Atlantic Power Corp (AT), Exelon Corporation (EXC), Windstream Corporation (WIN), And Five Tips On How To Be A Solid Dividend Investor

Be patient

Finally, don’t be in a rush. Dividends growing at 10% or 20% annually are a beautiful thing, but they won’t deliver riches in their first few years. Aim to hold on for many years, as long as the companies remain promising and healthy and growing. A dividend investor who’s doing it right will simply have a stable of solid dividend stocks paying you cash quarter after quarter, year after year — in increasing amounts. (That said, do not hold forever if a company starts seeming shaky.)

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Longtime Fool contributor Selena Maranjian, whom you can follow on Twitter, owns shares of Corning and Windstream. The Motley Fool recommends Corning and Exelon and owns shares of Corning.

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