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a company admitting it made more money than it knows what to do with.
means a portion of a company's profit paid out to shareholders, usually in cash, just for owning the stock.
from from latin dividendum, the thing to be divided — dutch east india company investors got the first recorded cash payouts in 1602, making it arguably the original passive income scheme.
tax treatmentoften taxed lower than regular income in the us
reinvestment plansdrips let you buy more shares automatically, no fees
aristocrats clubsome firms raised payouts 25plus years straight
cut signala slashed dividend often crashes the stock faster than earnings misses
for instance
johnson johnson — raised its dividend for 61 consecutive years
coca cola — dividend king paying since 1920, hiked yearly since 1963
berkshire hathaway — buffett refuses to pay one, reinvests everything instead
agnc investment — pays monthly, yields often above 10 percent