Note from Cabot Wealth Advisory Editor Elyse Andrews: Occasionally, we bring you articles from guest editors that we think you will enjoy and benefit from. Today, you’re going to hear from Carla Pasternak, Chief Investment Strategist of High-Yield Investing at StreetAuthority, as she discusses how to find the safest dividend in the S&P 500 Index. I hope you enjoy it! — Dozens of companies in the S&P 500 Index cut their dividends in 2009, equating to $52 billion in lost dividend income–the worst year on record for dividend cuts. To put that figure in perspective, losing $52 billion would...