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By Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner's Investing since 2001

Getting Rich with Dividends

Saturday July 21, 2007
Dividends can be an enormous portion of the total wealth generated for you in the stock market, especially over the long-term. If you are a new investor and don't understand where dividends originate, what the ex-dividend date is, who is responsible for determining how much is paid to you, and the huge impact reinvesting those cash dividends can have on your portfolio, take a moment to read this five-part article all about dividends. You'll learn all about those topics and much more - such as property dividends, stock dividends, taxation issues, calculating the dividend yield and dividend payout ratio, et cetera. Trust us and take a few minutes out of your busy day - it just may be one of the most useful things you've read in a long time!

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