Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 8/6/12 to 8/10/12

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 11 for 20 week. 55% of my picks increased in value. Although we made some serious cash this week from  Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF), Rio Tinto plc (ADR)(NYSE:RIO) and Johnson Controls, Inc.(NYSE:JCI) 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.

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

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(NYSE:NLY) $17.25 $16.87
American Capital Agency Corp.(NASDAQ:AGNC) $34.83 $33.89
Chimera Investment Corporation(NYSE:CIM) $2.16 $2.38
LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC) $35.75 $33.67
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O) $41.41 $40.58
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $80.83 $78.79
The Procter & Gamble Company(NYSE:PG) $65.50 $66.77
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $36.42 $35.81
Entertainment Properties Trust(NYSE:EPR) $45.57 $45.06
HCP, Inc.(NYSE:HCP) $46.43 $45.45
General Electric Company(NYSE:GE) $20.96 $21.10
Johnson Controls, Inc.(NYSE:JCI) $24.59 $26.11
H.J. Heinz Company(NYSE:HNZ) $55.54 $55.06
The J.M. Smucker Company(NYSE:SJM) $75.75 $76.70
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $106.65 $107.22
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $52.45 $52.85
Rio Tinto plc (ADR)(NYSE:RIO) $47.59 $50.70
Target Corporation(NYSE:TGT) $62.36 $62.84
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $54.74 $58.48
Automatic Data Processing(NASDAQ:ADP) $56.93 $57.61

Johnson Controls, Inc.(NYSE:JCI) 

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Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO)

Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 7/23/12 to 7/27/12

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 17 for 20 week. 85% of my picks increased in value. 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.


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!


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/Current Price/7/23/12 Price/7/27/12 Price (end of day)



American Capital Agency Corp.(NASDAQ:AGNC) $34.33 $35.38
LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC) $35.78 $35.77
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(NYSE:NLY) $17.04 $17.44
Health Care REIT, Inc.(NYSE:HCN) $60.47 $61.83
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O) $41.53 $41.29
Fifth Third Bancorp(NASDAQ:FITB) $13.64 $14.23
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $51.10 $51.99
Macy's, Inc.(NYSE:M) $35.60 $36.54
HCP, Inc.(NYSE:HCP) $45.19 $47.17
Entertainment Properties Trust(NYSE:EPR) $43.37 $45.53
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(NYSE:LVS) $40.74 $36.76
Carnival Corporation(NYSE:CCL) $32.91 $33.80
Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC) $25.52 $26.02
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $77.03 $80.01
Automatic Data Processing(NASDAQ:ADP) $56.10 $57.60
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $105.50 $107.21
H.J. Heinz Company(NYSE:HNZ) $54.97 $55.27
The Gap Inc.(NYSE:GPS) $29.20 $29.21
SPDR S&P 500 ETF(NYSEARCA:SPY) $136.47 $138.80
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF(NYSEARCA:VIG) $57.37 $58.22

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Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 7/23/12 to 7/27/12

I would like to thank you for revisiting DSIFTCM! I hope you had a profitable last week and an enjoyable weekend. Listed below are my dividend stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 7/23/12 to 7/27/12. Any one of these companies 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. 


I will check back on 7/28/12 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!

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price

American Capital Agency Corp.(NASDAQ:AGNC) $34.33
LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC) $35.78
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(NYSE:NLY) $17.04
Health Care REIT, Inc.(NYSE:HCN) $60.47
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O) $41.53
Fifth Third Bancorp(NASDAQ:FITB) $13.64
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $51.10
Macy's, Inc.(NYSE:M) $35.60
HCP, Inc.(NYSE:HCP) $45.19
Entertainment Properties Trust(NYSE:EPR) $43.37
Las Vegas Sands Corp.(NYSE:LVS) $40.74
Carnival Corporation(NYSE:CCL) $32.91
Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC) $25.52
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $77.03
Automatic Data Processing(NASDAQ:ADP) $56.10
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $105.50
H.J. Heinz Company(NYSE:HNZ) $54.97
The Gap Inc.(NYSE:GPS) $29.20
SPDR S&P 500 ETF(NYSEARCA:SPY) $136.47
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF(NYSEARCA:VIG) $57.37

Stock prices as of 7/22/12

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Update: Stock Picks for the week of 1/31/12 to 2/7/12

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 12 for 16 week, however it was a roller-coaster ride. Some selections decreased in value while others had a pretty nice percentage gain for the week. SJM, KO, CVX and MCD were this past week's clear winners, however O had a great week. The over all net gain for the week of 1/31/12 to 2/7/12 was $9.35. 

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 J.M. Smucker Company and Chevron Corporation. 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 @ 1/31/12..  Quote @ 2/7/12..  Gain of $9.35

Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR) $44.51 $44.53 +$0.02
Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) $40.00 $40.37 +$0.37
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) $67.46 $68.55 +$1.09
The Hershey Company  (NYSE:HSY) $61.70 $60.45 -$1.25
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) $38.89 $38.63 -$0.26
Unilever plc (NYSE:UL) $32.56 $32.57 +$0.01
H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) $51.92 $51.82 -$0.10
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) $37.01 $37.87 +$0.86
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) $40.08 $39.51 -$0.57
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) $103.39 $104.23 +$0.84
The J.M. Smucker Company  (NYSE:SJM) $78.32 $79.32 +$1.00
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) $16.80 $17.12 +$0.32
Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) $36.34 $37.28 +$0.94
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) $103.41 $106.83 +$3.42
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) $48.48 $48.92 +$0.44
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) $98.69 $100.91 +$2.22

Stock Picks for the week of 1/31/12 to 2/7/12

Listed below are my top dividend stock investments for the Common Man for the week of January 31st, 2012 to February 7th, 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 in next Wednesday to determine how well or poor my picks performed. Have a great week! Continue to invest as much as you can each week to ensure that you have a solid dividend income stream of wealth!


Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR) $44.51
Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) $40.00
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) $67.46
The Hershey Company  (NYSE:HSY) $61.70
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) $38.89
Unilever plc (NYSE:UL) $32.56
H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) $51.92
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) $37.01
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) $40.08
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) $103.39
The J.M. Smucker Company  (NYSE:SJM) $78.32
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) $16.80
Realty Income Corp (NYSE:O) $36.34
Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) $103.41
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) $48.48
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) $98.69


Note: Stock prices as of 1/30/12

Entertainment Properties Trust - EPR

Entertainment Properties Trust, stock ticker EPR, is a self-administered REIT. They own, lease and finance megaplex theatres, public charter schools, entertainment retail centers, and destination recreational and specialty properties. EPR owns properties in the United States and Canada. I am a fan of EPR mainly due to their incredible 70 cent per share quarterly dividend, which currently is a 6.33% dividend yield. Also, I believe they are invested in solid industries which provide consistent quarterly profits. When investing or buying properties EPR uses the following methodology:

1) Inflection Opportunity: A renewal or restructuring in an industry’s properties that creates an opportunity for insightful capital.
2) Enduring Value: Investments in real estate devoted to and improving upon long-lived activities.
3) Excellence Execution: Premium locations and investment executions that lead to market-dominant performance and create credit beyond the tenant.
4) Attractive Economics: Accretive initial returns along with growth in yield over the life of our investments in categories of meaningful size.
5) Advantageous Position: Sustainable competitive advantages based on knowledge, relationships or access to key investment elements.

That being said, EPR has consistently invested in the correct properties at the right time and right location. Case and point: Jack Frost/Big Boulder, which is a ski resort in Blakeslee, PA. This is a very profitable location and will be around for at least 30 years plus. If you invest your hard earned dollars in EPR, rest assured your money will be safe and increase year over year due to reinvesting all of your dividends. For a more detailed portfolio listing, click here.

EPR have had a great run over past few years and are still returning a great dividend. The dividend payout continues to rise in a tough real estate climate. You can't go wrong here. Please visit EPR's home page at http://www.eprkc.com. Also, please visit their Investor Relations webpage (here) and read their entire Annual Report (here) to really get a detailed view of how EPR operates and how well they are doing. Check out the videos below too! I hope you have a great day! Happy Investing!