Investing

What Is a Dividend Aristocrat? And Why You Need to Invest in Them

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Dividend Aristocrats are dividend winners who have consistently provided investors with increasing dividends year in and year out. Dividend Aristocrats make a great addition to a portfolio of dividend stocks. They are a great place to start your search for the next company to add to your portfolio. Dividends provide income from your investment, rather than capital gains which are based on appreciation or depreciation in the stock price A dividend stock is typically less volatile than other asset classes such as stocks or mutual funds Investors should look for dividend payers that have been around for at least 25+ …

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Should You Use Dividends to Supplement Your Income or Reinvest Dividends?

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Whether it’s a bull market or a bear market, one thing is relatively constant in stock market investing: you want to have at least some money in your portfolio in dividend-paying stocks. Dividends – the payments distributed to shareholders each quarter – are incredibly valuable for any investment strategy because they’re great for growing the value of your portfolio. The key here is investing in good dividend stocks and deciding on the best use of those dividend payouts. Some people choose to supplement income from their day jobs with dividends, while others choose to reinvest those dividends back into their …

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Top 4 Key Reasons Why Now Is the Best Time to Invest in Dividend Stocks

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If you want to retire early or make your investments work harder for you, investing in dividend-paying stocks is a great strategy to help you achieve these financial goals. Not all stocks pay out dividends to shareholders, but those that do typically pay dividends on a quarterly basis. Not all dividend stocks are created equally, of course. Some may pay out a high rate of returns but are constantly on the brink of slashing dividend yields (which decreases your quarterly dividend income as a result). Meanwhile, other stocks may not pay the highest dividends but they have a long history …

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Getting Started with Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIP) and Share Purchase Plans

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The following is a guest post from one of my favorite bloggers, Mark at My Own Advisor. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. There’s do-it-yourself investing and then there’s really do-it-yourself investing. I’d definitely put full dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) that include share purchase plans (SPPs) in the latter category.  Not that full DRIPs are a difficult animal to understand but it does take some time and some know-how to get going.  Luckily for you, you’ve found this blog today and in the days to come 😉 I’ll …

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