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Why does a company pay dividends at all?
If a company can lower the dividends and even stop paying them at all during hard times, why would they re-install them at all?
If I understand correctly a company pays dividends so that investors ...
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What ways are there to invest in stocks, options, indexes, etc, and where should one start (what funds)?
I have been poking around with investing for a few years now. I have diversified my assets a decent amount, between a home, several IRA's and 401k's, savings and checking accounts, and a little bit of ...
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Are there capital gains taxes or dividend taxes if I invest in the U.S. stock market from outside of the country?
Recently, I invested in some stock in the U.S. stock market. I was wondering:
Whether there are capital gains taxes if I sell stock? Do they take account into my foreign exchange loss?
Are there any ...
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Please explain the relationship between dividend amount, stock price, and option value?
I consider myself a reasonably knowledgeable investor, but today was blown away by the fact that I didn't know that a stock's price is decreased by the amount of its dividend. To use a concrete ...
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Determining the minimum dividend that should be paid from my S corporation
I am the sole shareholder and only employee of an S corporation. I understand that all profits of the corporation are passed through and taxed as income to me. I also understand that all dividends ...
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Question about ex-dividend date timing
For example, if the ex-dividend date is next Monday, and I buy the stock on next Monday, would I get the dividend? Or would the person who sold the stock to me get the dividend?
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Dividends and tax withholding for ETF vs Mutual Fund for U.S. Non-Resident Alien?
I'm a non-US resident alien, considering to invest in either commission-free ETFs and Mutual Funds offered by TD Ameritrade.
According to The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, certain type of ...
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What is the dividend tax rate for UK stock
I had purchased some UK stocks from London Stock Exchange. May I know, what is the dividend tax rate by UK government for UK stocks, on foreign investor (I am from Malaysia)?
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What does “a stock pays a dividend of 3%” mean?
Does it mean the company pays 3% of the total earnings to the stock holders? So if I have a stock that has 1$ EPS I would receive 3 cents?
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How to determine duration of a common stock whose dividends grow in perpetuity?
What is the duration of a common stock whose dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate in perpetuity? Specifically, how can I compute this, since the dividends will grow forever?
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