Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 2/25/13 to 3/1/13

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 15 for 20 week. 75% of my picks increased in value. It was a so-so week to invest in dividend paying stocks for both the NYSE and NASDAQ. Some of my picks flew sky high, others.. not so much. The market was up and down for 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 wonderful YouTube videos pertaining to Coach, Inc.(NYSE:COH), which rose $1.43 per share this past week. A nice percentage gain! 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 2/25/13
Current Dividend Yield/Share Price as of 3/1/13


Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM)
3.88% $36.61
3.96% $36.90

Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:VZ)
4.54% $45.40
4.41% $46.72

The J.M. Smucker Company(NYSE:SJM)
2.24% $92.99
2.16% $96.27

The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO)
2.91% $38.52
2.89% $38.70

Liberty Property Trust(NYSE:LRY)
4.86% $39.13
4.95% $38.40

AbbVie Inc(NYSE:ABBV)
4.16% $38.46
4.23% $37.81

Bristol Myers Squibb Co.(NYSE:BMY)
3.79% $36.90
3.77% $37.15

BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK)
2.79% $240.87
2.84% $236.83

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
4.41% $20.42
4.28% $21.03

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM)
2.45% $48.91
2.45% $48.91

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (ETF)(NYSEARCA:IYR)
3.52% $68.15
3.52% $68.20

PIMCO Corporate&Income Opportunity Fund(NYSE:PTY)
7.27% $21.45
7.17% $21.75

Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O)
4.88% $44.47
4.74% $45.78

Dominion Resources, Inc.(NYSE:D)
3.99% $56.38
3.99% $56.42

Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI)
4.33% $46.23
4.33% $46.18

Seagate Technology PLC(NASDAQ:STX)
4.77% $31.84
4.70% $32.32

Airgas, Inc.(NYSE:ARG)
1.63% $98.22
1.59% $100.72

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.(NYSE:ANF)
1.71% $46.86
1.73% $46.27

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NYSE:WMT)
2.67% $70.40
2.62% $71.74

Coach, Inc.(NYSE:COH)

2.56% $46.79
2.49% $48.22

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Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 2/25/13 to 3/1/13

Listed below are my Dividend Stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 2/25/13 to 3/1/13. 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 3/2/13 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 2/24/13


Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM)
3.88% $36.61

Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:V)
4.54% $45.40

The J.M. Smucker Company(NYSE:SJM)
2.24% $92.99

The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO)
2.91% $38.52

Liberty Property Trust(NYSE:LRY)
4.86% $39.13

AbbVie Inc(NYSE:ABBV)
4.16% $38.46

Bristol Myers Squibb Co.(NYSE:BMY)
3.79% $36.90

BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK)
2.79% $240.87

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
4.41% $20.42

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM)
2.45% $48.91

iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate (ETF)(NYSEARCA:IYR)
3.52% $68.15

PIMCO Corporate&Income Opportunity Fund(NYSE:PTY)
7.27% 21.45

Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O)
4.88% $44.47

Dominion Resources, Inc.(NYSE:D)
3.99% $56.38

Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI)
4.33% $46.23

Seagate Technology PLC(NASDAQ:STX)
4.77% $31.84

Airgas, Inc.(NYSE:ARG)
1.63% $98.22

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.(NYSE:ANF)
1.71% $46.86

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NYSE:WMT)
2.67% $70.40

Coach, Inc.(NYSE:COH)

2.56% $46.79

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

Dominion Resources, Inc. - D

Dominion Resources, Inc., stock ticker D, pays a healthy 53 cent quarterly dividend, which is currently a 4.09% dividend yield. Since February 23rd, 1987 Dominion has paid their dividend which makes them a magnificent addition to your long-term retirement stock portfolio.

Simply put, D is a producer and transporter of energy. Their portfolio of assets includes approximately 28,142 megawatts of generating capacity, 6,300 miles of electric transmission lines, 56,800 miles of electric distribution lines, 11,000 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 21,800 miles of gas distribution pipeline. D operates their natural gas storage system, with approximately 947 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves six million utility and retail energy customers in 15 states.

D operates in three business segments: Dominion Virginia Power (DVP), Dominion Generation and Dominion Energy. Dominion’s operations are conducted through various subsidiaries, including Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power).

Here are some of D's statistics as of April 4th, 2012:

Range 51.25 - 51.87
52 week 43.27 - 53.68
Open 51.27
Vol / Avg. 2.12M/2.77M
Mkt cap $29.44B
P/E 21.08
Div/yield $0.53/4.09
EPS 2.45
Beta 0.46
Inst. own 57%

D is the supreme utility stock with a hefty dividend. Extremely well managed company with a solid record of slow but steady growth. D will gain a lot of momentum when economy picks up again. If cap and tax passes it will allow D to flourish as any increased costs will be passed on to consumers. Demand will not be slowing any time soon, even if the economy tanks. D is a solid play for the next 30-50 years. They will benefit of lower coal prices.

Click here to visit Dominion Resources's homepage, as well as here to visit their Investor Relations webpage. Additionally, feel free to watch these handpicked YouTube videos below which will give you a front row seat to all that is D! Put some money into this winner and thank me later. Let those dividends compound into a stream of wealth and safety. Keep saving as much money as you can, for you will be one step closer to living the life of a king.