Dividend income
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Qualified dividends get capital gains rates and ordinary dividends get income tax rates
Reinvesting dividends versus taking the cash changes which year you pay tax
REIT payouts come through as ordinary income rather than qualified dividends
Dividend reinvestment plans buy fractional shares without going through a broker
Dividend income does not count as earned income for IRA contribution limits
Record date and payment date decide who actually receives the dividend
The ex-dividend date is when the share price drops by roughly the payout
Foreign dividends arrive with withholding tax already removed at the border
Dividend payments land quarterly at most companies and monthly at a few
Yield on cost says more about a ten year old position than today's yield
Preferred stock dividends are fixed and rank ahead of common dividends in a liquidation
Dividend aristocrats raised payouts for 25 straight years and still lagged growth stocks
A 4 percent yielder and a 2 percent grower suit different horizons
Monthly dividend payers smooth the income but usually pay less across a year
A special dividend arrives once and breaks the income you planned around
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