Dividend Stocks For Dummies

by Lawrence Carrel

Overview

Expert advice on a mature, reliable way to invest money

Investing in dividend stocks is one of the top strategies to survive market instability. This hands-on guide gives you expert information and advice to successfully add dividend stocks to your investment portfolio, revealing how to make the most out of dividend stock investing — no matter the type of market.

• Get the 411 — find out what dividend stocks are, how they benefit investors, and why they're a good investment choice in today's market climate

• Make a plan — determine your goals, implement a strategy, and discover what it takes to be a successful dividend investor

• Weigh risk and reward — learn how to minimize risk and use your level of risk tolerance to guide your choices

• Know which industries are "in" — get the inside scoop on industries that are ripe for dividend investment

• Divide and conquer — build and manage your portfolio, buy the stock you want, and keep up with dividend taxation

Open the book and find:

• The advantages of utilizing a dividend strategy

• What makes a good dividend stock and how they're calculated

• Important dates in the life of a dividend stock

• Popular styles of investing

• Ways to analyze a stock's price-to-earnings ratio and yield

• Dividend reinvestment plans and direct purchase programs

• How to avoid dividend investment mistakes

• Experienced investment advisors to contact for help

Learn to:

• Successfully add dividend stocks to your investment portfolio

• Effectively research companies

• Gauge risk, growth, and return

• Increase your dividend investments

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470635902
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Series:	For Dummies Books
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Lawrence Carrel is a financial journalist and served as a staff writer at TheWallStreetJournal.com, SmartMoney.com, and TheStreet.com. He is the author of ETFs for the Long Run: What They Are, How They Work, and Simple Strategies for Successful Long-Term Investing (Wiley).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Introducing Dividend Investing Basics 7

Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around Dividend Investing 9

Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Dividend Details 27

Chapter 3: Grasping the Dividend Advantage 41

Part II: Selecting an Investment Approach and Picking Stocks 57

Chapter 4: Risky Business: Assessing Risk and Your Risk Tolerance 59

Chapter 5: Setting Goals and Making Plans 75

Chapter 6: Choosing the Right Approach for You 87

Chapter 7: Searching for Promising Candidates 101

Chapter 8: Sizing Up Potential Picks 113

Part III: Exploring Income-Generating Industries 141

Chapter 9: Lighting Up Your Portfolio with Utilities 143

Chapter 10: Pumping Up Your Portfolio with Energy Partnerships 153

Chapter 11: Getting Connected with Telecommunications Stocks 163

Chapter 12: Investing in the Necessities of Life: Consumer Goods 173

Chapter 13: Exploring REITs and Financials 183

Part IV: Checking Out Dividend Investment Vehicles 203

Chapter 14: Compounding Your Returns with Dividend Reinvestment Plans 205

Chapter 15: Diversifying Your Dividends through Mutual Funds 217

Chapter 16: Tapping the Best of Both Worlds with Exchange-Traded Funds 235

Chapter 17: Going Global with Foreign Dividends 251

Part V: Managing Your Portfolio 261

Chapter 18: Choosing an Effective Stock-Picking Strategy 263

Chapter 19: Buying and Selling Dividend Stocks: Where and How 273

Chapter 20: Tuning In to Changes in Tax Laws 287

Part VI: The Part of Tens 305

Chapter 21: Setting the Record Straight: Ten Common Misconceptions about Dividends 307

Chapter 22: Ten Dividend Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 313

Appendix: The Dividend Aristocrats 319

Index 323