Make Money With Dividends Investing, With Less Risk And Higher Returns

Preface It was a eureka moment. I was working on a dividend spreadsheet, changing the variables, when the size of the numbers I saw surprised me. I realized that if my kids' money was invested according to the formula I was working with, they should never have any financial problems in adulthood, no matter what job or career they chose. I also recognized that using the same formula, my wife and I should never have to worry about income in retirement. And last, I understood that if my parents invested according to the formula, they, too, should have no worries about income in old age. That s when I knew I had to write this book. Get Rich with Dividends is for the average investor—the investor who is just getting started, the investor who is playing catch‐up, the investor who has been burned by the booms and busts of the recent past, and the investor who trusted the wrong advisor and ended up paying thousands of dollars for worthless advice. This book is for all investors who are serious about creating real wealth for themselves and their families, investors who are willing to learn a simple system for making their money work as hard as they do (or did). It s easy to learn and implement and takes very little free time. Importantly, it s not a theory. It s been proved to work over decades of bull and bear markets. And it s designed for investors who have other things they d rather do than spend hours on their portfolios. Implement the 10‐11‐12 System and let stocks and time work their magic. All that s required is the occasional check‐in from you to make sure the companies in your portfolio are still behaving the way you expect them to. If they are (and you ll learn how to pick companies that are most likely to meet your expectations), no further action is necessary. As the editor of the Oxford Club s Oxford Income Letter, I receive emails every month from investors who are yearning for higher yields. Current yields aren t cutting it for many retirees. I was inspired to find a strategy that would ensure investors wouldn t be in the same boat in the future as today s income seekers, who are taking on too much risk by chasing yield. The 10‐11‐12 System outlined in Get Rich with Dividends will enable investors to achieve yields of at least 11% (and possibly much more) in the next 10 years—all while investing in some of the most conservative stocks in the market. These are companies with track records, some decades long, of taking care of shareholders. And if you don t need the income today, 12% average annual total returns (which crush the stock market average) are easily attainable. If your money earns 12% per year, it will more than triple after 10 years, quintuple after 15 years, and grow by well over 10 times after 20 years. In other words, earning an average of 12% per year for 20 years turns a $100,000 portfolio into nearly $1.4 million. And that s with no additional investments. What would an extra $1.4 million mean to you in retirement? First of all, it might spin off enough income that you wouldn t need to touch the principal. The money could be used for vacations with your family or a grandchild s college education, or it could give you peace of mind that you ll always have the best medical care. Perhaps most importantly, you ll learn how my 10‐11‐12 System can still enable you to earn significant yields and double‐digit returns in flat or down markets. Despite the nastiest bear market, you ll be sleeping comfortably, even smiling, once you implement my 10‐11‐12 System. As you make your way through this book, you ll learn everything you need to know to become a successful investor. It s easy to read and even easier to get started. In Chapters 1 and 2, we go over why dividend stocks are the best kind of investment you can make for the long‐term health of your portfolio.