There are only three.

  1. Buy shares that pay a dividend and use those dividends to buy mores shares that pay a dividend.
  2. Any share that drastically alters it’s dividend payment must be sold, even at a loss.
  3. Remember the Rules.

The Snowball invests in mainly Investment Trusts as most Trusts that have reserves that can be used to ensure the dividend is paid in times of market stress.