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<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I: Introducing Dividend Investing Basics 7</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Brain Around Dividend Investing 9</p> <p>Chapter 2: Brushing Up on Dividend Details 27</p> <p>Chapter 3: Grasping the Dividend Advantage 41</p> <p><b>Part II: Selecting an Investment Approach and Picking Stocks 57</b></p> <p>Chapter 4: Risky Business: Assessing Risk and Your Risk Tolerance 59</p> <p>Chapter 5: Setting Goals and Making Plans 75</p> <p>Chapter 6: Choosing the Right Approach for You 87</p> <p>Chapter 7: Searching for Promising Candidates 101</p> <p>Chapter 8: Sizing Up Potential Picks 113</p> <p><b>Part III: Exploring Income-Generating Industries 141</b></p> <p>Chapter 9: Lighting Up Your Portfolio with Utilities 143</p> <p>Chapter 10: Pumping Up Your Portfolio with Energy Partnerships 153</p> <p>Chapter 11: Getting Connected with Telecommunications Stocks 163</p> <p>Chapter 12: Investing in the Necessities of Life: Consumer Goods 173</p> <p>Chapter 13: Exploring REITs and Financials 183</p> <p><b>Part IV: Checking Out Dividend Investment Vehicles 203</b></p> <p>Chapter 14: Compounding Your Returns with Dividend Reinvestment Plans 205</p> <p>Chapter 15: Diversifying Your Dividends through Mutual Funds 217</p> <p>Chapter 16: Tapping the Best of Both Worlds with Exchange-Traded Funds 235</p> <p>Chapter 17: Going Global with Foreign Dividends 251</p> <p><b>Part V: Managing Your Portfolio 261</b></p> <p>Chapter 18: Choosing an Effective Stock-Picking Strategy 263</p> <p>Chapter 19: Buying and Selling Dividend Stocks: Where and How 273</p> <p>Chapter 20: Tuning In to Changes in Tax Laws 287</p> <p><b>Part VI: The Part of Tens 305</b></p> <p>Chapter 21: Setting the Record Straight: Ten Common Misconceptions about Dividends 307</p> <p>Chapter 22: Ten Dividend Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them 313</p> <p>Appendix: The Dividend Aristocrats 319</p> <p>Index 323</p>

<b>Lawrence Carrel</b> is a financial journalist and served as a staff writer at TheWallStreetJournal.com, SmartMoney.com, and TheStreet.com. He is the author of <i>ETFs for the Long Run: What They Are, How They Work, and Simple Strategies for Successful Long-Term Investing</i> (Wiley).

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