3 Dividend Stocks to Diversify Your Portfolio
Published Thu, 14 Jul 2011 on The Motley Fool

Bring on the soda!Since its namesake soft drink was created in 1893, PepsiCo (Nasdaq: PEP) has been a popular brand of soda. Yes, it comes in second behind Coke, with a market share of 29.3%, but with four of the top 10 ranked soda brands in the world, this is a company that's going to be around for the long haul. Unlike its competitors Coca-Cola (Nasdaq: KO) and Dr. Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS) , Pepsi has a wide base of non-drink products that allowed it to bring in more than $60 billion in revenue in the past 12 months -- $22 billion more in 2010 than Coke. More importantly, Pepsi has seen significant dividend growth, something every investor can appreciate:... Read more