We tackle how new investors should think about buying stocks, what to look for in potential dividend investments, and cover mistakes some investors make by focusing on the wrong metric.

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Continuing with our dividend week theme, we take a deeper dive into why its so much more difficult for energy and materials companies to maintain dividends and what investors should look for in a dividend stock that deals in commodities.

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Understanding the anatomy of great dividend paying healthcare stocks, including what to look for and what to avoid. 

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Retailers have sold off and that’s good news for income investors, particularly those willing to take a close look at department store operator Macy’s.

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It's Dividend Week on Industry Focus and today we learn about dividend stocks in general and in the financial industry in particular.

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