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Good Dividend study

The original article can be found at http://seekingalpha.com/article/264509-top-dividend-stocks-based-on-dividend-history-yield-and-payout

The highlights here are, it is a good starting point for someone that wants to get into strong dividend paying companies.  Of course there are other criteria that might preclude what was used here to define your choice, but this is good to look at and work from.

From the author – For those interested in creating a system of their own for free using Finviz and Excel, Open Office, or Google Docs, please see a recent article providing in-depth step-by-step instructions.

Note: Data Source DRIP Investing, MSN, and Finviz. Always conduct your own research as statistical anomalies can exist, especially in instances of short-term earnings fluctuations skewing payout ratio.

Top 15
4/1/11 Champions & Contenders

Company

Symbol Yield Payout Ratio Yield / Payout Rank
Universal Corp. UVV 4.59% 32% 1
Republic Bancorp KY RBCAA 2.95% 18% 2
Chesapeake Financial Shares CPKF 3.11% 21% 3
PartnerRe Limited PRE 2.80% 19% 4
ConocoPhillips COP 3.38% 28% 5
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP SXL 5.50% 48% 6
Chubb Corp. CB 2.58% 21% 7
ACE Limited ACE 2.05% 14% 8
Norwood Financial NWFL 4.33% 43% 9
Hudson City Bancorp HCBK 6.28% 55% 10
AT&T Inc. T 5.67% 52% 11
Citizens Financial Services CZFS 2.86% 27% 12
General Dynamics GD 2.65% 24% 13
Teche Holding Co. TSH 4.00% 41% 14
NextEra Energy NEE 4.01% 43% 15

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