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Author Carrel, Lawrence

Title Investing in Dividends for Dummies
Edition 2nd edition
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2023

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Description 1 online resource (275 p.)
Series For dummies
--For dummies.
Contents Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Where to Go From Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Dividends -- Chapter 1 Beginning with the Basics of Dividend Investing -- Coming to Terms with Dividend Stocks -- Why companies pay dividends -- The advantages of dividend investing -- The risks of dividend investing -- Prepping Yourself for the Journey Ahead -- Gauging your risk tolerance -- Choosing the right approach -- Value -- Growth -- Income -- Working with a seasoned pro
Selecting First-Rate Dividend Stocks -- Distinguishing dividend stocks from the rest of the pack -- Exploring sectors where dividend stocks hang out -- Crunching the numbers -- Performing additional research and analysis -- Building and Managing Your Portfolio -- Settling on a stock-picking strategy -- Limiting your exposure to risk -- Buying and selling shares -- Reviewing your portfolio regularly -- Staying on top of possible tax code changes -- Checking Out Various Investment Vehicles -- Chapter 2 Digging into Dividend Details -- Investigating the Major Stock-Market Indexes
Dow Jones Industrial Average -- Standard & Poor's 500 -- Distinguishing Common and Preferred Stock -- Common stock -- Preferred stock -- Checking Out Company Fundamentals -- Paying Tribute to Yields -- Looking at the Role Dividends Play in the Market -- Dividends' contributions to returns -- The positive effects of dividends on stock prices -- Noting Important Dates in the Life of a Dividend -- Date of declaration -- Trade date -- Settlement date -- Date of record -- Ex-dividend date -- Payment date -- Chapter 3 Grasping the Good and the Bad of Dividends
Checking Out the Pros and Cons of Investing in Dividend Stocks -- Exploring the pros -- Gaining two ways to win -- Securing a steady stream of income -- Achieving profits and ownership -- Compounding returns via reinvesting -- Hedging against inflation: Another way to WIN -- Banking on the buy-and-hold advantage -- Riding the possible baby boomer retirement surge -- Investigating the cons -- Investing in Solid Companies -- Maturity: Boring, but stable -- Good management -- Stability -- Strong earnings growth -- Early warning signs -- Watching the Rise and Fall of Dividend Stocks' Popularity
Dividends fall out of favor -- Dividend stocks stage a comeback -- Part 2 Exploring the Wide World of Dividends -- Chapter 4 Investigating Income-Generating Industries -- Lighting Up Your Portfolio with Utilities -- Which companies qualify -- Utilities' income-generating capabilities -- Potential pitfalls of utilities -- What to look for in utility companies -- Dividend performance -- A focused business -- Regulatory environment -- Debt load -- Very high yields -- Pumping Up Your Portfolio with Energy Partnerships -- The benefits of energy company investing -- Energy companies' negatives
Notes Exploring Master Limited Partnerships
Subject Dividends -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781394200610
1394200617
9781394200603
1394200609