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THE TOP 40 DIVIDEND STOCKS FOR 2010 presents an exclusive list and exhaustive analysis of the 40 highest-rated dividend stocks for 2010, as well as a complete guide on how to build and maintain a dividend stock portfolio.

In order for investors to become better at allocating capital, it is important to learn from ones mistakes. I have identified several mistakes, which could have saved investors billions had they known about them in the first place:

Dividend investing is not about buying high-yield stocks to generate a high income. Instead, dividend investing is about finding solid dividend stocks that are reasonably priced and are expected to continue raising their dividends in the future. So, are ETFs and CEFs a good fit for this strategy?

In my blog, Dividend Growth Investor, I am always trying to find out the best dividend stocks which would provide me with a dividend income stream that would increase above the levels of inflation for many decades to come. If I didn’t have any time to go through all the hassle of picking individual dividend stocks however, I would have turned to dividend ETF’s.

Investors need a solid defense right now, says Martin Denholm. This means holding high-dividend stocks. Consumer staples and telecoms industries are the best places to cherry pick strong companies. For a lower-risk alternative, try these two high-dividend ETFs (AMEX:SDY, PEY).

The power of the dividend aristocrats has been evident in a turbulent year like 2008 so far. Below you could find the year to date performance of three out of the four indexes mentioned above:

There is a lot of research out there that provides us with multiple reasons why dividends are important. However, there is one particular document that I often refer to if I am ever in doubt about my own personal dividend growth strategy. WIth markets like the one we are currently experiencing, it is easy to let emotions get the better of us and to ultimately make stupid and rash decisions.

It’s been more than a year since the financial market crisis began. Over those twelve horrendous months financial stocks have been the worst sector to be invested in. Record losses, coupled with more expectations of write-offs coupled with dividend cuts that made headlines surprised many investors who logically went straight for the exits.

Ever since I started analyzing stocks on my blog, I have been gathering information about several stocks in my data folders. I wanted to check what was the relationship between the ten year dividend growth rate and the ten year total return of the stocks that I previously covered on my blog.

Inspired by the dividend growth plans of The Money Gardener and The Dividend Guy, which they posted on The Div-Net last week, I decided to summarize my own plan.

I believe that having a good solid plan is essential in achieving one’s goals. And my goal is to create an increasing stream of dividend income, which would allow me to live off of my investments.