tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post5871619320254197403..comments2008-05-27T22:51:40.725-05:00D4Lnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-86129292539789578012008-05-27T22:51:00.000-05:002008-05-27T22:51:00.000-05:00

How about letting each shareholder choose and splitting the savings between the shareholder and the company? :-)

Super Saverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11172939501208456194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-79617604304394915162008-05-25T06:20:00.000-05:002008-05-25T06:20:00.000-05:00

Greener Pastures: Yes, me too.<BR/><BR/>Anon: There is a compounding cost of annual or semi-annual dividends.<BR/><BR/>Ralph: In most, not all, the dividend companies that I invest in are cash rich. They are unable to find sufficient internal and external projects above the cost of capital use up all their cash.<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/>D4L

Dividends4Lifehttp://www.dividends4life.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-519105791022585472008-05-25T00:56:00.000-05:002008-05-25T00:56:00.000-05:00

An interesting question to pose indeed. Is it better to try to profit more from the compounding effect of receiving dividends more often or strengthen the company you have a stake in by being amiable to the idea of annual dividends.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think I would stick with the quarterly dividends.

Ralphhttp://www.enginero.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-2708771799660651782008-05-23T12:30:00.000-05:002008-05-23T12:30:00.000-05:00

For re-investors, the more frequent the dividend, the more impact compounding will have. Not to mention the "dollar-cost-avg" risk of 1x per year vs 4 or 12.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-22954596936011474792008-05-23T06:45:00.000-05:002008-05-23T06:45:00.000-05:00

I much prefer quarterly dividends as well. I generally roll them into more stock. Lots of companies allow you to do this at no cost.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Lisa

Greener Pastureshttp://greenerpastures.responsiblepersonalfinance.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-88465869955230890162008-05-22T22:07:00.000-05:002008-05-22T22:07:00.000-05:00

Dividend Tree: For a life-long dividend investor, the compounding could be significant.<BR/><BR/>Anon: As the guy responsible for quarterly reporting in a public U.S. company, I would would be all for semi-annual reporting. But I still want my dividends quarterly. :)<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/>D4L

Dividends4Lifehttp://www.dividends4life.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-28939746960997854202008-05-22T16:44:00.000-05:002008-05-22T16:44:00.000-05:00

I think it is quite the same to have dividends come quarterly or annually. Infact I would even prefer to have dividends come in annually as the company can atleast use it as retained earnings for the year and generate better returns on those. Gneerally ROE on the dividend paying companies definitely beat the tresuries in the long run. Also it is much better for the people who do the budgeting

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-88142762429809926512008-05-22T08:55:00.000-05:002008-05-22T08:55:00.000-05:00

D4L,<BR/><BR/>You said is correctly. Additionally, for long term investor, the benefit of dividend compounding is lost. <BR/><BR/>DT

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