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The Motley Fool January 5, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Don't Let This Destroy Your Financial Future How to lessen the tax man's sting.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Great Jobs: High Pay, Low Work Sit back and get paid for doing next to nothing -- it's a cushy job. Invest in a healthy, growing company that pays a significant dividend, and it will pay you cash every year.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	The Power of Assists Dividends aren't flashy and quite often they're ignored altogether. However, over years, dividends allow investors to rack up larger gains.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian	My Dividends Are Bigger Than Yours Your yield may be 2% when mine is a whopping 13%. Here's the secret.
Financial Advisor November 2007 Marla Brill	Sunset On The Horizon Tax relief that appeals to investors could soon be a thing of the past.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Focus on Future Dividend Yields Dividends have their place in many, if not most, portfolios. But don't just look for companies that are paying hefty dividends today. Here are two reasons why.
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The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Tim Hanson	More Money, Less Risk In good times and bad, dividends deliver the best of the market.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2008 Todd Wenning	Enjoy Your Dividends While You Can With 2008 possibly being the last year of broad-based dividend growth across the S&P, as well as the last opportunity for Congress to extend the 2003 Bush tax cuts, big changes may be around the corner for your dividends.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2005 Tim Hanson	More Money in Your Pocket It doesn't matter where the gains come from -- as long as the gains are good. Stock jocks seem to have a bias against dividends. That just means the rest of us have a better opportunity to find overlooked winners.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Roger Friedman	Diving Into Dividends Even the most starry-eyed growth investors should take advantage of the power of dividends.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Protect Your Dividends From the IRS Pay fewer taxes on dividends by choosing the best account and the right investments. The new, lower tax rate on dividends is a boon to investors, but there are still a few sticky areas to watch out for.
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Richard McMahon	Defending Dividends Lower tax rates on income from dividends clearly benefit American investors and I'd argue the economy. Unless Congress acts before the end of the year, the maximum tax rate on dividend income could skyrocket to as high as 43.4% from 15%.
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The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Chris Mallon	How Safe Are Your Dividends? Does a dividend yield look too good to be true? Here are some ways to tell.
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The Motley Fool March 15, 2004 Bill Mann	Don't Be a "Yield Pig" Is an 8% dividend yield better than a 4% yield? "Not necessarily," says Bill Mann. After the change in the tax treatment of dividends last year, investors suddenly started valuing dividend-paying companies slightly higher.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Powerful Payouts Stock yields are still better than some might suggest. Have a look at why current dividend yields are anything but puny and what they can add to your bottom line.
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The Motley Fool April 21, 2005	Don't Buy the Dividend! There's a bad time to buy into mutual funds.
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The Motley Fool September 19, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Better Total Returns There's an easy way to do better, and it doesn't involve taking on more risk. Understanding that yield is a major component of total return is easy enough; putting that knowledge to work in your portfolio is the real test.
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The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Dividends Are Hot Is it time to add some dividends to your portfolio? Consider dividend yield whenever you're evaluating a company as a possible investment. Consider mutual funds, too, which sometimes focus on dividend payers.
Financial Advisor June 2006 Bruce W. Fraser	Sleeping Giants Companies and investors are waking up to dividends -- but will it last?
The Motley Fool February 1, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Dividend Disasters High yield or potential disaster? High yields can be some of the best returns in the market. But it's important to know where those dividends are coming from. Dividends of the wrong sort can sink even seemingly stable ships.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 Selena Maranjian	When Dividends Are Dicey A hefty dividend yield isn't always something investors can count on.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Who Needs Capital Appreciation? The current average dividend rate for the Russell 3000, a broad measure of the entire stock market, is outpacing the 10-year Treasury bond's interest rate -- for the first time since the early 1950s. This should make us all sit up and pay attention.
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The Motley Fool August 4, 2009 Selena Maranjian	A Tax Hike for Dividends and Capital Gains? The administration has proposed capping dividend and capital gains taxes at 20%, even for high-income taxpayers. That's a tax hike, but not as big an increase as some fear.
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The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Which Dividends Can You Count On? Some dividends are safe; while others are at risk.
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