Dividend investing is considered a sound course in times of market turmoil. So what are the best dividend plays for investors in 2010? Dan Genter, president, chief executive and chief investment officer of RNC Genter Capital Management, shared his stock picks.
“You are going to see a shift" in people seeking dividend stocks, "and you’re seeing it already,” Genter told CNBC.
“It’s being driven by investors who are changing their risk profile.”
“As you go forward, you don’t have to give up appreciation when you go for a higher dividend,” he said. “You can still have the appreciation if you’re doing all your underlying fundamental analysis for the capital appreciation.”
Below are Genter's 16 dividend picks:
“Healthy” Dividends:
Abbott Labs
Johnson & Johnson
Pfizer
Eli Lilly
Bristol-Myers
“Slow, Steady” Dividends:
Kellogg
P&G
PepsiCo
Philip Morris International
Altria
Telecom Dividends:
AT&T
Verizon Communications
BCE
Century Tel
Utilities Dividends:
FPL Group
Scana
More Market Opinions:
- Cramer's Favorite Dividend Names
- 'Powerful' Rally in First Half of 2010: Strategist
- Best & Worst Stocks of the Decade
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Disclosures:
No immediate information was available for Genter or his firm.
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