5 Dividend Stocks to Buy in January

With the start of a new year, it's time to do some analysis of what worked in your portfolio last year -- and, perhaps equally importantly, where you can improve.

In a go-go year for stocks, it's tempting to look at top performers as great examples of where to put your money.

But soaring stock prices are always easier to recognize in retrospect, and investors need to remember the importance of a balanced portfolio. That means a healthy dose of income-generating dividend stocks to act as a reliable source of returns if growth is harder to come by in 2020 -- or worse, if the going gets rough for U.S. stocks and we see the market make a move downwards.

1. KeyCorp (ticker: KEY)
2. Southern Co. (SO)
3. General Mills (GIS)
4. Southern Copper Corp. (SCCO)
5. AT&T (T)

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