Like most retired people, I am looking for a good, but safe return on my investments. I cannot take many risks.
Much like spoonman said, there are a few that you really can't go wrong with such as Chevron, General Electric, Kinder Morgan, Realty Income, and Phillip Morris (to name a few that I own). There are many more stable blue chips, and even more dividend growth stocks with a less established history.If you are interested in learning about individual dividend paying stocks, I recommend reading Seeking Alpha. They are a fantastic source of news and information on individual stocks in general, and have a very popular section devoted to dividend stocks.For one of the most definitive lists of dividend paying stocks out there, check out David Fish's Dividend CCC spreadsheet. It is a list of Dividend paying stocks with consecutive dividend increases over the last 25+ years (Champions), 10+ years (Contenders), and 5+ years (Challengers).