Dividend definition

Dividend is regular payment (normally payed quarterly) that some companies choose to pay their shareholders. Dividend you get is a sort-of your share of the quarterly profit. Companies that pay dividend are normally profitable but choose to not pursue growth strategies; so instead of re-investing their profit into trying to grow they choose to distribute profit to shareholders.

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