Update: Stock Picks for the Week of 10/9/11 to 10/15/11

It was a profitable 11 for 12 week! 11 selected stocks rose to incremental heights, which would have made you a nice hunk of cash during this past week. AAPL flew higher by $52.20 on the release of the iPhone 4S. Although AAPL does not currently pay a dividend, their stock increases are worth diving into. Reap the benefits of a hot stock and continue to ride it up.
It is important to remember that investing in high yielding dividend paying stocks. Hold on to your dividend paying stocks for the long term. Feel free to watch the video below about Southern Company. A dividend paying master! SO will inject profits and stability into your Roth IRA stock portfolio. Have a great day!

Net Gain/Loss  +70.87       +18.67 (excluding AAPL)


Stock Ticker    Quote @ 10/9/11   Quote @ 10/15/11


MO - Altria Group, Inc. $27.43     $27.67  +$0.24
UHT - Universal Health Realty Income Trust $32.94   $36.06   +$3.12
SO - Southern Company $42.37   $42.67   +$0.30 NGG - National Grid $50.59    $50.36   -$0.23 VZ - Verizon Wireless $36.16    $37.33   +$1.17 AAPL - Apple, Inc.  $369.80 (should pay a dividend!)   $422.00   +$52.20
WMT - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. $53.70    $55.46   +$1.76 TJX - The TJX Companies, Inc.$55.70   $57.71   +$2.01 DRI - Darden Restaurants, Inc. $44.12   $46.66   +$2.54 PFE - Pfizer, Inc. $18.44   $19.04   +$0.60 LRY - Liberty Property Trust $27.66   $29.75   +$2.09 EAT - Brinker International, Inc. $20.99   $22.29   +$1.30