Dividend Stocks For Dummies

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