10 Dividend-Paying Stocks Your Clients Will Want in 2012<br><br>
Dividend-paying stocks historically outperform those that dont, protect investors' accounts from inflation and provide a tremendous incentive to stay invested in blue-chip stocks rather trading in and out of them and racking up fees.
Heres an interactive slide show highlighting the 10 stocks expected to deliver the highest dividend payouts in 2012.
*Indicated Annual Dividends (IAD) is a forward-looking measure defined as a companys most recently paid quarterly dividend multiplied by four.
Source: Dow Jones Indexes
1. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $1.76
Sector: Telecommunications
Share Price as of April 25: $31.80
2. Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $1.88
Sector: Oil & Gas
Share Price as of April 25: $86.89
3. General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $0.68
Sector: Industrials
Share Price as of April 25: $19.48
4. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $0.88
Sector: Health Care
Share Price as of April 25: $22.85
5. Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $3.24
Sector: Oil & Gas
Share Price as of April 25: $103.44
6. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $2.28
Sector: Health Care
Share Price as of April 25: $64.26
7. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $0.80
Sector: Technology
Share Price as of April 25: $32.15
8. Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $2.10
Sector: Consumer Goods
Share Price as of April 25: $66.75
9. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $2.00
Sector: Telecommunications
Share Price as of April 25: $39.45
10. Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM)<br><br>
2012 IAD Payout Per Share: $3.08
Sector: Consumer Goods
Share Price as of April 25: $87.47