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Originally Posted by lewdog
I know Rainman mentioned having many good stocks that also provide dividends.
Anyone care to provide a list of solid companies with good paying dividends?
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This is a good site you can sort several ways.
http://www.dividend.com/dividend-sto...ing-stocks.php
What's good depends on your goal. That list is dividend aristocrats. Companies that have increased their dividend for 25 years. Typically a good sign of a well run company with possibly a moat. They don't all necessary pay a large dividend if that's what you're after.
I think Rainman has talked a bit about REITs. They can pay big dividends but they're unqualified so I don't touch them in my taxable account. I keep to indexes in my retirement so I don't end up a homeless bum.
Utilities tend to have good dividend payouts and are pretty safe. It's a defensive sector.