Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 3/25/13 to 3/29/13

Listed below are my Dividend Stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 3/25/13 to 3/29/13. 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 3/30/13 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 3/24/13


Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT)
4.35% $56.98

Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)
2.65% $461.91

Mondelez International Inc(NASDAQ:MDLZ)
1.75% $29.73

Liberty Property Trust(NYSE:LRY)
4.83% $39.31

Cintas Corporation(NASDAQ:CTAS)
1.47% $43.39

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
4.22% $21.33

ConAgra Foods, Inc.(NYSE:CAG)
2.85% $35.13

Airgas, Inc.(NYSE:ARG)
1.63% $98.02

HSBC Holdings plc (ADR)(NYSE:HBC)
6.73% $53.46

BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP)
4.86% $42.00

BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust(NYSE:BPT)
11.45% $79.40

Weyerhaeuser Company(NYSE:WY)
2.19% $31.01

Starbucks Corporation(NASDAQ:SBUX)
1.46% $57.38

General Electric Company(NYSE:GE)
3.25% $23.37


Visa Inc(NYSE:V)
0.82% $160.09

Hershey Co(NYSE:HSY)
1.96% $85.91

RAIT Financial Trust(NYSE:RAS)
5.97% $8.04

Chimera Investment Corporation(NYSE:CIM)
11.08% $3.25

LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC)
4.74% $39.27

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(NYSE:NLY)
11.16% $16.13

Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 1/28/13 to 2/1/13

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 14 for 20 week. 70% of my picks increased in value. It was a great week to invest in dividend paying stocks for both the NYSE and NASDAQ. The market was very kind to those who invested earlier in the week. Continue to pick up dividend aristocrats on any pull backs and hold for long haul. I am a long term bull!

See below for more details... as well as some great videos pertaining to Airgas, Inc.(NYSE:ARG), which rose $3.25 per share this past week! Also, check out the 3 books shown throughout this post. Very interesting and educational 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 1/27/13
Current Dividend Yield/Share Price as of 2/2/13

The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY)
2.16% $77.85
2.10% $80.14

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(NYSEARCA:SPY)
2.07% $150.25
2.05% $151.28

Hersha Hospitality Trust(NYSE:HT)
4.46% $5.38
4.44% $5.41

General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS)
3.16% $41.75
3.13% $42.13

ConAgra Foods, Inc.(NYSE:CAG)
3.09% $32.33
3.02% $33.07

Airgas, Inc.(NYSE:ARG)
1.72% $93.22
1.66% $96.47

Philip Morris International Inc.(NYSE:PM)
3.80% $89.42
3.86% $88.13

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF(NYSEARCA:VDC)
2.79% $92.81
2.76% $93.80

The Procter & Gamble Company(NYSE:PG)
3.07% $73.25
2.96% $75.92

The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO)
2.75% $37.05
2.72% $37.54

American Water Works Co., Inc.(NYSE:AWK)
2.67% $37.40
2.60% $38.41

Health Care REIT, Inc.(NYSE:HCN)
4.86% $62.95
4.90% $62.44

Microsoft Corporation(NASDAQ:MSFT)
3.30% $27.88
3.29% $27.93

Lowe's Companies, Inc.(NYSE:LOW)
1.66% $38.58
1.66% $38.56

Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH)
3.77% $47.70
3.72% $48.37

BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK)
2.84% $236.42
2.84% $236.89

Monsanto Company(NYSE:MON)
1.45% $103.45
1.47% $102.27

Cisco Systems, Inc.(NASDAQ:CSCO)
2.65% $21.15
2.69% $20.83

Nucor Corporation(NYSE:NUE)
3.08% $47.68
3.13% $46.98

Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:VZ)
4.83% $42.67
4.62% $44.56

Cramer Interviews Airgas CEO

Airgas Unloader

Airgas Rings the NYSE Opening Bell

Airgas Loader

Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 1/28/13 to 2/1/13

Listed below are my Dividend Stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 1/28/13 to 2/1/13. 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 2/2/13 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 1/27/13


The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY)
2.16% $77.85

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(NYSEARCA:SPY)
2.07% $150.25

Hersha Hospitality Trust(NYSE:HT)
4.46% $5.38

General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS)
3.16% $41.75

ConAgra Foods, Inc.(NYSE:CAG)
3.09% $32.33

Airgas, Inc.(NYSE:ARG)
1.72% $93.22

Philip Morris International Inc.(NYSE:PM)
3.80% $89.42

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF(NYSEARCA:VDC)
2.79% $92.81

The Procter & Gamble Company(NYSE:PG)
3.07% $73.25

The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO)
2.75% $37.05

American Water Works Co., Inc.(NYSE:AWK)
2.67% $37.40

Health Care REIT, Inc.(NYSE:HCN)
4.86% $62.95

Microsoft Corporation(NASDAQ:MSFT)
3.30% $27.88

Lowe's Companies, Inc.(NYSE:LOW)
1.66% $38.58

Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH)
3.77% $47.70

BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK)
2.84% $236.42

Monsanto Company(NYSE:MON)
1.45% $103.45

Cisco Systems, Inc.(NASDAQ:CSCO)
2.65% $21.15

Nucor Corporation(NYSE:NUE)
3.08% $47.68

Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:VZ)
4.83% $42.67

Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 9/24/12 to 9/28/12

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 8 for 20 week. 40% of my picks increased in value. It was a rough week, however we made some cash from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)(NYSE:TEVA) and Regal Entertainment Group(NYSE:RGC). On the bright side, the losing stock pick's dividend yields went up some percentage points. These stocks are stable companies who have been around for decades. 

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
Dividend Yield 9/24/12/Share Price 9/28/12
Dividend Yield 9/24/12/Share Price 9/28/12


National Grid plc (ADR)(NYSE:NGG)
5.58% $55.83
5.62% $55.36

BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP)
4.47% $43.00
4.53% $42.36

American Water Works Co., Inc.(NYSE:AWK)
2.72% $36.81
2.70% $37.06

Merck & Co., Inc.(NYSE:MRK)
3.74% $44.91
3.73% $45.10

Lowe's Companies, Inc.(NYSE:LOW)
2.12% $30.19
2.12% $30.24

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)(NYSE:TEVA)
2.47% $40.03
2.38% $41.41

Marathon Oil Corporation(NYSE:MRO)
2.21% $30.78
2.30% $29.57

American Electric Power Company, Inc.(NYSE:AEP)
4.27% $44.01
4.28% $43.94

General Electric Company(NYSE:GE)
3.02% $22.53
2.99% $22.71

The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY)
2.12% $71.68
2.14% $70.89

NIKE, Inc.(NYSE:NKE) 
1.49% $96.52
1.52% $94.91

ConAgra Foods, Inc.(NYSE:CAG)
3.64% $27.51
3.62% $27.59

Westpac Banking Corporation (ADR)(NYSE:WBK)
6.32% $128.21
6.31% $128.33

Regal Entertainment Group(NYSE:RGC)
6.11% $13.75
5.97% $14.07

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.(NYSE:WWE)
5.58% $8.60
5.96% $8.05

Schlumberger Limited.(NYSE:SLB)
1.47% $75.02
1.52% $72.33

Foot Locker, Inc.(NYSE:FL)
1.97% $36.53
2.03% $35.50

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
3.89% $23.12
3.97% $22.66

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR)(NYSE:BUD)
1.79% $87.01
1.82% $85.91

Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM)
4.37% $32.48

4.43% $32.08

Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 9/24/12 to 9/28/12

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. Listed below are my Dividend Stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 9/24/12 to 9/28/12. Feel free to watch the hand picked video below each stock pick to learn more about these highly profitable corporations.

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 9/29/12 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 9/23/12

National Grid plc (ADR)(NYSE:NGG)
5.58% $55.83

BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP)
4.47% $43.00

American Water Works Co., Inc.(NYSE:AWK)
2.72% $36.81

Merck & Co., Inc.(NYSE:MRK)
3.74% $44.91

Lowe's Companies, Inc.(NYSE:LOW)
2.12% $30.19

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)(NYSE:TEVA)
2.47% $40.03

Marathon Oil Corporation(NYSE:MRO)
2.21% $30.78

American Electric Power Company, Inc.(NYSE:AEP)
4.27% $44.01

General Electric Company(NYSE:GE)
3.02% $22.53

The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY)
2.12% $71.68

NIKE, Inc.(NYSE:NKE) 
1.49% $96.52

ConAgra Foods, Inc.(NYSE:CAG)
3.64% $27.51

Westpac Banking Corporation (ADR)(NYSE:WBK)
6.32% $128.21

Regal Entertainment Group(NYSE:RGC)
6.11% $13.75

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.(NYSE:WWE)
5.58% $8.60

Schlumberger Limited.(NYSE:SLB)
1.47% $75.02

Foot Locker, Inc.(NYSE:FL)
1.97% $36.53

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
3.89% $23.12

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR)(NYSE:BUD)
1.79% $87.01

Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM)
4.37% $32.48

Update: Stock Picks for the week of 1/9/12 to 1/13/12

Greetings! I hope you are having a great new year so far. 2012 should be a fantastic year for the market. Please click here for a quick pep talk if you are having the stock market blues. Stay consistent and follow your Roth IRA portfolio business plan. Don't let the market fluctuation stop you from getting your piece of the pie. Investing in dividend paying stocks will keep your Roth IRA healthy.

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 profitable 10 for 18 week, however it was a roller-coaster ride. Some selections decreased in value while others had a pretty nice percentage gain for the week. BBT, O, CSC and JPM were this past week's clear winners, however GIS was looking healthy. The over all net gain for the week of 1/9/12 to 1/13/12 was $1.60.

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 Realty Income Corp and General Mills. Both will inject your Roth IRA stock portfolio with stability and profits. Until next time, happy investing, reinvest those dividends and let your smart investment decisions work for you!


Stock/Stock Ticker.. Quote @ 1/9/12..  Quote @ 1/13/12..   Net Gain of $1.60

BP plc (BP) $44.07, $43.77, -$0.30
TOTAL S.A. (TOT) $51.25, $49.63, -$1.62
Intel Corporation (INTC) $25.46, $25.14, -$0.32
Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK) $38.39, $38.32, -$0.06
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) $46.59, $47.36, +$0.77
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG) $26.42, $26.85, +$0.43
Royal Bank of Canada  (RY) $50.61, $50.88, +$0.27
Waste Management, Inc. (WM) $32.94, $33.40, +$0.46
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) $33.91, $33.80, -$0.11
Realty Income Corp (O) $34.79, $35.67, +$0.88
Enerplus Corp (ERF) $25.34, $24.53, -$0.81
Universal Corporation (UVV) $45.68, $46.09, +$0.41
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) $23.37, $24.15, +$0.78
Unilever plc (UL) $33.04, $31.50, -$1.54
General Mills, Inc. (GIS) $39.96, $40.64, +$0.68
Sanofi SA (SNY) $35.79, $35.32, -$0.47
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $35.25, $35.92, +$0.65
BB&T Corporation (BBT) $25.73, $27.23, +$1.50

Stock Picks for the week of 1/9/12 to 1/13/12

I hope the new year has been profitable for you so far! Welcome back to Dividend Stock Investing for the Common Man. Listed below are the newest dividend paying stock selections for the Common Man's portfolio for the week of January 9th, 2012 to January 13th, 2012. Any one of these stocks will safeguard your Roth IRA stock portfolio with solid dividends, or what I like to call it free cash! I am bullish long term on each of these companies and I believe in their financials. I'll check back in next Friday to determine how well or poor these picks performed.

Continue to invest as much as you can each week to ensure that you have a solid dividend income stream of wealth! I must remind you that I am only a fan of these stocks and am not pumping them for my own personal gain. I just enjoy sharing which stocks I believe are dividend aristocrats and should be seriously considered when investing your hard earned dollars. Feel free to check out the videos below, which include BP, CSC and MRK. Have a great weekend!


BP plc (ADR)  (Public, NYSE:BP)
TOTAL S.A. (ADR)  (Public, NYSE:TOT)
Intel Corporation  (Public, NASDAQ:INTC)
Merck & Co., Inc.  (Public, NYSE:MRK)
Starbucks Corporation  (Public, NASDAQ:SBUX)
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:CAG)
Royal Bank of Canada (USA)  (Public, NYSE:RY)
Waste Management, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:WM)
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.  (Public, NYSE:BMY)
Realty Income Corp  (Public, NYSE:O)
Enerplus Corp (USA)  (Public, NYSE:ERF)
Universal Corporation  (Public, NYSE:UVV)
Computer Sciences Corporation  (Public, NYSE:CSC)
Unilever plc (ADR)  (Public, NYSE:UL)
General Mills, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:GIS)
Sanofi SA (ADR)  (Public, NYSE:SNY)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  (Public, NYSE:JPM)
BB&T Corporation  (Public, NYSE:BBT)


Note: Stock prices as of 1/6/12