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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Dividends Are a Key Factor in a Successful Investment Program | |
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| Why There's Less Volatility | |
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| Dividends and Compounding Power | |
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| Dividends Are Real | |
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| A Brief History | |
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| Some Characteristics of Dividends | |
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| Stodgy Dividend Payer or Hot Growth Stock | |
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| In a Nutshell | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| The More Favorable Dividend Tax Rate | |
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| Holding Periods | |
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| Qualified and Nonqualified Dividends | |
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| Taxable vs. Tax-Deferred Accounts | |
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| Benefiting from Lower Tax Rates | |
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| Other Tax Cut Benefits | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| How to Find the Best Dividend Payers | |
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| Important Ratios to Consider | |
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| Cash Flow | |
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| S&P Quality Rankings | |
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| Price-Earnings Ratio | |
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| There Are Earnings and Then There Are Earnings | |
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| S&P's Core Earnings | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| Traditional Income Stocks | |
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| Electric Utilities | |
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| Gas Utilities | |
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| Utility Mutual Funds and ETFs | |
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| Banks | |
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| Real Estate Investment Trusts | |
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| Water Utilities | |
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| Energy Stocks | |
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| Telecommunications Stocks | |
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| Pharmaceutical Stocks | |
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| Preferred Stocks | |
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| Master Limited Partnerships | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| Dividends as a Hedge against Inflation | |
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| An Example of Profiting from Dividends | |
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| Unlikely to Break the String | |
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| Stocks with Good Yields on Cost | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| Magnify Your Returns via Dividend Reinvestment | |
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| DRIPs | |
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| Folios | |
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| DSPs | |
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| Advantages of DRIPs and DSPs | |
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| Dollar Cost Averaging | |
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| Value Averaging | |
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| Enrolling and Exiting a DSP | |
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| Diversify Your Choices | |
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| Disadvantages of DRIPs and DSPs | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| Dividend-Oriented Mutual Funds and ETFs That Let You Sleep at Night | |
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| Good Diversification Vehicles | |
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| Sales Charges | |
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| Examine Expense Ratios | |
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| Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) | |
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| Recommended Dividend-Oriented Mutual Funds | |
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| Recommended Dividend-Oriented ETFs | |
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| Closed-End Funds | |
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| Withdrawal Plans | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| Dividend Strategies | |
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| Dogs of the Dow | |
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| The Puppies and Pigs | |
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| UITs and Mutual Funds Based on the Dogs | |
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| Other Investment Strategies | |
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| Dividend Yields vs. Dividend Increases | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| What Can Go Wrong | |
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| TIPS | |
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| I Bonds | |
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| Corporate Bonds | |
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| Municipal Bonds | |
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| Dividend-Paying Stocks Offer the Most Potential | |
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| Points to Remember | |
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| Selected Stocks Worth Buying | |
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| Stocks You Can Buy Directly | |
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| Stocks with Outstanding Dividend Growth | |
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| Good Quality Stocks with Higher Yields | |
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| Dividend Aristocrats | |
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| Dividend Reinvestment Plans of Companies in the S&P 500 | |
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| DRIP Companies in the S&P 1500 with Five-Year Annual Dividend Growth Rates of at Least 6 Percent | |
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| 100 Companies with Largest Market Values in S&P 500 | |
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| Index | |