the expectation of dividends .....is  an alternative to the 'get rich quick'....guess the future industry that too many people  do the buy low and sell high  theory of investing.
Some guy named Warren Buffet told us....as did many others...including that guy...who wrote THE WEALTHY BARBER....and some other easy to understand  stock buying strategies..
Pick a  company /companies that you understand.....and that are recession proof...(liquor/spirits...tobacco...groceries...heat of properties..water...and BANKS{IN CANADA}..

make sure these companies have yielded  dividends for the last ten-fifteen years..and those  dividends have ...to a degree...increased , over those same years.

OR....shake them bones ....roll the dice....and bet on the future you cannot control