Smart Dividend Investing

We start with the basics and briefly explain what dividends are and why companies pay them. We also cover ex-dividend dates and qualified vs unqualified dividends.

We explain how dividend-paying stocks drastically outperformed the market from 1970 to 2010. In this section we cover the benefits of dividend investing, inflation concerns and Dividend Reinvestment Programs (DRIPs).


Improve your understanding around each type of dividend investment including standard dividend-paying stocks, Utilities, Tech stocks, REITs, MLPs, ETFs and Funds.

This is where most investors can stand to improve. Joseph Hauge, CFA goes into great depth around understanding dividend fundamentals, valuation and forward expectations to help all dividend investors better understand which dividend stocks to buy.

In this section we cover everything from building a new dividend portfolio to when to sell a dividend stock. We explain common dividend investing strategies and even get into using options with dividend investing.

Smart Dividend Investing