A quick update for 2018: . The portfolio will very likely beat the market in its first 12 months since publication. (Together with the portfolio in the author's original book, , the portfolios in the author's books will have now beaten the market at least 12 out of the last 13 years/attempts.) Among the many thousands of possible investments and hundreds of possible investment strategies, few really work, meaning few really generate good returns with relatively low risk. A dividend growth investment strategy is one of the best, if not the best, strategy for the typical investor. Why? The math simply works. With these stocks, the math -- from the company's business to its appraisal in the stock market to the returns that the investor earns -- simply works. Everything fits, maximizing your return, keeping risk moderate. With most other stocks, the math simply does not work -- something along the line breaks, ruining your returns. In , the author distills the very essence of dividend growth investing. The book is short, gets to the point, and can make you a virtual expert in less than a week. Written for the intelligent investor, the book has six chapters, the first five requiring an hour or so of your time, the sixth requiring about two: The book also includes a that you can use to evaluate any dividend growth stock and concludes with the seven to make you a top-notch dividend growth investor. (Please note: This book builds on Parts 2 and 3 of the author's earlier work, . You may consider this book an update to those parts of the earlier book -- with considerably new research, additional stocks, and a brand new way to benchmark and value dividend growth stocks correctly.)