Let's face it, not all of us have time to do exhaustive research to unearth great stocks like McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) or Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV).

But that doesn't mean we can't follow and utilize the work of other smart investors. One way to do this is to track the stock picks of All-Star investors in CAPS, The Motley Fool's interactive stock-rating database.

All-Stars have a rating of 80-plus out of 100, meaning their picks are outperforming 80% of the more than 115,000 CAPS members. The top players have accuracy levels of well over 60%, so it might pay to follow what they do. 

We can easily search for their top picks using the handy CAPS screener. For example, a search for stocks with …  

  • At least 100 All-Star outperform picks.
  • A dividend yield between 4% and 8%.
  • Insider ownership over 10%.

... returned the following:

Company Name

CAPS Rating (5 max)

All-Star Outperform Picks

Dividend Yield %

% Insider Ownership

Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP)

*****

124

5.9%

44%

Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ:CALM)

****

168

5.1%

34%

Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD)

*****

177

7.3%

35%

Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK)

****

204

7%

14%

Navios Maritime Holdings (NYSE:NM)

*****

244

4.1%

22%

Source: Motley Fool CAPS. Data as of Aug. 7, 2008.

No one but you can make the final decision on your investments, but it feels a whole lot better knowing a lot of other smart people are on your side. Feel free to use the CAPS screener to find more potential winners.