The Fool's 5 Dividend Payers to Save Your Portfolio

We continue to examine stock portfolio recommendations from luminary publications to see whether we can mix ETFs and equities to create a portfolio with good risk/return properties that is easy to live with for the long term investor. The Fool's Matt Koppenheffer approach is not to simply grab the biggest yields available. He wants to look back 30 years from now at the long-term returns. In addition to worthwhile yields, he wants quality companies that we can expect to be around 30 years from now. With that in mind, here are five stocks that fit the bill. All five have dividend yields well in excess of the S&P's, trade at reasonable valuations. All of these businesses have what it takes to continue to succeed for decades to come. His selections are: Company Dividend Yield Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 3.4% McDonald's (MCD) 3% Kimberly-Clark (KMB) 4.1% Sysco (SYY) 3.3% Mattel (MAT) 3.5%... Read more