Friday, December 7, 2012

Investopedia: Bull Vs. Bear - Special Dividends Are A Good Thing

Question: Is early payment of dividends an effective way of avoiding the tax due to the fiscal cliff?

Bull's Response
There's really only one fundamental reason for publicly-traded companies to exist - to pool capital from shareholders, invest it in projects that generate positive net economic returns on that capital and return the capital to shareholders. Whatever legal moves a company can take to maximize the value of the capital they return to shareholders is, on balance, a good thing.

So too with the recent spate of special dividends and accelerate dividend payment schedules in light of the potential tax ramifications of the fiscal cliff.

Please follow this link to continue:
http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/Bull-Vs.-Bear---Special-Dividends-Are-A-Good-Thing-ORCL-WMT-HCA-DIS1207.aspx

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