Update: Stock Picks for the week of 6/11/12 to 6/15/12

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.

It was a 22 for 35 week. 63% 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.

Companies such as McDonald's, Hershey and Darden Restaurants really do act as a security blanket during your working and retirement years. Yes, any company can go bankrupt and go into liquidation, however it is a given that MCD, HSY and DAR will be around for decades. Chocolate, Angus Burgers and Seafood are here to stay. Successful, profitable companies just make great investments.

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/Share Price 6/11/12/Share Price 6/15/12

Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC) $37.41 $37.43
Camden Property Trust(NYSE:CPT) $66.67 $67.02
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $55.28 $53.59
Dunkin Brands Group Inc(NASDAQ:DNKN) $33.18 $34.73
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $98.61 $99.60
State Street Corporation(NYSE:STT) $42.16 $43.85
Kohl's Corporation(NYSE:KSS) $45.08 $44.54
Parker-Hannifin Corporation(NYSE:PH) $81.27 $78.73
Humana Inc.(NYSE:HUM) $79.41 $78.70
Marriott International, Inc.(NYSE:MAR) $37.80 $37.98
Snap-on Incorporated(NYSE:SNA) $62.66 $63.19
The Western Union Company(NYSE:WU) $16.20 $16.24
Pentair, Inc.(NYSE:PNR) $39.81 $38.98
Financial Select Sector SPDR (ETF)(NYSEARCA:XLF) $14.13 $14.34
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(NYSEARCA:VWO) $38.27 $39.24
Avery Dennison Corporation(NYSE:AVY) $28.32 $27.81
Federated Investors Inc(NYSE:FII) $20.10 $21.76
Diamond Foods, Inc.(NASDAQ:DMND) $20.16 $18.23
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $50.02 $51.46
EnCana Corporation (USA)(NYSE:ECA) $20.29 $22.11
Computer Sciences Corporation(NYSE:CSC) $26.15 $24.71
Viacom, Inc.(NASDAQ:VIAB) $47.64 $47.67
Altria Group, Inc.(NYSE:MO) $32.91 $33.77
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.(NYSE:ALEX) $52.15 $48.10
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF)(NYSEARCA:FXI) $32.81 $34.46
Whirlpool Corporation(NYSE:WHR) $60.83 $59.11
Avon Products, Inc.(NYSE:AVP) $15.89 $15.79
Halliburton Company(NYSE:HAL) $27.96 $29.45
KKR & Co. L.P.(NYSE:KKR) $11.98 $12.02
Hewlett-Packard Company(NYSE:HPQ) $22.31 $21.64
The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY) $67.57 $69.49
Carnival Corporation(NYSE:CCL) $33.03 $34.76
Baxter International Inc.(NYSE:BAX) $50.62 $49.30
BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK) $173.91 $176.73
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $87.75 $90.50

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Stock Picks for the week of 6/11/12 to 6/15/12

Hello and welcome back to DSIFTCM! I hope you had a profitable week and that you are having a great weekend.

Listed below are my dividend stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 6/11/12 to 6/15/12. 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. I will check back on 6/16/12 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! I can't stress this enough.

As an extra bonus I have posted YouTube videos (scroll down below). Each videos shows a company ringing the opening bell. Try to find Betty White in one of the videos. Check out the expressions on the faces of the management teams. Ear to ear smiles! Don't you want to be smiling like that during your retirement years? Invest today and thank me later. Have a great remainder of the weekend and a fantastic week.

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price

Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC) $37.41
Camden Property Trust(NYSE:CPT) $66.67
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $55.28
Dunkin Brands Group Inc(NASDAQ:DNKN) $33.18
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $98.61
State Street Corporation(NYSE:STT) $42.16
Kohl's Corporation(NYSE:KSS) $45.08
Parker-Hannifin Corporation(NYSE:PH) $81.27
Humana Inc.(NYSE:HUM) $79.41
Marriott International, Inc.(NYSE:MAR) $37.80
Snap-on Incorporated(NYSE:SNA) $62.66
The Western Union Company(NYSE:WU) $16.20
Pentair, Inc.(NYSE:PNR) $39.81
Financial Select Sector SPDR (ETF)(NYSEARCA:XLF) $14.13
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(NYSEARCA:VWO) $38.27
Avery Dennison Corporation(NYSE:AVY) $28.32
Federated Investors Inc(NYSE:FII) $20.10
Diamond Foods, Inc.(NASDAQ:DMND) $20.16
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DR) $50.02
EnCana Corporation (USA)(NYSE:ECA) $20.29
Computer Sciences Corporation(NYSE:CSC) $26.15
Viacom, Inc.(NASDAQ:VIAB) $47.64
Altria Group, Inc.(NYSE:MO) $32.91
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.(NYSE:ALEX) $52.15
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF)(NYSEARCA:FXI) $32.81
Whirlpool Corporation(NYSE:WHR) $60.83
Avon Products, Inc.(NYSE:AVP) $15.89
Halliburton Company(NYSE:HAL) $27.96
KKR & Co. L.P.(NYSE:KKR) $11.98
Hewlett-Packard Company(NYSE:HPQ) $22.31
The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY) $67.57
Carnival Corporation(NYSE:CCL) $33.03
Baxter International Inc.(NYSE:BAX) $50.62
BlackRock, Inc.(NYSE:BLK) $173.91
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $87.75

Note: Stock Quotes as of 6/9/12

Stock Picks for the week of 5/17/12 to 5/24/12

I hope you are having a profitable week thus far. Listed below are my highly rated dividend stock investments for the Common Man's stock portfolio! (week of 5/17/12 to 5/24/12). Any one of these stocks will infuse a powerful wealth stream of cash into your Roth or Traditional IRA stock portfolio. Each company listed below offers a reliable dividend.

It is fairly simple to invest your dollars into any one or all of these stocks. I will check back on May 24th, 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!

Additionally, enjoy these hand picked YouTube videos below, which include CSX Corporation, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. and California Water Service Group. Have a great remainder of the week!

General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS) $39.64
Realty Income Corp(NYSE:O) $39.30
United Technologies Corporation(NYSE:UTX) $74.70
H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) $55.27
The Home Depot, Inc.(NYSE:HD) $48.77
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $62.15
Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) $81.61
Merck & Co., Inc.(NYSE:MRK) $38.23
Schwab U S Broad Market ETF(NYSEARCA:SCHB) $32.01
State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) $41.80
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) $20.81
California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) $17.62
Federated Investors Inc (NYSE:FII) $20.70
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) $29.51
Staples, Inc.(NASDAQ:SPLS) $13.91
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) $53.33
NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NVE) $16.99
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) $31.97
Rio Tinto plc (ADR)(NYSE:RIO) $45.83
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) $49.78
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.(NYSE:MLM) $68.60
Aetna Inc.(NYSE:AET) $40.21
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) $45.08
CSX Corporation (NYSE:CSX) $21.52
Invesco Ltd.(NYSE:IVZ) $22.06

Note: Stock Quotes as of 5/17/12