9 Sectors, 9 Great Dividend Stock Picks for 2011

As you know already, I am currently looking to buy different stocks for my dividend portfolio. I just bought Scotiabank (BNS) and I am looking for other stocks in different sectors. I have made a list of some interesting stocks (some of which I hold already) and decided to give one stock per sector (most of them are American stocks but some are Canadian). Basic Materials: Nucor (NUE) Nucor is definitely a great dividend achiever as it has been able to increase its distribution for 37 years in a row. Nucor manufactures and sells steel and steel products. Regardless if the Steelers lost, Nucor remains a winner with steel. Since the company’s business model is highly cyclical, we can only hope for the best in the upcoming years as we are slowly coming out of a recession. NUE is currently paying a 3.10% dividend yield. Communications: AT&T (T) I have... Read more