Dividend stocks for any portfolio

The economy is recovering, and stocks have crossed key psychological barriers. Things are quite good, or at least that is the appearance. The S&P 500 ($INX) has doubled since bottoming in March 2009. Over the past six months, the gains have been growing. It is only natural for investors to be concerned. Nothing goes up forever. Stocks will at some point take a pause. I think that moment has arrived and stocks will move sideways from here.

For such a market, investors should consider investing in dividend stocks. Rather than worrying about stocks going up or down, dividend stock investors can sit back and watch their corporations stack up piles of cash. Here are five dividend stocks to consider for your portfolio. 1. Exxon Mobil (XOM), 2. Chevron (CVX), 3. IBM (IBM), 4. McDonald's (MCD) and 5. Procter & Gamble (PG).

Source: MSN Money

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