Dividend Stocks For Dummies

Part I: Introducing Dividend Investing Basics.

Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around Dividend Investing.

Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Dividend Details.

Chapter 3: Grasping the Dividend Advantage.

Part II: Selecting an Investment Approach and Picking Stocks.

Chapter 4: Risky Business: Assessing Risk and Your Risk Tolerance.

Chapter 5: Setting Goals and Making Plans.

Chapter 6: Choosing the Right Approach for You.

Chapter 7: Searching for Promising Candidates.

Chapter 8: Sizing Up Potential Picks.

Part III: Exploring Income-Generating Industries.

Chapter 9: Lighting Up Your Portfolio with Utilities.

Chapter 10: Pumping Up Your Portfolio with Energy Partnerships.

Chapter 11: Getting Connected with Telecommunications Stocks.

Chapter 12: Investing in the Necessities of Life: Consumer Goods.

Chapter 13: Exploring REITs and Financials.

Part IV: Checking Out Dividend Investment Vehicles.

Chapter 14: Compounding Your Returns with Dividend Reinvestment Plans.

Chapter 15: Diversifying Your Dividends through Mutual Funds.

Chapter 16: Tapping the Best of Both Worlds with Exchange-Traded Funds.

Chapter 17: Going Global with Foreign Dividends.

Part V: Managing Your Portfolio.

Chapter 18: Choosing an Effective Stock-Picking Strategy.

Chapter 19: Buying and Selling Dividend Stocks: Where and How.

Chapter 20: Tuning In to Changes in Tax Laws.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Setting the Record Straight: Ten Common Misconceptions about Dividends.

Chapter 22: Ten Dividend Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.

Appendix: The Dividend Aristocrats.

Index.