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Before embarking into the exciting realm of investing for dividend income, investors must learn and understand a few basic dividend definitions to maximize dividend income distributions and minimize risk of potential pitfalls that could lead to losses. But nevertheless... “What is a dividend?” That is the first question that interested income investors should ask. While successful dividend investing over the…

Despite finally succumbing to downward market pressure and experiencing a minor share price decline, Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) still managed a positive total return over the trailing 12 months and continues to reward its shareholders with a 3.1% dividend yield. In addition to this above-average performance, especially compared to its peers in the Networking & Communication Devices industry segment, Cisco…

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY) -- a diversified capital management company -- currently offers its shareholders a 12% dividend yield, which is significantly above industry averages and has outperformed dividend yields of most industry peers. The company’s annual dividend payout amount fluctuated significantly for the first 17 years after dividend initiation in 1997. However, the company has stabilized its annual distribution…

Dividend Aristocrats are a group of S&P 500 stocks that have boosted their annual dividend payouts for at least 25 consecutive years and whose individual market capitalization exceeds $3 billion and investors can access these companies through Dividend Aristocrats ETFs. For a complete list of the Dividend Aristocrats, please read our article: The Dividend Aristocrats List. Investors can take positions…

Financial markets have been going through significant swings over the past two months. However, while traders are struggling to figure out the direction in which the markets will swing during the next trading session, long term investors can mitigate some of those concerns by investing in one, some or all equities listed below, which are traditionally among the best blue…