Types of Dividend Assets
Stocks, ETFs and funds - REITs, BDCs, MLPs, CEFs and more. What to watch for each, and how the DividendsIQ D/T/R scores read them.
Read the guide → BasicsUnderstanding Dividends
How dividends get paid, DRIP and compounding, dividend growth investing, yield traps, buybacks, special dividends and total return.
Read the guide → StrategyLiving on Dividends vs Selling Shares
The honest case for each side of the classic debate, a 2008 crash example, and why your stage of life - accumulating, approaching, or retired - tips the balance.
Read the guide → Our scoresHow the DividendsIQ Scores Work
What goes into the D, T and R scores - dividend quality, price trend and risk - and why every component earns its place.
Read the guide → ReferenceGlossary
Every score and term DividendsIQ uses - yield, chowder, coverage, erosion, fund types and more - defined in plain English.
Open the glossary → TaxesDividend Taxes
How US dividends are taxed: qualified vs ordinary, REITs, BDCs, MLPs, return of capital, and holding stocks from outside the US.
Read the guide → StrategyOptions, in Plain English
Calls, puts, premiums and time decay - plus covered calls, and how income funds like JEPI and QYLD turn options into monthly dividends.
Read the guide → RetirementRetirement Accounts
IRA, Roth, 401(k) and HSA - what each one does, and which account to hold your dividend stocks in to stop the taxman eating your compounding.
Read the guide → RetirementRetirement Taxes
The traps for dividend retirees: the ACA subsidy cliff, Social Security taxation, IRMAA, RMDs, and Roth conversions as the smoothing tool.
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