Double Your Money in America's Finest Companies: The Unbeatable Power of Rising Dividends

DOUBLE YOUR MONEY in America\'s Finest Companies: The Unbeatable Power of Rising Dividends......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 9
FOREWORD......Page 11
PREFACE......Page 13
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 19
COMPOUND ANNUAL RETURNS......Page 21
MAKING MONEY WITH THE CREAM OF THE CROP......Page 24
BUYING HIGHEST-QUALITY SHARES......Page 25
DOING THE MATH......Page 30
LEARNING THE HARD WAY......Page 31
STOCKS: THE MOST PROFITABLE INVESTMENT......Page 34
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 41
THE HISTORY OF STOCKS......Page 45
HOW STOCKS WORK......Page 48
THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE......Page 50
JUST HOW RISKY ARE STOCKS?......Page 53
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF INVESTING......Page 54
WHY STOCKS ARE THE RIGHT CHOICE......Page 58
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 63
BENJAMIN GRAHAM......Page 64
ANCIENT WISDOM......Page 67
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM GRAHAM......Page 70
A SIMPLE STRATEGY......Page 71
WHERE ARE THESE COMPANIES?......Page 74
THE SUPER 50 TEAM......Page 76
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 81
THE MUTUAL FUND MISTAKE......Page 83
MANAGING YOUR MONEY......Page 84
ADVANTAGE: THE INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR......Page 86
WHY FORECASTING GOES AWRY......Page 92
THE DISADVANTAGES OF PROFESSIONAL MONEY MANAGEMENT......Page 93
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO OWN A STOCK MUTUAL FUND?......Page 97
INVESTING OVER THE LONG TERM......Page 98
POINT TO REMEMBER......Page 103
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES......Page 104
WHAT YOU SHOULD BE PUTTING AWAY......Page 113
AN EASY WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO RETIRE......Page 122
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 129
STEP 1: BE PATIENT......Page 130
STEP 2: BUY MORE OF WHAT YOU ALREADY OWN......Page 137
STEP 3: PROPERLY DIVERSIFY YOUR HOLDINGS......Page 142
STEP 4: BUY ONLY SHARES OF AMERICA’S FINEST COMPANIES......Page 143
STEP 5: MAINTAIN THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT IN EACH STOCK......Page 146
STEP 6: SELL RARELY......Page 147
THOSE RULES AGAIN......Page 148
MAKING IT WORK......Page 150
GETTING STARTED WITH A LITTLE OR A LOT......Page 155
A BIT OF EXTRA ADVICE......Page 156
WHY DIVIDENDS MATTER WHEN BUYING STOCKS......Page 161
THE BAKER’S DOZEN GUIDED PORTFOLIO......Page 164
HIGHER PAYOUTS EQUAL HIGHER RETURNS......Page 166
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 175
MINIMIZING TAXES......Page 176
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 181
ELIMINATING EVERY COST POSSIBLE......Page 182
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT STATEMENT......Page 184
STARTING EARLY......Page 189
BUY LESS, INVEST MORE......Page 193
POINTS TO REMEMBER......Page 195
DIVERSIFY INTO QUALITY COMPANIES......Page 196
BELIEVE YOU CAN......Page 198
Appendix: America’s Finest Companies Directory 2009......Page 203
INDEX......Page 247