Dividend paying stocks - return potential !

With the recent turmoil the yields on many dividend paying stocks looks pretty attractive. Compared to the benchmark 10 year treasury with yields less than 3%, these companies have good dividend yields.  Most of these companies have atleast 20 year consecutive  dividend paying history with increasing dividends. In trying to pick good dividend stocks atleast a 10 year demonstrated dividend payment could be one of the criteria in the overall selection. When a company with a solid dividend history declines in price, the dividend yield increases and the stock becomes more appealing. Here are some dividend picks with decent overall return potential and I'm sure we could add some more to this list.

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