My Income Portfolio Quarterly Update (Q4 2013) [General Electric Company, Intel Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Wells Fargo & Co, Chevron Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co, The Southern Company] - Seeking Alpha

My Income Portfolio Quarterly Update (Q4 2013) [General Electric Company, Intel Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Wells Fargo & Co, Chevron Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., PepsiCo, Inc., E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co, The Southern Company] - Seeking Alpha

This is a good article about investing in over a dozen dividend paying stocks.  The author has gained $16,000 for his initial $27,000 investment, and he is getting over $1,500 per year in dividends.  All of his stock picks are solid stable stocks although any stock can experience a downturn.  His stock picks are certainly worth considering for a balanced diversified portfolio.