Quote Originally Posted by souschefdude View Post
A coworker is big into buying stocks that pay dividends.
I'm big on that too. I've been doing it for over 6 years and it has been working great for me. If you want to get into that, then I would recommend getting an online brokerage account (e.g., TD Ameritrade) and buying stocks through them. The fees are cheaper than through a traditional broker or your bank.

Some stable, high yield stocks are AT&T, Verizon, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, and some US energy companies (e.g., Duke Energy). As you can see, these are companies that have been around for a while and provide products/services that are always in demand.