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quality long-term growth buy and hold speculation current income
dividend income is tax-free. the capital gains are predictable. dividend yields tend to exceed bond yields. dividends tend to increase over time.
book value. investment value. liquidation value. par value.
is the riskiest of all the investment strategies. involves active stock trading in the short-term in the quest for capital gains. concentrates on the long-term growth aspects of a security. concentrates on high dividend yielding stocks.
accounting purposes only. helping the investor determine the stocks intrinsic value. helping the board of directors determine the dividend payout. helping the market determine the trading price of the stock.
100 shares valued at about $27 a share. 100 shares valued at about $3 a share. 900 shares valued at about $27 a share. 900 shares valued at about $3 a share.
defensive stocks. cyclical stocks. reversible stocks. speculative stocks.
board of directors. company shareholders. chief executive officer. chief financial officer.
public offering. rights offering. stock spin-off. treasury offering.
buy-back stock. treasury stock. OTC stock. classified stock.
Common stock can provide attractive capital appreciation opportunities. Dividends generally provide the greatest rate of return on common stocks. Common stocks generally have a negative rate of return over a ten-year period. The DJIA is the best indicator of the overall performance of common stocks.