How long do you have to hold a stock to get the dividend?

How Are Dividend Paying Stocks Taxed in a Non-IRA Account?

Read this to find out if you're eligible for being taxed on your gains while investing in dividend-paying stocks through a Non-IRA account and why.

What Are Recommended Long-term Stock Option Investments Where Watching Is Not Necessary?

This article gives you a rundown of dependable investments that are best for long-term holding and pay back in dividends. Read to find out the oldest stock options.

Is there a website that can show me when a stock pays its dividends?

How do you know when your mutual funds are going to distribute dividends?

I know mutual funds can be turned on to automatic dividend reinvestment, but how many times in a year does your mutual fund distribute dividends? How do you know on what date they will be distr

How does dividend investing work?

Hi, I’m new to investing. How do dividend investments work? Also, what are some good stocks with dividends that you recommend I buy into? Thanks

How to best work the dividend capture strategy into your investment plan?

I'm trying to establish the strategy but having trouble figuring out when it would be the best time to roll into the next one. Any recommendations? I've changed my strategy to 6 months and annu

Value vs. growth stock: Which pays the highest dividends?

Which is the better of the two and pays dividends? Value stock or growth stock?

Do I Invest in many stocks or a single dividend capturing stock?

Hi all. I am located in Canada but figured this could apply to either the USA or Canadian stocks. I want to focus more on a dividend capturing strategy and probably have around 20 years up my

What are the tax requirements for holding and profiting from an MLP stock?

I got Master Limited Partnership this year, and it pays good dividends, but I did not know about its tax requirement. Can you expand on it a little bit? How does the tax filing work? What is t

Do high dividend stocks usually drop much after dividend payout day?

How are they affected, if at all? How long does it take for the effect to diminish and go back to normal?

On what is a dividend percentage based?

Hi. The dividends you are getting aren't based on the stock price right? I have 30 shares of bns.to at $54 avg. price and I keep getting $27 in dividends quarterly even now that the current share

Is it a good idea to reinvest dividends?

I have invested in a fair amount of dividend-paying stocks, and I'm wondering if it would be a good trading strategy to reinvest them and build up my portfolio that way?