Four Dividend Stock Picks for 2011

Back in 2008 I was invited to participate in a friendly competition with several stock bloggers. My list of stocks has returned over 20% in 2009 and 2010. The companies I selected in both years included real estate investment trust Realty Income (O). utility Con Edison (ED), tobacco conglomerate Phillip Morris International (PM) and pipeline MLP Kinder Morgan Partners (KMP). Due to the low interest rates, most high yield stocks have been bid up by yield hungry investors to levels which would make investors think twice before adding new money to these positions.Instead, I have selected four new stocks, which are attractively priced at the moment and could deliver solid earnings growth over the next few years. Dividend growth investing is all about finding the companies which are best positioned to increase dividends over the long haul. Companies with rising sales and earnings have to strong fundamental foundation that would lead to higher dividends over time and higher stocks prices as well. The best dividend stocks for 2011 include:... Read more