Comments on: Dividend Dates

By: Weekly Dividend Investing Roundup - August 30, 2008 » The Dividend Guy Blog

Weekly Dividend Investing Roundup - August 30, 2008 » The Dividend Guy Blog — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:08:24 +0000

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By: MultifolDream$

MultifolDream$ — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:24:53 +0000

Good reading for everyone interested in dividend bearing stocks.

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:52:38 +0000

Thanks for the comments – I’ve fixed the error with the ex-dividend date.

By: The Financial Blogger | Financial Ramblins

The Financial Blogger | Financial Ramblins — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:02:54 +0000

[...] Pillars explain what the definition of a dividend date is. Definitely not the most interesting finance topic (He even admitted himself!) but surely [...]

By: MoneyGrubbingLawyer

MoneyGrubbingLawyer — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:49:35 +0000

Thanks for this info- as I increase my holdings, this is good stuff to know.

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:22:00 +0000

Thanks for the nice educational post on dividends.

By: spy vs spy

spy vs spy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:14:01 +0000

Potato: Are you sure about the selling before Record date? I talked to a rep at BMO Investorline, and he said that one must can not sell a stock on or before Record date if you want the dividend. If he’s right, the shortest time period stock needs to be held is: buy a day before the ex-date and sell next day after record date. Does anybody have more info on this?

By: No Fee Banking, Cheap Books and Roundup - Aug 22, 2008 | Million Dollar Journey

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:33:02 +0000

[...] Quest for Four Pillars has an educational post about dividend dates. [...]

By: Charles in Vancouver

Charles in Vancouver — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:10:37 +0000

Jerry, remember that dividends are usually announced well in advance of the ex-date, so investors know how much money will be flowing out. Therefore as the ex-date approaches, the stock price will naturally include the upcoming dividend. All else being equal (and it never quite is, of course), trading will open lower on the ex-date, by roughly the amount of the dividend. This is especially true for income trusts with big yields, and double-especially if they’re making return of capital distributions.

By: Jerry Hung

Jerry Hung — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:34:44 +0000

What Potato said, be aware of the settlement lag

I sometimes wonder if it’s worth it to just buy & sell to get the dividends, especially for Income Trust monthly dividends