Holiday Dividend Stock Investments

Well it's that time of the year again.. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa. All of these holidays include purchasing gifts for your loved ones, co-workers, etc. The 2011 holiday shopping season is wrapping up to be bigger than most predicted. Sales from November through this past Saturday rose 2.5%, compared with the same period a year ago. Online shoppers have spent almost 32 billion dollars online for the holiday season so far, a 15% increase from a year ago. The increases are good news for retailers.

This is the most important time of year for retailers. They can make between 25% and 40% of their annual sales in the last two months of each year. According to the National Retail Federation, this holiday season, stores are expected to ring up 469.1 billion dollars. Get yourself a piece of that pie! You cannot have yourself a merry little Christmas without picking up some of these great retail stocks (see below). Some of which have a dividend yield over 2%, which make them a classic Dividend Stock Investing for the Common Man's dream! These retail winners pay you to wait throughout the year with a healthy dividend yield. Once the holiday season arrives either sell off some shares to reap the profits or continue to hold. Instead of buying something you don't need with money that you may receive from a loved one, why not invest those residual funds into one of these stocks, which will fill out your retail/consumer spending sector of your Roth IRA quite nicely.

In conclusion, when you walk into these stores feel proud that you own a piece of the company! Until next time friends, reinvest those dividends within a Roth IRA and hold for life! Happy Kwanzaa and Hanukkah and have a very Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Feel free to check out the videos below. I couldn't resist the Christmas Story Santa scene where Ralphie meets Santa at a department store.

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Dividend($)/Dividend Yield
Target Corporation  (Public, NYSE:TGT) Div/yield 0.30/2.32

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:WMT)Div/yield 0.37/2.43

Amazon.com, Inc.  (Public, NASDAQ:AMZN) 

Tiffany & Co.  (Public, NYSE:TIF) Div/yield 0.29/1.78

Coach, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:COH)Div/yield 0.22/1.47

The TJX Companies, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:TJX) Div/yield 0.19/1.16

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:JCP) Div/yield 0.20/2.24

V.F. Corporation  (Public, NYSE:VFC) Div/yield 0.72/2.23

Sears Holdings Corporation  (Public, NASDAQ:SHLD)

Macy's, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:M) Div/yield 0.10/1.24

Kohl's Corporation  (Public, NYSE:KSS) Div/yield 0.25/2.00

Best Buy Co., Inc.  (Public, NYSE:BBY) Div/yield 0.16/2.75

Costco Wholesale Corporation  (Public, NASDAQ:COST) Div/yield 0.24/1.13

Dollar Tree, Inc.  (Public, NASDAQ:DLTR)

Limited Brands, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:LTD) Div/yield 2.00/1.99

Guess?, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:GES)Div/yield 0.20/2.65

NIKE, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:NKE)  Div/yield 0.36/1.49

Lululemon Athletica inc.  (Public, NASDAQ:LULU) 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.  (Public, NYSE:ANF) Div/yield 0.17/1.44

Nordstrom, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:JWN) Div/yield 0.23/1.85

PS..Mall REITs are where the gains are at! Check out these bad boys below. Higher dividend yields all around compared to the retail stores. Why not pick ups some Mall REITs? Just think, all of your favorite stores pay rent to these REITs. They are the brick and mortar which houses some of those sweet holiday name brands and killer holiday sales.

Company Name/Stock Ticker/Dividend($)/Dividend Yield
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:CBL) Div/yield 0.21/5.21

General Growth Properties, Inc  (Public, NYSE:GGP) Div/yield 0.10/2.67

Glimcher Realty Trust  (Public, NYSE:GRT) Div/yield 0.10/4.30

The Macerich Company  (Public, NYSE:MAC) Div/yield 0.55/4.30

Pennsylvania R.E.I.T.  (Public, NYSE:PEI) Div/yield 0.15/5.73

Simon Property Group, Inc  (Public, NYSE:SPG) Div/yield 0.20/2.76

Taubman Centers, Inc.  (Public, NYSE:TCO) Div/yield 0.45/2.87

Regency Centers Corporation  (Public, NYSE:REG) Div/yield 0.46/4.91

Amazon CEO

Macy's CEO

A Christmas Story - Classic Scene

WMT - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

When I started this blog my intent was to share common sense advice regarding stock selections and methods, as well as highlight companies which will be around for your entire working career and also throughout your retirement years. The "common man" is one who works hard, tries to save as much money after paying their bills, and develop ways to keep your savings and investments secure.

That being said, my quintessential "common man" stock is Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart), stock ticker WMT. Some people go to Target because they don't want to be seen at Wal-Mart, some go to Costco for bulk bargains (who needs 10 boxes of Cheez-Its in their cabinets??), however Wal-Mart is where it's at! They have been around for years and just like the "common man" they work hard, want the best for their customers, and are reliable. At the end of the day, WMT is parallel with the pulse of the "common man".

In general, WMT operates retail stores. They operate in three business segments, 1) Wal-Mart U.S., 2) Wal-Mart International and 3) Sam’s Club. Wal-Mart has growth potential outside the United States. They currently execute retail operations in 14 countries. They will conquer the UK and China, however the next big opportunity is in India. Their government is looking to pass a law that would allow majority foreign ownership.

True to form with all of my dividend stock picks, WMT provides a great yield opportunity. WMT pays a $0.37 per share dividend, which is a 2.77% yield as of 10/6/11 close.

As the economy has not improved very much lately, people will continue to seek out bargains where they can. Wal-Mart may not be the "preferred" place to purchase items, but as long as they can keep their prices relatively low they will be able to attract consumers and in large numbers. Market research has shown that people will always eat and buy consumer staples somewhere and there is no place cheaper than Wal-Mart.   

Click here to visit Wal-Mart's website, and click here to visit their Investor Relations page. Feel free to watch both videos below. Wal-Mart is not going anywhere. Pick up as many shares as you can under $60.00 and watch it grow year after year. WMT is a solid, long term pick!