over the long term. When investing in dividend paying stocks you are protecting yourself from stock market volatility. If the market goes down one quarter, the dividend payment will help recoup the losses.

I like companies such as Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) and  The Procter & Gamble Company(NYSE:PG) because they are best of breed and have a huge pipeline of products. Let them work hard to profit so they can maintain their dividend and increase it year over year. As a shareholder, it is like receiving a raise each year. Reinvest your dividends to maximize your profits!

Until next time friends, keep investing as much as you can on a weekly basis. Perform your due diligence and invest in companies that you feel comfortable with. Do not risk your hard earned dollars by investing in unknown, unreliable companies.

Feel free to watch the great videos below, featuring some of this week's winners!

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Stock Price @ 6/25/12/Stock Price @ 6/29/12

Molson Coors Brewing Company(NYSE:TAP) $38.96 $41.61
Cincinnati Financial Corporation(NASDAQ:CINF) $36.90 $38.07
The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE:HD) $52.02 $52.99
The Procter & Gamble Company(NYSE:PG) $59.83 $61.25
Eli Lilly & Co.(NYSE:LLY) $42.07 $42.91
The Wendy's Company(NASDAQ:WEN) $4.54 $4.72
Dunkin Brands Group Inc(NASDAQ:DNKN) $34.72 $34.34
Lockheed Martin Corporation(NYSE:LMT) $85.35 $87.08
The Boeing Company(NYSE:BA) $71.96 $74.30
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $32.37 $33.40
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $99.41 $103.07
Exxon Mobil Corporation(NYSE:XOM) $82.11 $85.57
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O) $40.10 $41.77
Rio Tinto plc (ADR)(NYSE:RIO) $46.53 $47.81
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $74.94 $78.19
Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC) $26.93 $26.65
Kraft Foods Inc(NYSE:KFT) $38.85 $38.62
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.(NYSE:NM) $3.24 $3.32
BHP Billiton Limited (ADR)(NYSE:BHP) $63.31 $65.30
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(NYSE:LVS) $44.66 $43.49
Honeywell International Inc.(NYSE:HON) $55.51 $55.84
Abbott Laboratories(NYSE:ABT)) $62.32 $64.47
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)(NYSE:GSK) $45.89 $45.57
United Parcel Service, Inc.(NYSE:UPS) $77.71 $78.76
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR)(NYSE:BUD) $70.29 $79.65
Cenovus Energy Inc (USA)(NYSE:CVE) $30.71 $31.80
British American Tobacco PLC (ADR)(NYSEAMEX:BTI) $100.10 $102.12
Royal Bank of Canada (USA)(NYSE:RY) $50.70 $51.22
BB&T Corporation(NYSE:BBT) $30.39 $30.85
The Bank of Nova Scotia (USA)(NYSE:BNS) $51.65 $51.79
SPDR S&P Dividend (ETF)(NYSEARCA:SDY) $54.82 $55.65
Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund(NYSE:AOD) $4.13 $4.17
LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC) $34.95 $36.28
Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR) $45.71 $46.58
AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T) $35.17 $35.66

Interview with P&G CEO Bob McDonald (28 minutes)

Inside United Parcel Service (UPS) (4 minutes)

Carlos Brito, CEO of  Anheuser Busch (3 minutes)

Diageo Insight with Doug Bagley, Director of Diageo Austrailia

Update: Stock Picks for the week of 4/11/12 to 4/20/12

Welcome back to Dividend Stock Investing for the Common Man. Thank you stopping by and supporting the idea of investing in dividend paying stocks for the long term. I wanted to recap last week's picks for you since it is important to review all investments on a weekly, if not daily, basis.

As you can see below, it was a healthy 10 days of gains in every sector. It was a 24 for 25 week. It is somewhat comical that the only stock pick which decreased in value was Johnson & Johnson, stock ticker JNJ. JNJ has the most reliable dividend out of the bunch, so don't worry if you lost some cash on this one. The dividend will help you recoup any loses.

As a rule of thumb, always invest in high yielding dividend paying stocks for your retirement years. Continue to hold on to your stocks for the long term so the dividends have plenty of time to compound. Feel free to watch the videos below featuring Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Tiffany & Co., and Automatic Data Processing. All three companies will inject your Roth IRA stock portfolio with stability and profits via quarterly dividends

Until next time, happy investing, reinvest those dividends and let your smart investment decisions work for you!

Stock/Stock Ticker.. Quote @ 4/10/12..  Quote @ 4/20/12..

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(NYSE:APD) $86.97 $89.75
Sara Lee Corp.(NYSE:SLE) $20.99 $21.69
Starbucks Corporation(NASDAQ:SBUX) $56.78 $59.16
Duke Realty Corp(NYSE:DRE) $13.73 $14.51
Dominion Resources, Inc.(NYSE:D) $50.20 $51.02
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)(NYSE:GSK) $45.04 $47.29
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) $64.20 $63.71
Glimcher Realty Trust(NYSE:GRT) $9.59 $10.00
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $65.82 $67.15
Visa Inc.(NYSE:V) $116.74 $121.01
Medtronic, Inc.(NYSE:MDT) $37.37 $37.61
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $48.76 $49.93
Costco Wholesale Corporation(NASDAQ:COST) $86.89 $87.58
Senior Housing Properties Trust(NYSE:SNH) $21.46 $21.64
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) $53.92 $55.02
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) $27.45 $27.60
Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR) $49.64 $50.27
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) $101.45 $102.52
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(NYSE:CMG) $416.62 $419.26
Macerich Co (NYSE:MAC) $56.15 $59.54
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.(NYSE:DPS) $39.28 $40.59
Schlumberger Limited.(NYSE:SLB) $67.26 $71.70
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $40.40 $41.38
Toronto-Dominion Bank (USA)(NYSE:TD) $82.47 $84.59
Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH) $46.36 $47.63

Stock Picks for the week of 4/11/12 to 4/18/12

Listed below are my top dividend stock investments for the Common Man for the week of April 11th, 2012 to April 18th, 2012. Any one of these stocks always make an excellent addition to your Roth IRA stock portfolio. They are reliable dividend payers and I remain a huge fan of each company. It is fairly simple to invest your dollars into any one or all of these stocks. I will check back on April 19th, 2012 to determine how well or poor my picks performed. Continue to invest as much as you can each week to ensure that you have a solid dividend income stream of wealth! Have a great remainder of the week.

Additionally, enjoy these hand picked YouTube videos below, which include Duke Energy,  Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc., and Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.(NYSE:APD) $86.97
Sara Lee Corp.(NYSE:SLE) $20.99
Starbucks Corporation(NASDAQ:SBUX) $56.78
Duke Realty Corp(NYSE:DRE) $13.73
Dominion Resources, Inc.(NYSE:D) $50.20
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)(NYSE:GSK) $45.04
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) $64.20
Glimcher Realty Trust(NYSE:GRT) $9.59
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $65.82
Visa Inc.(NYSE:V) $116.74
Medtronic, Inc.(NYSE:MDT) $37.37
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $48.76
Costco Wholesale Corporation(NASDAQ:COST) $86.89
Senior Housing Properties Trust(NYSE:SNH) $21.46
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) $53.92
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) $27.45
Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR) $49.64
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) $101.45
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(NYSE:CMG) $416.62
Macerich Co (NYSE:MAC) $56.15
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.(NYSE:DPS) $39.28
Schlumberger Limited.(NYSE:SLB) $67.26
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $40.40
Toronto-Dominion Bank (USA)(NYSE:TD) $82.47
Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH) $46.36

Note: Stock prices as of 4/10/12