The Dividend Rich Investor: Building Wealth with High-Quality, Dividend-Paying Stocks [Paperback]

Joseph Tigue (Author), Joseph Lisanti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1998

Standard & Poor's official word on dividend-rich investing--now completely updated with 1997 data. This invaluable resource distills Standard & Poor's successful dividend investment philosophy into a user-friendly guide for the individual investor. the authors, both editors of Standard & Poor's high-rated investment newsletter, The Outlook, tell readers why dividends are a vital part of the investment equation, what to look for in a dividend-paying stock, which stocks are the dividend leaders, and who successfully uses dividends as a stock picking tool.

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"A valuable asset for savvy cost-conscious investors."--Brian C. Rogers, Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund. "...straightforward, commonsense approach to the insights, guidelines, and tools needed for long-term, profitable stock-market investing."--Shirley A. Lazo, Barron's. Build a Stock Portfolio That's Safe, Prudent, and Profitable in Any Market. The Dividend Rich Investor simplifies and demystifies dividend-oriented investment, focusing on stocks that have long-term records of high and growing dividend yields using Standard & Poor's highly regarded procedures for evaluating stocks. Written by editors of S&P's weekly investment advisory, The Outlook, this guide gives you lists of dividend-rich stocks, tips on selecting "free" stocks, red-flag signals that say "avoid this stock," and everything the individual investor needs to construct a winning portfolio. This book's commonsense wisdom will repay you for the rest of your life.

About the Author

Joseph Tigue is Managing Editor of Standard & Poor's investment advisory newsletter, The Outlook, as well as Editor of S&P's Directory of Dividend Reinvestment Plans. Mr. TigueÕs frequent appearances in the business media have included NBC, CNBC, CNN, PBS, the BBC, and various radio shows. He lives in Westbury, New York. Joseph Lisanti is Senior Editor of Standard & Poor's The Outlook. Prior to joining S&P in 1989, Mr. Lisanti was Senior Editor of PhysicianÕs Financial News and Managing Editor of Fact: The Money Management Magazine. He lives in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 237 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070647534
• ISBN-13: 978-0070647534
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best investment advice, January 20, 2000

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Chris Wong - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dividend Rich Investor: Building Wealth with High-Quality, Dividend-Paying Stocks (Paperback)

The dividend investing approach illustrated in this book is perhaps the most under-rated, under-promoted investment strategy. It's not as exciting as investing in internet stocks, but it's very easy to implement and it can create an amazing income for life. I especially recommend this book for young investors.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for beginners, June 17, 2000

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Michael Mendenhall "september17th" (Monterey, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dividend Rich Investor: Building Wealth with High-Quality, Dividend-Paying Stocks (Paperback)

It's not exactly the most glamorous way to invest in stocks, but selecting good quality dividend paying stocks is a great way to earn passive income over a long period of time.

This book contained a few lists of stocks with average yields and so forth which I found helpful, but the sheer amount of numbers became mind numbing at times. Overall, I found some really good information in here about how to select reliable dividend paying stocks and which ones to avoid. Some of the issues covered were companies that regularly increase their dividend yield, how to aggressively buy stocks in companies which have actually cut their dividend recently. I was surprised that the authors advocated buying stocks with low, but increasing yields. After reading that chapter, I can see their point. If you want to chase high growth, high paying stocks, don't go for dividend paying stocks.

I'm giving this book 4 stars because I think it provides much valuable, but basic, information. This book will only appeal to novice or beginning investors who know little or nothing about dividend paying stocks. If you're more of an advanced investor who likes buying high flying Internet stocks, you can skip this book. Dividend investing is a very conservative, long term investment method, and if that's what you're looking for, by all means buy this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dividends, the key to investing success.., January 3, 2005

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Mr. M. J. W. Montgomery (Luxembourg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dividend Rich Investor: Building Wealth with High-Quality, Dividend-Paying Stocks (Paperback)

This is a very good book, and simple to read for even novice investors. A note, the entire book deals only with US listed stocks, so, to buy any of the stocks listed here, you need a broker with access to US markets.

The book covers compounding of dividends, a very, very important subject. It also warns about selecting stocks with yields that are too high, and unlikely to be maintained, or stocks which have a high yield, but are cyclical.

This is a very good book, for anyone, who might be considering thier retirement investment strategy.

A word of warning: This book is not about returns of 2000% per annum. Dividends are dull and boring. But, they make a good basis for investment.