As always, we encourage investors that own dividend stocks to watch the dividend stream, not the stock price.

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Corporate earnings are up more than 80% since the beginning of 2000, but the market, absent its dividend stream, has risen only slightly in price.

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In a stagnant economy, stocks are only worth whatever their stream of dividend payments deserve.

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Aging baby-boomers and retirees seek the steady income stream of dividend payers.

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Investors will have to weigh for themselves whether that stream of dividend income is enough to offset some of the negatives of investing in a company but not having a direct ownership interest in the deals it is negotiating.

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Not only do dividend stocks provide you with a steady stream of income, they also have a potential for capital appreciation.

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Despite the elimination of a stream of cash to shareholders, the dividend cut is good for Nokia because its cash stood only at 4.36 billion euros at the end of December.

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There are dividend strategies that earn in the mid-teens annually before including any income stream.

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