7 Dividend Stocks For 2014

It's that time of year again. I'm going to suggest seven stocks for you to consider for 2014. How did last year's list, published on January 13, do? All seven picks registered gains for the year (January 14-December 31). Two of them, SeaCube Container Leasing, up 18%, and Telular, up 23%, were acquired shortly after I published the list. My remaining five picks were Dow Chemical (DOW), up 34% for the year, Six Flags Entertainment (SIX), up 23%, Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), up 28%, Targa Resources (TRGP), up 61%, and Valero Energy (VLO), up 59%.

Here's this year's list. As usual, all are dividend payers. That way, if the market unexpectedly sinks, you'll still be collecting dividends why you wait for an upturn: Cinemark Holdings (CNK), Meridian Bioscience (VIVO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Wells Fargo (WFC), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Plains GP Holdings (PAGP) and NextEra Energy (NEE).

Source: Seeking Alpha

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