The Little Book of Big Dividends
A Safe Formula for Guaranteed Returns

I have enjoyed Charles Carlson’s books over the years as I introduced myself to investing. I read this book, now ten years old, to see if I could learn something new or to get a reminder of the right way to invest in individual stocks. The thing is that the world has changed in the past ten years. T......more

Meh. If you've read a few articles on seeking alpha or other websites about dividends, you're probably familiar with everything this book will explain. I was turned off by the fact that there was a lot of repetition in an already brief book, that the author kept emphasizing the name of his website,......more

The information given is pretty basic, with perhaps the formula at appendix B being reference-able. Some of the common sense and safety/risk knowledge are arguably timeless though and can serve as a nice introductory book. The stock picks offered in the book are probably dated though with the book s......more

I just checked off "a book about money or finance" from my 2018 reading challenge. I read "The Little Book of Big Dividends" by Charles B. Carlson. I love compounding money and wish I was taught it earlier in life. Earning dividends is definitely one of the main strategies I plan to use for the rest......more

The little book on value investing was a better read with this work. There was some good tips for investing in this but most them have become mostly outdated since written (2010) as now there are commission-free brokerages that anybody can get on now like Robinhood or Webull (if you want a reference......more