eBook Review: Top 40 Dividend-Growth Stocks for 2011

When I purchased the eBook Top 40 Dividend-Growth Stocks for 2011, I hadn't intended to write a review. But as I read deeper into this work, I realized that it would be a disservice not to call attention to its value to both Seeking Alpha readers and others who might be in search of sound advice on investing in dividend stocks. The author, David Van Knapp, is the number one Opinion Leader in the Income Investing Strategy category and a top-20 Commentator, having published (as I write this) 72 articles and posted over 2,100 comments. Unlike many of the books that you may see reviewed here on SA, this work is designed to help the reader to not only learn more about dividend-based investing, but also to establish profitable positions in high-quality companies. (If I were writing ad copy, I'd write something like, “You'll recover your purchase price in no time!” or “Just buying one of these stocks will result in profits like you've never seen before!”) Fortunately, I'm not an ad copy writer! As many of you may know, however, my own work has coincided with that of Mr. Van Knapp, so I could be accused of bias...to which, I plead guilty. But I promise to be as objective as possible in the following text.... Read more