Dividend Stocks for the Week

While most freight companies are struggling in the current economic climate, CH Robinson Worldwide(CHRW) is actually thriving -- at least enough to declare a dividend hike for shareholders of record on Dec. 4. The freight logistics company, which handled approximately 7.3 million shipments last year for more than 32,000 customers, offers investors a unique business model that spares it from being highly leveraged. That's an attribute that investors are looking for as credit becomes harder to come by.

That model served CH Robinson well in its third quarter, with profit rising 2% on higher margins. One fund that's benefiting from that is the Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund, which holds Morningstar's coveted five-star rating.

Among the fund's other holdings are FedEx(FDX), with a dividend yield of 0.54%, and Monsanto(MON), with a dividend yield of 1.52%.

For the rest of this week's dividend stocks, including Underworld Resources(UW) and Emerson Electric(EMR), check out the Dividend Stocks for the Week portfolio on Stockpickr.

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-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.

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