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Dogs of the Dow Explained: Dog Steps

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Dogs of the Dow Explained

Dog Steps: Investing in the Dogs of the Dow is relatively simple. After the stock market closes on the last day of the year, of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, select the ten stocks which have the highest dividend yield. Then simply get in touch with your broker and invest an equal dollar amount in each of these ten high yield stocks. Then hold these ten “Dogs of the Dow” for one year. Repeat these steps each and every year. That’s it!

If simplicity is what you are looking for, this is about as simple as it gets. One telephone call or login to your broker per year and your Dogs of the Dow portfolio is ready to go. And to make it even simpler, just visit Dogs of the Dow on the last day of the calendar year and the official Dogs of the Dow will be listed for your convenience. Don’t miss out on important revisions to the official Dogs of the Dow. Get our free Dogs of the Dow Newsletter.

Small Dog Steps: Some of you may be interested in trying to outperform even the traditional Dogs of the Dow. Well, we have a way that historically has done just that. On the last day of any given year, select the ten highest yielding stocks as you normally would. Of these ten Dogs simply select the five Dogs with the lowest stock price and you will have what we call the Small Dogs of the Dow (sometimes referred to as the Puppies of the Dow). Then get in touch with your broker and invest an equal dollar amount in each of these five high yielding, low priced stocks. Then hold these five “Small Dogs of the Dow” for one year.

X Marks the Spot: For those interested in an approach that has outperformed both the Dogs of the Dow and the Small Dogs of the Dow, take a look at Dogs of the Dow X.

The Cost of Ownership: Now that you know exactly how to invest in the Dogs of the Dow you should try to find a low cost method for upkeep. Basically one should consider a discount broker. Why pay for a full service broker if you already know which stocks you are going to buy? To get you started we suggest you take a look at Fidelity Investments or Schwab. At $0 to buy and $0 to sell each stock (our favorite price) they are really hard to beat. By the way, the Dogs of the Dow has no relation to Fidelity, Schwab or any other broker for that matter and the Dogs will be quick to stray if a better deal can be found. [For more information on the leading deep discount brokers, try our Top Dog Brokers page.]

Beware of Dog: We here at the Dogs of the Dow take no responsibility for the performance of this high dividend yield investment technique. We are simply presenting this technique since it has historically outperformed the stock market as measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

An important side note: Within the past 20 years there have been periods in which this investment technique has underperformed the Dow as a whole. An investor should be aware that this is a long term investment strategy and no one should expect the Dogs to outperform the Dow each and every year.

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