Update: Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 7/1/13 to 7/5/13

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 13 for 20 week. 65% of my picks increased in value. It was a fantastic week to invest in dividend paying stocks for both the NYSE and NASDAQ. A large percentage of my stock picks increased in value. Now would be a good time to pick up these Dividend Aristocrats. Continue to pick up multiple shares these proven winners 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 Kohl's Corporation(NYSE:KSS) +$2.24 this week. 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 6/30/13
Current Dividend Yield/Share Price as of 7/6/13

Lockheed Martin Corporation(NYSE:LMT)
4.24% $108.46
4.23% $108.66

Toronto-Dominion Bank (USA)(NYSE:TD)
3.91% $80.37
3.86% $79.27

Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust(NYSE:DOM)
12.87% $4.19
13.34% $4.04

Mastercard Inc(NYSE:MA)
0.42% $574.50
0.40% $595.03

Duke Energy Corp(NYSE:DUK)
4.62% $67.50
4.64% $67.27

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.(NYSE:WWE)
4.66% $10.31
4.52% $10.61

Equity Residential(NYSE:EQR)
2.76% $58.06
2.79% $57.36

The Western Union Company(NYSE:WU)
2.92% $17.11
2.93% $17.04

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
3.71% $24.23
3.74% $24.06

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)(NYSE:AZN)
5.92% $47.30
5.83% $48.04

The Southern Company(NYSE:SO)
4.60% $44.13
4.71% $43.14

Kellogg Company(NYSE:K)
2.74% $64.23
2.69% $65.34

General Dynamics Corporation(NYSE:GD)
2.86% $78.33
2.82% $79.42

Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR)
3.01% $54.54
2.91% $56.43

New Jersey Resources Corp(NYSE:NJR)
3.85% $41.53
3.82% $41.93

Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH)
3.58% $50.32
3.39% $53.17

BB&T Corporation(NYSE:BBT)
2.72% $33.88
2.64% $34.88

McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD)
3.11% $99.00
3.08% $99.86

Kohl's Corporation(NYSE:KSS)
2.77% $50.51
2.65% $52.75

Marathon Oil Corporation(NYSE:MRO)
1.97% $34.58
1.91% $35.62

Dividend Stock Picks for the Week of 7/1/13 to 7/5/13

Listed below are my Dividend Stock investment selections for the Common Man's stock portfolio for the upcoming week of 7/1/13 to 7/5/13. 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 7/6/13 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 6/30/13

Lockheed Martin Corporation(NYSE:LMT)
4.24% $108.46

Toronto-Dominion Bank (USA)(NYSE:TD)
3.91% $80.37

Dominion Resources Black Warrior Trust(NYSE:DOM)
12.87% $4.19

Mastercard Inc(NYSE:MA)
0.42% $574.50

Duke Energy Corp(NYSE:DUK)
4.62% $67.50

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.(NYSE:WWE)
4.66% $10.31

Equity Residential(NYSE:EQR)
2.76% $58.06

The Western Union Company(NYSE:WU)
2.92% $17.11

Intel Corporation(NASDAQ:INTC)
3.71% $24.23

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)(NYSE:AZN)
5.92% $47.30

The Southern Company(NYSE:SO)
4.60% $44.13

Kellogg Company(NYSE:K)
2.74% $64.23

General Dynamics Corporation(NYSE:GD)
2.86% $78.33

Emerson Electric Co.(NYSE:EMR)
3.01% $54.54

New Jersey Resources Corp(NYSE:NJR)
3.85% $41.53

Bank of Hawaii Corporation(NYSE:BOH)
3.58% $50.32

BB&T Corporation(NYSE:BBT)
2.72% $33.88

McDonald's Corporation(NYSE:MCD)
3.11% $99.00

Kohl's Corporation(NYSE:KSS)
2.77% $50.51

Marathon Oil Corporation(NYSE:MRO)
1.97% $34.58

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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