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
