Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 8/13/12 to 8/17/12

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 from Royal Bank of Canada (USA)(NYSE:RY), Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) and Caterpillar Inc.(NYSE:CAT) 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/Stock Price at 8/13/12/Stock Price at 8/18/12
Caterpillar Inc.(NYSE:CAT) $88.94 $90.01
Viacom, Inc.(NASDAQ:VIA) $51.28 $51.96
Vanguard REIT ETF(NYSEARCA:VNQ) $65.70 $66.33
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(NYSE:HOG) $41.36 $42.28
Norfolk Southern Corp.(NYSE:NSC) $74.56 $75.10
Seagate Technology PLC(NASDAQ:STX) $34.18 $35.67
Triangle Capital Corporation(NYSE:TCAP) $24.58 $25.08
Prospect Capital Corporation(NASDAQ:PSEC)$10.94 $11.42
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(NYSE:GS) $103.02 $103.60
Quest Diagnostics Inc(NYSE:DGX) $59.47 $60.02
TOTAL S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TOT) $49.31 $49.71
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $58.48 $60.66
HCP, Inc.(NYSE:HCP) $45.45 $44.99
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.(NYSE:ANF) $32.01 $35.93
Boston Properties, Inc.(NYSE:BXP) $110.70 $111.76
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $35.81 $35.59
Royal Bank of Canada (USA)(NYSE:RY) $51.68 $54.56
Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH) $46.39 $47.13
The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY) $72.23 $71.92
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc(NYSE:HIG) $17.41 $17.71

Triangle Capital Corporate - Ringing The Opening Bell!

Bank of Hawaii Corporation 

Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 8/13/12 to 8/17/12

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 8/13/12 to 8/17/12. 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 8/18/12 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

Caterpillar Inc.(NYSE:CAT) $88.94
Viacom, Inc.(NASDAQ:VIA) $51.28
Vanguard REIT ETF(NYSEARCA:VNQ) $65.70
Harley-Davidson, Inc.(NYSE:HOG) $41.36
Norfolk Southern Corp.(NYSE:NSC) $74.56
Seagate Technology PLC(NASDAQ:STX) $34.18
Triangle Capital Corporation(NYSE:TCAP) $24.58
Prospect Capital Corporation(NASDAQ:PSEC)$10.94
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(NYSE:GS) $103.02
Quest Diagnostics Inc(NYSE:DGX) $59.47
TOTAL S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:TOT) $49.31
Tiffany & Co.(NYSE:TIF) $58.48
HCP, Inc.(NYSE:HCP) $45.45
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.(NYSE:ANF) $32.01
Boston Properties, Inc.(NYSE:BXP) $110.70
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $35.81
Royal Bank of Canada (USA)(NYSE:RY) $51.68
Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH) $46.39
The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY) $72.23
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc(NYSE:HIG) $17.41

Stock prices as of 8/12/12

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Bank of Hawaii Commercial

Hershey Park and Chocolate World

Prospect Capital Corporation - PSEC

Prospect Capital Corporation (Prospect Capital), NASDAQ stock ticker PSEC, is a financial services company that lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. Prospect Capital is a closed-end investment company. PSEC's investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. They focus on making investments in private companies and invest primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. First and second lien senior loans generally are senior debt instruments that rank ahead of subordinated debt of a given portfolio company.

PSEC's investments include other equity investments, such as warrants, options to buy a minority interest in a portfolio company, or contractual payment rights or rights to receive a proportional interest in the operating cash flow or net income of such company. Its investment adviser is Prospect Capital Management LLC.

Today's share price provides a good entry point for long term growth and their dividend looks solid. PSEC has an excellent management team and pays a very healthy dividend. PSEC is a conservative loan underwriter with large collateral positions and equity provisions.

That being said, PSEC makes for a sound loan portfolio. It has been noted that their management team has made significant purchases of their own stock, which makes this company a go to stock for dividend yield and capital gains.

I suggest picking up some shares of PSEC under $12.00 and hold for life! Watch your cost basis improve and exceed all expectations over time. Always reinvest your dividends!

Recent PSEC Statistics:
52 week 7.41 - 12.00
Open 11.25
Vol / Avg. 1.65M/2.41M
Mkt cap 1.81B
P/E 6.66
Div/yield $0.10/10.94%
EPS 1.67
Shares 162.88M
Beta 0.85
Inst. own 24%

PSEC In The News:

• Prospect Capital Provides $28 Million in Senior Secured Financing to Support Acquisition of Total Fleet Solutions by CI Capital Partners, Resulting in Nearly $800 Million in Originations to Date in Calendar Year 2012
• PSEC Named Top 10 Financial at Dividend Channel With 11.14% Yield
• Prospect Capital Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying

Check out PSECs current portfolio as of 12/31/11, here!

Update: Stock Picks for the week of 5/28/12 to 6/1/12

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 horrible week for the market as a whole. See below, this chart explains it all! The Dow Jones Industrial, S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite index dropped significantly after Memorial Day, May 28th, 2012.

Although it was a rough week for the market, I remain confident in the stock market and now is the time to get in at reduced stock valuations. Grab some dividend aristocrats while they are at bargain prices. WM, MCD, UHT and DRI are valued at a discount this week.

As you can see below, it was a weak five days in every sector. Overall, 2 for 25 week. Always invest in high yielding dividend paying stocks for your retirement years. Much like the stocks listed below, you will be covered with quarterly dividends if the stocks just so happen to drop in value. 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 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Unilever plc and Molson Coors Brewing Company. All four companies will inject your Roth IRA stock portfolio with stability and profits via quarterly dividends, even when their share price take a hit due to market lag.

Until next time.. I wish you nothing but the best during your investing years. Perform your due diligence for each of these quality dividend payers below. Happy investing, reinvest those dividends and let your smart investment decisions work for you!

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price @ 5/28/12/Quote @ 6/2/12

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.(NYSE:FCX) $32.41 $32.07
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $32.96 $32.16
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $36.71 $36.00
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT) $38.66 $38.28
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $91.05 $86.71
Portugal Telecom, SGPS (ADR)(NYSE:PT) $4.29 $3.90
Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR)(NYSE:CS) $19.77 $18.98
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $31.88 $31.04
Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX) $98.86 $96.41
General Dynamics Corporation(NYSE:GD) $63.58 $62.72
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $53.06 $49.87
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(NASDAQ:CBRL) $59.82 $59.39
Omnicom Group Inc.(NYSE:OMC) $49.78 $46/37
Molson Coors Brewing Company(NYSE:TAP) $39.78 $38.33
Kinder Morgan Inc(NYSE:KMI) $32.42 $32.35
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp(NASDAQ:ROIC) $12.06 $12.04
BHP Billiton plc (ADR)(NYSE:BBL) $53.22 $52.20
SLM Corp(NASDAQ:SLM) $13.57 $13.69
Prospect Capital Corporation(NASDAQ:PSEC) $10.89 $10.71
Salem Communications Corp(NASDAQ:SALM) $4.76 $4.65
General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS) $39.08 $37.90
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack(NYSE:PBY) $11.07 $8.96
PNC Financial Services(NYSE:PNC) $62.09 $58.07
HSBC Holdings plc (ADR)(NYSE:HBC) $40.23 $38.69
The Southern Company(NYSE:SO) $45.69 $45.95

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. CEO Interview - 52 minutes

Credit Suisse Group AG CEO Interview - 14 minutes

Unilever plc CEO Speech - 12 minutes

Molson Coors Brewing Company - Peter Coors Receives Aware - 12 minutes

Stock Picks for the week of 5/28/12 to 6/1/12

Greetings! Welcome back to DSIFTCM! I hope you had a profitable week and that you are enjoying this extended holiday weekend.

Listed below are my dividend stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 5/28/12 to 6/1/12. 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 June 2nd, 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 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 for either the NASDAQ or NYSE. 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!

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Current Price

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.(NYSE:FCX) $32.41
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $32.96
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc.(NYSE:PCL) $36.71
Universal Health Realty Income Trust(NYSE:UHT) $38.66
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $91.05
Portugal Telecom, SGPS (ADR)(NYSE:PT) $4.29
Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR)(NYSE:CS) $19.77
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $31.88
Chevron Corporation(NYSE:CVX) $98.86
General Dynamics Corporation(NYSE:GD) $63.58
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $53.06
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.(NASDAQ:CBRL) $59.82
Omnicom Group Inc.(NYSE:OMC) $49.78
Molson Coors Brewing Company(NYSE:TAP) $39.78
Kinder Morgan Inc(NYSE:KMI) $32.42
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp(NASDAQ:ROIC) $12.06
BHP Billiton plc (ADR)(NYSE:BBL) $53.22
SLM Corp(NASDAQ:SLM) $13.57
Prospect Capital Corporation(NASDAQ:PSEC) $10.89
Salem Communications Corp(NASDAQ:SALM) $4.76
General Mills, Inc.(NYSE:GIS) $39.08
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack(NYSE:PBY) $11.07
PNC Financial Services(NYSE:PNC) $62.09
HSBC Holdings plc (ADR)(NYSE:HBC) $40.23
The Southern Company(NYSE:SO) $45.69

Note: Stock Quotes as of 5/26/12

Stock Picks for the week of 11/21/11 to 11/25/11

Listed below are the newest dividend paying stock selections for the Common Man's portfolio for the week of November 21st, 2011 to November 25th, 2011. Any one of these stocks will inject 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 my 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 ADP, HOT and DGX.

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:HE) $25.64
Pepco Holdings, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:POM) $19.43
UIL Holdings Corporation  (Public, NYSE:UIL) $33.71
Harley-Davidson, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:HOG) $36.34
The Dow Chemical Company  (Public, NYSE:DOW) $25.95
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated  (Public, NYSE:DGX) $55.14
Prudential Financial, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:PRU)  $48.53
The Home Depot, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:HD) $37.88
Automatic Data Processing  (Public, NASDAQ:ADP) $49.89
Snap-on Incorporated  (Public, NYSE:SNA) $52.15
Prospect Capital Corporation  (Public, NASDAQ:PSEC) $9.36
RadioShack Corporation  (Public, NYSE:RSH) $12.06
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc  (Public, NYSE:HOT) $49.08
NV Energy, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:NVE) $15.01

Note: Stock prices as of 11/19/11