Update: Stock Picks for the week of 3/8/12 to 3/15/12

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 MONSTER eight days of gains in every sector. It was a 17 for 20 week. Three selections decreased in value while others had a pretty nice percentage gain for the week. SMG was the clear winner with a $6.20 gain. "Woo woo woo, you know it!"

PLD, KO, JCI, EBIX, PCL, and VWO all have more than a $1.00 gain this past week. The over all net gain for the week of 3/8/12 to 3/15/12 was $8.70. 

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 The Coca-Cola Company, Johnson Controls, Inc., and Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. 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 @ 3/8/12..  Quote @ 3/15/12..  Gain of $18.86

Viacom, Inc.(NASDAQ:VIAB) $47.43 $47.62 +$0.19
Prologis Inc(NYSE:PLD) $33.90 $35.26 +$1.36
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.(NASDAQ:CKSW) $11.49 $12.12 +$0.63
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $39.52 $41.43 +$1.91
Health Care REIT, Inc.(NYSE:HCN) $54.20 $54.81 +$0.61
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $68.79 $70.16 +$1.37
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT) $38.76 $38.68 -$0.08
Comcast Corporation(NASDAQ:CMCSA) $29.24 $29.50 +$0.26
Xerox Corporation(NYSE:XRX) $8.09 $8.32 +$0.23
AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T) $30.88 $31.59 +$0.71
Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX) $109.46 $110.28 +$0.82
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co(NYSE:SMG) $46.95 $53.15 +$6.20
Johnson Controls, Inc.(NYSE:JCI) $31.28 $32.66 +$1.38
ConocoPhillips(NYSE:COP) $77.22 $77.18 -$0.04
ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fd(NYSE:IGR) $7.76 $7.99 +$0.23
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(NYSEARCA:VWO) $43.45 $44.45 +$1.00
Vodafone Group Plc (ADR)(NASDAQ:VOD) $26.85 $26.41 -$0.44
Ebix Inc(NASDAQ:EBIX) $21.77 $23.11 +$1.34
General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS) $38.46 $38.83 +$0.37
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O) $37.12 $37.93 +$0.81

Stock Picks for the week of 3/8/12 to 3/15/12

Listed below are my top dividend stock investments for the Common Man for the week of March 8th, 2012 to March 15th, 2012. Any one of these stocks always make an excellent addition to your Roth IRA stock portfolio. They are reliable dividend payers and I am 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 March 16th, 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 week!

Additionally, enjoy these hand picked YouTube videos below, which include Realty Income Corp, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., and Ebix, Inc.


Viacom, Inc.(NASDAQ:VIAB)
Prologis Inc(NYSE:PLD)
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.(NASDAQ:CKSW)
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL)
Health Care REIT, Inc.(NYSE:HCN)
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO)
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT)
Comcast Corporation(NASDAQ:CMCSA)
Xerox Corporation(NYSE:XRX)
AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T)
Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX)
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co(NYSE:SMG)
Johnson Controls, Inc.(NYSE:JCI)
ConocoPhillips(NYSE:COP)
ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fd(NYSE:IGR)
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(NYSEARCA:VWO)
Vodafone Group Plc (ADR)(NASDAQ:VOD)
Ebix Inc(NASDAQ:EBIX)
General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS)
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O)


Note: Stock prices as of 3/7/12

Update: Stock Picks for the week of 2/21/12 to 2/28/12

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. As you can see below, it was a profitable 10 for 17 week, however it was a roller-coaster ride. Some selections decreased in value while others had a pretty nice percentage gain for the week. COST, TYC, V and YUM were this past week's clear winners, however WMT had an excellent week. The over all net gain for the week of 2/21/12 to 2/28/12 was $8.70. 

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 Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Visa, Inc., and Costco Wholesale Corporation. All three companies 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 @ 2/21/12..  Quote @ 2/28/12..  Gain of $8.70

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) $44.27 $45.10 +$0.83
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) $84.47 $86.06 +$1.59
Hess Corp.(NYSE:HES) $65.15 $64.92 -$0.23
LTC Properties, Inc.(NYSE:LTC) $31.62 $30.86 -$0.76
Tyco International Ltd.(NYSE:TYC) $49.95 $51.82 +$1.87
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) $32.90 $33.32 +$0.42
TOTAL S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TOT) $55.08 $56.07 +$0.99
Telefonica S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TEF) $17.24 $17.09 -$0.15
Yum! Brands, Inc.(NYSE:YUM) $65.25 $66.24 +$0.99
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) $22.01 $22.11 +$0.10
BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) $30.33 $29.25 -$1.08
Time Warner Inc.(NYSE:TWX) $37.70 $37.21 -$0.49
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.(NASDAQ:CKSW) $10.27 $10.97 +$0.70
Visa Inc.(NYSE:V) $115.01 $116.37 +$1.36
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) $50.78 $50.45 -$0.35
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NYSE:WMT) $62.48 $59.08 +3.40
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) $27.37 $26.88 -$0.49

Stock Picks for the week of 2/21/12 to 2/28/12

Listed below are my top dividend stock investments for the Common Man for the week of February 21st, 2012 to February 28th, 2012. Any one of these stocks always make an excellent addition to your Roth IRA stock portfolio. They are reliable dividend payers and I am 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 February 29th, 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 week!

Additionally, enjoy thes hand picked YouTube videos below, which include Hess Corp., Campbell Soup Company and Visa, Inc.

CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS) $44.27
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) $84.47
Hess Corp.(NYSE:HES) $65.15
LTC Properties, Inc.(NYSE:LTC) $31.62
Tyco International Ltd.(NYSE:TYC) $49.95
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) $32.90
TOTAL S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TOT) $55.08
Telefonica S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TEF) $17.24
Yum! Brands, Inc.(NYSE:YUM) $65.25
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) $22.01
BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) $30.33
Time Warner Inc.(NYSE:TWX) $37.70
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.(NASDAQ:CKSW) $10.27
Visa Inc.(NYSE:V) $115.01
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) $50.78
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NYSE:WMT) $62.48
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) $27.37

Note: Stock prices as of 2/19/12

ClickSoftware Technologies - CKSW

Welcome back to Dividend Stock Investing For The Common Man. I would like to introduce you to ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd., stock ticker CKSW on the NASDAQ. CKSW is a provider of software products and solutions for workforce management and optimization for the service sector. They make money from the licensing of their software products and the provision of consulting and support services.

ClickSoftware’s solutions are grouped into 4 suites which together comprise its Service Optimization Suite: Field Service Daily Suite, Mobility Suite, Roster (Shift Planning) Suite and Forecasting and Planning Suite. CKSW offers variations of their products for certain markets which include Mid-Market Package - Installation, Maintenance and Repair Services (ClickIMRS) and Service Tycoon.

With a current quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share, 3.12% dividend yield, you can't go wrong here. Get your hands on this one while it's still selling at or around $10.00. I am a huge fan of this stock because of their dividend yield and it is an excellent long term growth stock. ClickSoftware's fundamentals are good and their products are popular and sell very, very well. They are striking deal after deal, producing partnerships with other companies which will propel ClickSoftware at an increasing growth rate throughout the upcoming years. IBM and SAP are both working to enhance the company.

In April 2009, CKSW completed the acquisition of the workforce management business of Manchitra Services Private. In August 2009 they completed the acquisition of the assets of AST Solutions Group. In November 2009, they completed the acquisition of the assets of A.I. Point Ltd.

Just check out this chart! CKSW is running on all cylinders! CKSW paid their first quarterly dividend on May 10th, 2011 which surprised alot of people, however not I.



Seriously, CKSW has great management coupled with rising revenues. The serve a very important niche sector and are greatly undervalued.  Please click here to visit ClickSoftware's home page. Also, here to learn more about their company and perform your due dilligence. And of course, check out these videos below. Have a great weekend!

Stock Picks for the week of 12/5/11 to 12/9/11

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 December 5th, 2011 to December 9th, 2011. 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 Saturday to determine how well or poor these picks performed. Have a great remainder of the weekend. Continue to invest as much as you can each week to ensure that you have a solid dividend income stream of wealth! Once again, 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 MCD, CKSW and EBIX.


General Mills, Inc.  (NYSE:GIS) $39.96
Diageo plc (ADR)  (NYSE:DEO)  $84.42
Simon Property Group, Inc  (NYSE:SPG) $122.80
Kraft Foods Inc.  (NYSE:KFT) $36.50
Darden Restaurants, Inc.  (NYSE:DRI) $47.53
McDonald's Corporation  (NYSE:MCD) $95.70
Pfizer Inc.  (NYSE:PFE) $19.89
Tiffany & Co.  (NYSE:TIF) $67.60
The Kroger Co.  (NYSE:KR) $23.36
China Mobile Ltd. (ADR)  (NYSE:CHL) $48.90
Bank of Nova Scotia (USA)  (NYSE:BNS) $48.09
Starbucks Corporation  (NASDAQ:SBUX) $43.91
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.  (NYSE:JCP) $32.98
ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.  (NASDAQ:CKSW) $9.14
Ebix, Inc.  (NASDAQ:EBIX) $20.34


Note: Stock prices as of 12/2/11