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<p>Acknowledgments vii</p> <p>Introduction ix</p> <p>Chapter 1 Income? From Stocks? 1</p> <p>Chapter 2 Dividends, Values, and Returns 25</p> <p>Chapter 3 Corporations: Dividend Machines 49</p> <p>Chapter 4 Dividend Insight 69</p> <p>Chapter 5 Dividends Past, Present, and Projected 87</p> <p>Chapter 6 Is It Safe? 101</p> <p>Chapter 7 Will It Grow? 125</p> <p>Chapter 8 What’s the Return? 149</p> <p>Chapter 9 Independence 169</p> <p>Chapter 10 Managing a Dividend Portfolio 183</p> <p>Chapter 11 The Future of Dividends 205</p> <p>Epilogue 221</p> <p>Appendix 1 The Nuts and Bolts of Dividend Payments 225</p> <p>Appendix 2 Dividends and Taxes 241</p> <p>Appendix 3 Banks 257</p> <p>Appendix 4 Utilities 277</p> <p>Appendix 5 Real Estate Investment Trusts 295</p> <p>Appendix 6 Energy Partnerships 313</p> <p>Appendix 7 Other Dividend Opportunities 333</p> <p>Index 337</p>

<p><b>JOSH PETERS, CFA,</b> is an equities strategist and editor of the monthly newsletter <i>Morningstar^® DividendInvestor™</i>. He<i></i> manages<i></i> the newsletter's two real-money model portfolios. <p><b>MORNINGSTAR, INC.,</b> is a leading provider of independent investment research in the United States and in major international markets. The company offers an extensive line of Internet, software, and print-based products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on more than 250,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles.The company has operations in sixteen countries and minority ownership positions in companies based in three other countries. Visit us at www.morningstar.com.

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