So today, we're going to teach you some dividend basics so you can put these wealth-building payments to work for you.

So far, Arteaga has invested some of the proceeds from the sale of his house and two cars, and about $30,000 in margin loans, ...

It's back to school time. Here's your guide on the basics of dividends. It's back to school time, folks. Well, not for me, but it is for many. So with that in mind, let's take a look at the basics ...

Metrics such as valuation, historical dividend growth, and debt/equity and payout ratios are just as important after you buy a stock.

Dividends have two important dates: the actual dividend date (known surprisingly enough as The Dividend Date). The second and equally important one is The Ex-Dividend Date. Knowing the difference ...

Dividend harvesting can be profitable for investors who follow some basic steps. It's important to purchase a stock before the ex-dividend date and sell it afterward.

Dividend stocks are no panacea, though some money managers are starting to lean on them more heavily as a way to get paid for taking on added risk following the market's more than 25% runup since ...

In previous decades, dividends reigned king among those three choices. From 1920 to 1950, the dividend payout ratio (dividends as a percentage of net income) was 72%. But then began a great shift ...