For those getting ready to retire or going to retire in the near future, Alan Brochstein thinks that you should buy the stocks that will be paying big dividends in the future. Alan created a screen with the following parameters: a minimum 2% yield, a maximum payout ratio of 80%, minimum 3yr growth in EPS, RPS and Dividends of 5%, Return on Capital in excess of 10%, no more than a 50% premium to the 5yr median PE and relatively stable earnings estimates. Additionally, all of these stocks have paid dividends for at least the past 10 years.

Check it out his screen.