DIVIDENDS4 MIN READ
When a company makes a profit it has two options: keep the money to grow, or hand some of it to the people who own the business. That handout is a dividend. Most established companies pay one every three months, in cash, straight into your account.
Two dates decide whether you get it. You have to own the share before the ex-dividend date to be on the list, and the money arrives on the payment date — often several weeks later.
Kept to grow the business65%
Paid to shareholders35%
A company splits its profit. The second slice is your dividend.
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