The Little Book of Big Dividends

Everyone needs to invest, but where do you invest during bear markets? The massive stock declines over the past year have eroded savings, but this doesn't mean you should stuff your money under a mattress. It needs to be put to work getting some return so that it will grow. Smart investors will turn to high dividend paying stocks to get a stable and growing stream of income. Dividend investing-that provides an income beyond any gain in the share price-may be the investor's best weapon. Dividends are safe, largely reliable, and maybe at the their cheapest levels in many years. While the best paying dividend stocks of recent years, such as financials, took a huge beating in 2008, opportunities will abound in 2010 and beyond-if you know where to look. In The Little Book of Big Dividends, dividend stock expert Chuck Carlson presents an action plan for dividend-hungry investors. You'll learn about the pitfalls, how to find the opportunities, and will learn how to construct a portfolio that generates big, safe dividends easily through the BSD (Big, Safe Dividends) formula. If you're a bit adventurous, Carlson has you covered, and will teach you how to find big, safe dividends in foreign stocks, preferred stocks, ETFs, real estate investment trusts, and more. Contains the simple tools, strategies, and recommendations for finding big, safe dividends Helps you put a complete portfolio together that pays dividends every month Show you the top dividend paying stocks with their dividend payment dates It doesn't get any easier than this, and in these turbulent times, you can't afford to ignore the power of dividends. Read The Little Book of Big Dividends and gain a better perspective of how you can protect yourself for the future.

Everyone needs to invest, but where do you invest during bearmarkets?The massive stock declines over the past year have erodedsavings, but this doesn't mean you should stuff your money under amattress. It needs to be put to work getting some return so that itwill grow.Smart investors will turn to high dividend paying stocks to geta stable and growing stream of income. Dividend investing-thatprovides an income beyond any gain in the share price-may be theinvestor's best weapon. Dividends are safe, largely reliable, andmaybe at the their cheapest levels in many years. While the bestpaying dividend stocks of recent years, such as financials, took ahuge beating in 2008, opportunities will abound in 2010 andbeyond-if you know where to look.In The Little Book of Big Dividends, dividend stockexpert Chuck Carlson presents an action plan for dividend-hungryinvestors. You'll learn about the pitfalls, how to find theopportunities, and will learn how to construct a portfolio thatgenerates big, safe dividends easily through the BSD (Big, SafeDividends) formula. If you're a bit adventurous, Carlson has youcovered, and will teach you how to find big, safe dividends inforeign stocks, preferred stocks, ETFs, real estate investmenttrusts, and more.* Contains the simple tools, strategies, and recommendations forfinding big, safe dividends* Helps you put a complete portfolio together that pays dividendsevery month* Show you the top dividend paying stocks with their dividendpayment datesIt doesn't get any easier than this, and in these turbulenttimes, you can't afford to ignore the power of dividends. ReadThe Little Book of Big Dividends and gain a betterperspective of how you can protect yourself for the future.

Foreword xiIntroduction xvChapter One The Check Is in the Mail 1Chapter Two Super Size Me, without the Heartburn 21Chapter Three If Einstein Was a Dividend Investor 33Chapter Four The World Is Your Oyster 45Chapter Five It Pays to Be Direct 61Chapter Six Postcards from the Hedge 79Chapter Seven Lifeguard on Duty 93Chapter Eight Juice Your Portfolio without Striking Out 105Chapter Nine When DRIPs Become Floods 127Chapter Ten If You Build It, Dividends Will Come 147Appendix A Advanced BSD Formula 161Appendix B The Ultimate Big, Safe Dividend Portfolio 169Acknowledgments 173