All About Dividend Investing (All about) Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition

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The market crash of 2000 and the new tax law are combining to cause a major shift in investor focus. Suddenly, dividends are now looking a lot more attractive than in the go-go '90s. Technology and telecom stocks are out; cash in your pocket is in. With the objective of educating investors about themselves and the market, All About Dividend Investing takes a clear-eyed look at the new dividend environment: investors looking for stability and the realities of the new tax law. The authors then offer a total system for dividend investing, showing how to develop a dividend strategy that allows investors to reduce risk while capturing growth. Using a simplified implementation approach, the authors demonstrate an integrated step-by-step process of investing with a focus on dividends and value that produces consistent returns with less risk and less volatility. The book will of course cover how the new tax law will affect markets (more activity and demand for dividend-paying stocks), corporate policy (increased dividends), and investor behavior (changing where to invest and a new, longer-term outlook). It also shows how to invest in dividend-paying companies. and investor behavior - How to achieve capital appreciation while investing in dividend-paying stocks - The risks of dividend focused investing - How to develop and implement a dividend investment policy - Screening companies that pay dividends using eight different methods - The dividend cycle and how to profit from it All About Dividend Investing provides a comprehensive, step-by-step dividend investment program you can put to work immediately. The book takes a more functional approach to investing than The Dividend Rich Investor, it also has a bigger picture view and is not as low level.