Five Dandy Dividend Plays
1. Canadian Oil & Gas Trusts
Penn West Energy Trust (NYSE:PWE - News), Primewest Energy Trust (NYSE:PWI - News), Fording Canadian Coal Trust (NYSE:FDG - News), and Knightbridge Tankers (NasdaqGS:VLCCF - News)
2. Energy Master Limited Partnerships
Buckeye Partners (NYSE:BPL - News) and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE:KMP - News), both of which have yields of around 6% and are targeting distribution growth at 8% annually
3. Dividend ETFs and Mutual Funds
iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (NYSE:DVY - News), an ETF with a 3.4% dividend yield and a dividend growth rate year-to-date of 7.7%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund (AMEX:VIG - News)
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund (NASDAQ:ADVDX - News)
4. Growth Stocks That Fall Between the Cracks
Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO - News) and Sysco (NYSE:SYY - News) each have impressive dividend growth potential of about 10% per year. 3M’s (NYSE:MMM - News) current yield is closer to 2%, but it also has a good chance of increasing its dividend by 10% annually
5. REITs
First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO - News)
