buyupside.com Dividend Book

The buyupside Dividend Book is an eBook that is a compilation of original articles written by me (Richard Howard) of buyupside.com. The eBook will be updated each time that I write a new article about dividends or dividend reinvestment.

The eBook includes eight chapters:

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Dividends discusses the how dividends work and why they are beneficial to investors.
Chapter 2: More About Dividends gives additional fundamental information about dividends.
Chapter 3: Dividend-Paying Individual Stocks presents articles about dividend-paying stocks from many sectors of the stock market.
Chapter 4: Getting Stated With Dividend-Paying Stock Portfolios includes sample portfolios of dividend-paying stocks designed by buyupside.com. They are intended to show how easy it is to construct a diversified portfolio.
Chapter 5: More Dividend-Paying Stock Portfolios includes more examples of portfolios of dividend-paying stocks designed by buyupside.com.
Chapter 6: Dividend-Paying ETFs, Mutual Funds and Energy Trusts and Partnerships presents many examples of dividend-oriented ETFs, managed funds, trusts and partnerships. These securities were designed by professional managers.
Chapter 7: Dividend Reinvestment discusses why dividend reinvestment is desirable and how to do it.
Chapter 8: More About Dividends lists Web sites that contain useful information for the dividend investor.

You can read the articles in the book in sequence starting with the first article in Chapter 1 or you can read them in any order.

Chapter 1: Getting Started With Dividends

Dividends are real money that you can spend or use to buy additional shares of stock through a stock's dividend reinvestment plan. This group or articles discusses how dividends work. The articles are listed in logical order and best read read in sequence.

What Is a Dividend?
Important Dates for Dividends
Dividends Magnify Your Total Return
Dividends Will Reward the Patient Investor
Small Dividend Increases Add Up
These Dividend Yields Will Amaze You
Payback Period - Buy Stocks with Increasing Dividends
Special Dividends Pack a Punch

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Chapter 2: More About Dividends

Learn more how dividends work. The articles are listed in logical order to be read in sequence.

Falling Prices Push Up Dividend Yields
Falling Stock Prices Benefit Long-term Dividend Reinvestment Portfolios
Do Not Be Tempted by Extra High Dividend Yields
Avoid Downside Stocks with Large Dividend Yields
High Dividend Yields May Signal Trouble Ahead
Avoid Closed-End Income Funds That Cut Dividends
Looking for Income? What's Best - Stocks or Bonds?
Living off Dividends
Over 200 Investments That Pay Dividends Monthly
Preferred Stocks Deliver High Yields
Direct Stock Purchase Plans are Convenient But Watch the Fees
Low-Fee Stock Purchase Plans and DRIPs Add to Your Profits

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Chapter 3: Dividend-Paying Individual Stocks

Many companies pay regular safe dividends. These articles are about individual dividend-paying stocks and can be read in any order.

Abbott Has a Long Record of Paying Increasing Dividends
Add High-Yield DJIA Stocks to Your Dividend Reinvestment Portfolio
Alpine Dynamic Dividend Maintains High Dividend Yield
Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Seeks High Dividend Yield
AmSouth Bank is a Dividend Play
AT&T Pays a Rich Dividend
CNOOC Gives Investors Good Growth and Dividend Yield
Coca-Cola Is a Solid Dividend-Paying Stock
Dividend Aristocrats Pay Increasing Dividends
Dividend-Paying Gas Utilities Can Enhance Your Portfolio
Dividend Yields of Bank Stocks Are Up
Dividend Yields of Bank Stocks Move Up With Falling Stock Prices
Duke Energy Pays Its Dividend
Eight Electric and Natural Gas Utilities With High Dividend Yields
Emerson Electric Is a Winning Stock
Enbridge Energy LP Pays a Rich Dividend
Energy East is on the Upside
First Horizon National Pays a Healthy Dividend
Five Great Dividend Reinvestment Stocks
Five High-Yield Stocks
General Electric Keeps Increasing Dividends
General Electric Pays a Healthy Dividend
IBM Increases Its Dividend by 33 Percent
Illinois Tool Works Keeps Increasing Its Dividend
Look Here For Rising Dividends
McDonald's Increases Its Dividend to $1
Merck Is a Candidate For a Dividend Reinvestment Portfolio
Mergent's Dividend Achievers Pay Increasing Dividends
National City Pays an Increasing Dividend
NSTAR Pays a Healthy Dividend
Pfizer's Dividend Yield Is Appealing
Stora Enso and UPM-Kymmene Are Cyclical Dividend-Paying Stocks
Terra Nitrogen Pays Uneven Dividends
Three High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Consider
U.S. Bancorp Is a Great Dividend Play
Valero LP Pays a Rich Dividend
Washington Mutual Keeps Increasing Its Dividend
Whirlpool Is a Cyclical Dividend Play
Williams Companies Revives Its Dividend

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Chapter 4: Getting Started With Dividend-Paying Stock Portfolios

Read about combining dividend-paying stocks to construct a diverse portfolio that will grow in dollar value with time. The articles are listed in logical order and are best read in sequence.

Starter Portfolio
Dividend Reinvestment Portfolio
Dividend-Paying Stocks
Electric Utilities Portfolio
Food and Beverage Stocks
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Stocks Pay High Dividends

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Chapter 5: More Dividend-Paying Stock Portfolios

Here are sample portfolios of dividend-paying stocks from many market sectors. The articles are arranged in alphabetical order, but can be read in any order.

Canadian Royalty Trusts Pay High Dividends
Chemical Stocks Portfolio Pay Hefty Dividends
High-Income Forestry and Paper Stocks
High-Yield Growth Stocks For Your Long-term Portfolio
Money Center Banks Stocks Pay Good Dividends
High-Yield Sectors
Multifamily REITs Offer High Dividend Yields
Natural Gas Limited Partnerships Pay High Dividends
Natural Gas Utilities Portfolio Pays High Dividends
Portfolio of Dividend Achievers ETFs Offers Growth and Income
Portfolio of Integrated Oil and Gas Stocks
Portfolio of Paper and Paper Products Stocks
Portfolio of Regional Mall and Shopping Center REITs
Regional Banks Portfolio Pays Reliable Dividends
S&P 500 Utilities Pay Hefty Dividends
Water Utilities are Growth Stocks that Pay Good Dividends

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Chapter 6: Dividend-Paying ETFs, Mutual Funds and Energy Trusts and Partnerships
Exchange-traded funds

Exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, trusts and partnerships enable you to own a diversified basket of dividend-paying stocks.

BlackRock Diversified Income Strategies Fund Pays Steady Income
BlackRock Offers Four Dividend Achievers Funds
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
Dividend Oriented Exchange-Traded Funds Abound
Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund
Dow Jones Utility Average is a Conservative Play for Income and Growth
DNP Select Income Fund Pays Steady High Dividends
Earn Dividends From World-Wide ETF
Gabelli Utility Trust is a Solid Income Investment
iShares S&P Value Index Fund Includes Dividend-Paying Stocks
Nuveen Offers a Variety of Closed-End Income Funds
Option Income Funds - Big Returns but Big Risks
PowerShares Offers Four Dividend Achievers ETFs
SPDR Dividend ETF Includes High-Yield Stocks
Two ETFs That are Good Choices for a Dividend Reinvestment Portfolio
Vanguard Equity-Income Likes Dividends
WisdomTree Offers Twenty ETFs for Dividend Investors

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Chapter 7: Dividend Reinvestment

With a dividend reinvest plan you can buy additional shares of a stock each time is pays a dividend. Over time you can accumulate many shares without paying out any new money.

Accumulate Shares With Dividend Reinvestment
Introduction to Dividend Reinvestment
Dividend Reinvestment: Do It

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Chapter 8: More About Dividends

You can find information about dividends on many Web sites. Here are a few useful sites.

Ex-Dividend.com Gives You the Latest Dividend News
Find Dividend Yields for Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Stocks at indexARb
QuantumOnline.com Is a Find for Income Investors
The Moneypaper Lets You Buy Dividend-Paying Stocks
Yahoo Finance Has a Comprehensive List of Dividend Yields for Stocks

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Related Articles:

All About Dividends is an alphabetical list of all articles about dividends and dividend reinvestment on buyupside.com.

Exchange-Traded Funds

Index Funds

Mutual Funds

Portfolio Diversification

Dollar-cost Averaging

Updated October 28, 2007.