Wednesday, June 23, 2010  Dividend Investing Myths  Many
investors ignore dividend investing, because they associate them
with boring unexciting investments which are destined to fall
into oblivion.  Some investors believe that rather than wait for
a whole year to collect a 3%-4% dividend, you could make 3-4 %
per day in the market trading volatile technology stocks. The
fact of the matter is that few if any investors could accurately
forecast stock market moves in order to profit from large daily
swings in some of the most volatile stocks in the market today.
Dividend payments on the other hand are much less volatile than
stock prices, which is what makes them ideal for investors who
plan to live off their investments. The stability of the
payments makes them a reliable source of income in virtually any
market, without having to sell a portion of one’s portfolios and
exposing yourself to market fluctuations.  Companies such as
Clorox (CLX) are a good example of dividend payers which have
raised distributions