Here's a good article from Morningstar on dividend yielding stocks.

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=56793...

Dividend-Paying Stocks Continue to Garner Attention
By Gaston F. Ceron

Not only does the author list the top 10 dividend-yielding stocks of their "ultimate stock pickers", but it touches on:

—The asset class of choice for many investors is still taxable low-yielding bonds.

—On the whole REITs, telecoms, utilities, and tobacco stocks are full valued.

—Why buy-backs are usually a poor substitute for dividends.

—Taxes on dividends and capital gains.

—The author's current favorite dividend stocks, and why: Chevron, General Mills, Royal Dutch Shell, and PSEG.

—The author's prime candidates for dividend cuts including: Pitney Bowes, RR Donnelly, Avon, and "specialty financials."

—What to expect for dividend payout increases going forward.

And, the top 10 dividend-yielding stocks of their "ultimate stock pickers" are:
VOD, GSK, COP, LLY, NVS, MRK, INTC, PFE, SYY, AND PM.