How to pick good dividend stocks

Pick a good tool like Yahoo’s stock screener
https://research2.fidelity.com/pi/stock-screener

Search for stocks with similar criteria:
1. Market Cap > 250 mil
2. Dividend Yield 3–15%
3. Sales Revenue > 1 billion
4. P/E Ratio > 5
5. Est 5yr EPS Growth >0%
6. Avg analyst rec <=3 (where 1 is a buy and 5 is a sell)

This should give you a list of stocks that are quite stable and not volatile. Good for buy at lows, hold for a very long time and enjoy the dividends.