Investing in Dividends

Last Friday, the Financial Times reported that InBev SA, the giant Belgian brewer, is working on a $46-billion takeover bid for BUD.
The shares rose to a new all-time high of $58 shortly after the news hit the wires. So if you already own BUD stock, you might want to crack open a cold one and [...]

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The typical company is a plain old corporation, a separate legal entity from its employees and investors. They’re treated as separate legal entities come tax time, too.

Thus, if shareholders receive dividends, they’ll eventually pay taxes on the income, too. That’s why some companies choose to organize as partnerships, which are not considered separate legal [...]

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Hi guys,
We have a great way to find great stocks. Did you know that there are thousands of stocks trading on U.S. exchanges right now? And there are thousands more trading on major foreign exchanges. So there are clearly lots of opportunities out there at any given time but the million-dollar question is: How do [...]

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Last week, chewing gum powerhouse William Wrigley Jr. Co. made a major announcement — it was being acquired by privately-held Mars Inc. Even more interesting: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, an investor with keen investing insight, would be financing the deal.
We were elated by the news, especially because we’ve been highlighting Wrigley in our Dividend Superstars [...]

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Hi,
We’ve got something we wanted to get off our chest. Last time I checked, very few elementary schools — or even high schools, for that matter — were teaching kids anything about finance. And that’s a real shame.
Few students will ever use their knowledge of frog anatomy. But every single student will have to make [...]

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