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In this video, we explain:

0:18 - What a dividend is
0:59 - How to calculate the dividend payout patio
1:41 - Whether a high dividend yield is a good thing
6:38 - The dividend aristocrats
11:04 - Top dividend stocks

Investing is all about getting your money to work for you, and seemingly one of the easiest ways to do that is through dividends.

It's no surprise that investors love stocks that pay dividends. It feels pretty awesome to get a dividend payment monthly or quarterly from a company you hold in your portfolio. Simply put, dividends are about as "passive" as passive income gets.

But there are some big-time mistakes investors make in chasing dividend payments, and some overlooked metrics that are crucial for finding the best dividend stocks that are truly capable of providing a lifetime of passive income for investors.

Plus, we name two companies that we think are some of the best dividend stocks to buy for 2019.
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