5 Boring Stocks Paying Solid Dividends

PG, JNJ and others may be dull, but their payouts are anything but drab

Oct 12, 2012, 8:30 am EDT | By Jim Woods, Editor-at-Large, The Wealth Shield

Procter & Gamble

Dividend Yield: 3.3%

Premier consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) is the maker of iconic brands such as Ivory Soap, Crest toothpaste and Head & Shoulders shampoo. The company’s pantheon of household brand names ensures that no matter what kind of economic climate we’re in, people still are going to purchase items made by P&G. Yes, soap and shampoo isn’t the next Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), but it is going to deliver a solid and steady dividend, currently sitting at a very attractive 3.3% yield.