Gain an understanding of what investors look at when wanting to obtain a higher income and turn to dividend stocks for assistance.
Investors looking to create a reliable source of income from their portfolios have often looked to dividend stocks for help. However, selecting the wrong dividend investments can lead to higher expenses, increased taxes, and greater portfolio volatility. This topic explains the importance that dividends have played in long term stock market returns and how investors can construct an investment portfolio to capitalize. In addition to the benefits of dividend investing in general, the information will explore how dividend growth investments can be identified, how they should be allocated in an investment portfolio to reduce taxes, and how they are able to produce a reliable income stream in retirement.
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Agenda
Introduction to Dividend Growth Investing - Why to Invest With Dividend Growth in Mind
- Dividend Growth Investing vs. Investing Based on Yield
- Dividend's Responsibility for Long Term Stock Market Returns
- Historical Examples of Dividend Growth Stocks
Dividends and Your Retirement
- Protecting Retirement Income
- Dividends and Inflation
- Strength of Dividend Growth Company Balance Sheets
- Dollar Cost Averaging
- Impact of Low Interest Rates
- Determining Your Dividend Needs
Selecting Dividend Investments
- Selecting Individual Stocks
- Payout Ratio
- History of Dividends
- Management Guidance
- Selecting Dividend Mutual Funds and ETFs
- Benchmark Terminology (Dividend Aristocrat, Achiever, etc.)
- Example ETFs and Mutual Funds for Each Benchmark Index
- Other Available Investments
- Preferred Shares
- REITs
- MLPs
Constructing Your Dividend Growth Portfolio
- Taxes
- Qualified vs. Nonqualified Dividends
- Dividend Tax Rate vs. Long Term Capital Gains vs. Short Term Capital Gains vs. Interest Income
- Special Tax Scenarios (Foreign Dividends, MLPs, etc.)
- Dividends in Investment Accounts - What Investments Belong Where
- TaxDeferred (Traditional IRA, 401(k))
- Tax Free (Roth IRA, Roth401(k))
- Taxable Accounts
- How to Invest and Re-Invest in Dividend Investments
- DRIP
Dangers and Precautions When Dividend Investing
- Security of Dividend Payments
- Volatility of Companies That Reduce or Cut Dividends
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on February 27, 2018.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Why Lorman?
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Faculty

Matt Hylland
Hylland Capital Management, LLC
- Founder of Hylland Capital Management, LLC
- Practice emphasizes in financial planning and portfolio management for young professionals
- Advice has been featured in Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Kiplinger, and more
- Associate membership in NAPFA and XY Planning Network
- Bachelors of Physics with Dean’s list honors, Appalachian State University
- Can be contacted at 336-682-5268 (cell), 319-449-2970 (office), [email protected], on Twitter®: @HyllandCapital or on Facebook: Facebook.com/HyllandCapital
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.

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