NYSE Most Active by Share Volume - Week of 4/1/13 to 4/5/13

For your viewing pleasure listed below are the Most Active Stocks by Share Volume on the New York Stock Exchange during the Week of 4/1/13 to 4/5/13. T and NOK provided some great profits this past week. Keep an eye on them!

NYSE Most Active by Share Volume - Week of 12/31/12 to 1/4/13

For your viewing pleasure listed below are the Most Active Stocks by Share Volume on the New York Stock Exchange during the Week of 12/31/12 to 1/4/13. HPQ, MS and WFC provided some great profits this past week. Keep an eye on them!

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NYSE Most Active by Share Volume - Week of 9/10/12 to 9/14/12

Listed below are the Most Active Stocks by Share Volume on the New York Stock Exchange during the Week of 9/10/12 to 9/14/12. Ford Motor Company, Wells Fargo, and Pfizer are some excellent dividend paying stocks. I can understand why they are generally always on top of this list!

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

The Evolution of KKR!

Interview with Carnival CEO - Gerry Cahill 

A Message from Hershey's CEO - Ted Kleisner

Cramer Interviews McDonald's CEO - James Skinner

Update: Stock Picks for the week of 4/25/12 to 5/2/12

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 9 days of gains in every sector. It was a 20 for 25 week A stellar week overall for REIT stocks, as well as my favorite fast food joint MCD!

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 McDonald's Corporation, Medtronic, Inc., and Diageo plc. All three companies will inject your Roth IRA stock portfolio with stability and profits via quarterly dividends

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!

Stock/Stock Ticker.. Quote @ 4/25/12..  Quote @ 5/3/12..

Microsoft Corporation(NASDAQ:MSFT) $31.92 $31.76
Illinois Tool Works Inc.(NYSE:ITW) $56.68 $57.33
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $94.59 $97.04
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $33.54 $34.61
Brandywine Realty Trust(NYSE:BDN) $11.70 $12.13
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $74.12 $77.44
The Kroger Co.(NYSE:KR) $23.31 $23.25
Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:VZ) $39.50 $40.64
Medtronic, Inc.(NYSE:MDT) $37.12 $38.54
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $50.39 $50.50
The J.M. Smucker Company(NYSE:SJM) $78.35 $77.38
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $100.75 $103.74
Duke Energy Corporation(NYSE:DUK) $21.18 $21.40
Mattel, Inc.(NASDAQ:MAT) $32.33 $33.59
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(NYSEARCA:VWO) $42.04 $42.40
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF(NYSEARCA:SCHD) $27.46 $27.87
Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC) $37.94 $38.82
BHP Billiton plc (ADR)(NYSE:BBL) $61.52 $64.03
BB&T Corporation(NYSE:BBT) $31.95 $32.04
LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC) $32.50 $33.09
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $35.98 $34.27
Johnson & Johnson(NYSE:JNJ) $63.77 $65.34
Starbucks Corporation(NASDAQ:SBUX) $58.05 $56.65
UIL Holdings Corporation(NYSE:UIL) $33.53 $33.61
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (ETF)(NYSEARCA:DVY) $55.92 $56.48

Former MCD CEO - James Skinner promoting their brand.

Medtronic CEO - He's a winner like his company!

Diageo's Brands are on fire!

Stock Picks for the week of 4/25/12 to 5/2/12

Listed below are my top dividend stock investments for the Common Man for the week of April 25th, 2012 to May 2nd, 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 May 3rd, 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 The J.M. Smucker Company and Starbucks Corporation. Have a great remainder of the week!

Microsoft Corporation(NASDAQ:MSFT) $31.92
Illinois Tool Works Inc.(NYSE:ITW) $56.68
McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD) $94.59
Unilever plc (ADR)(NYSE:UL) $33.54
Brandywine Realty Trust(NYSE:BDN) $11.70
The Coca-Cola Company(NYSE:KO) $74.12
The Kroger Co.(NYSE:KR) $23.31
Verizon Communications Inc.(NYSE:VZ) $39.50
Medtronic, Inc.(NYSE:MDT) $37.12
Darden Restaurants, Inc.(NYSE:DRI) $50.39
The J.M. Smucker Company(NYSE:SJM) $78.35
Diageo plc (ADR)(NYSE:DEO) $100.75
Duke Energy Corporation(NYSE:DUK) $21.18
Mattel, Inc.(NASDAQ:MAT) $32.33
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF(NYSEARCA:VWO) $42.04
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF(NYSEARCA:SCHD) $27.46
Exelon Corporation(NYSE:EXC) $37.94
BHP Billiton plc (ADR)(NYSE:BBL) $61.52
BB&T Corporation(NYSE:BBT) $31.95
LTC Properties Inc(NYSE:LTC) $32.50
Waste Management, Inc.(NYSE:WM) $35.98
Johnson & Johnson(NYSE:JNJ) $63.77
Starbucks Corporation(NASDAQ:SBUX) $58.05
UIL Holdings Corporation(NYSE:UIL) $33.53
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (ETF)(NYSEARCA:DVY) $55.92

Note: Stock prices as of 4/25/12

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