I invested in Mark West Energy, a natural gas pipeline company, in 2008 when the market was down.  I was fortunate enough to have $10,000 to invest.

They paid me $768 every three months in dividends.  So I was getting 20% on my investment just in dividends.  Plus, my investment grew to $28,000 in 18 months.

Talk about a money machine!

Does that get your attention.  Does this seem like a good reason to invest?  Not all stocks will do this well.  But it does happen.

By the way, I got the research and investment idea for this stock from one of the financial newsletters I recommend in a later chapter.

And I’m still getting the 20% dividend.

Talk about a money machine!