Dividend Stocks For Dummies - Softcover

Carrel, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470466014 ISBN 13: 9780470466018

Publisher: For Dummies, 2010

Synopsis

Expert advice on a mature, reliable way to invest money

According to Fortune magazine, investing in dividends is one of the top five ways to survive market instability. Dividend Stocks For Dummies gives you the expert information and advice you need to successfully add dividends to your investment portfolio, revealing how to make the most out of dividend stock investing-no matter the type of market.

• Explains the nuts and bolts of dividends, values, and returns
• Shows you how to effectively research companies, gauge growth and return, and the best way to manage a dividend portfolio
• Provides strategies for increasing dividend investments

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About this title

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

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470466014
• ISBN 13: 9780470466018
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368