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Charles Carlson, CFA, is the Editor of DRIP Investor (DRIPInvestor.com), is also Dow Theory Forecasts' chief market strategist, and writes a weekly financial column for Editor's Copy syndicate. Charles Carlson is the author of Eight Steps to Seven Figures, Buying Stocks Without A Broker, No-Load Stocks™, The 60-Second Investor, and his newest book, The Smart Investor's Survival Guide. Carlson is frequently quoted as the primary information source for dividend reinvestment plans in Money Magazine, Barron's, Business Week, The New York Times, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and Boardroom Reports.

DRIP Investor is an investment newsletter devoted to Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) information. DRIPs, offered by about 1000 companies and closed-end funds, are programs which allow current shareholders to purchase stock directly from the company, bypassing the broker and brokerage commissions. Investors purchase shares with dividends that the company reinvests for them in additional shares. Most DRIPs also permit investors to make voluntary cash payments directly into the plans to purchase shares.

Every month, using Charles Carlson's Quadrix^sm Stock Picking System, DRIP Investor directs subscribers to stocks selected from among the companies that offer dividend reinvestment plans. Each issue of DRIP Investor features their single best idea (their "DRIP Analyst" selection) for making money in DRIPs. In other feature articles they point DRIP Investor subscribers to other high-profit opportunities. 

DRIPInvestor.com also offers books and other educational tools for sale online.

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