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“The only thing that gives me pleasure is to see my dividend coming in.” –John D. Rockefeller. One of the simplest ways for companies to communicate financial well-being and shareholder value is to say “the dividend check is in the mail.” Dividends, those cash distributions that many companies pay out regularly from earnings to stockholders,
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Halloween comes but once a year, every October 31st. Even though it is a single day, it is nonetheless responsible for a great deal of consumer spending on everything from costumes and makeup to candy and party supplies to (of course) pumpkins. Based on the Keynesian school of economic thought, major spending holidays can have
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After-hours trading refers to trading that occurs after the market closes. It allows investors to buy and sell securities outside of regular trading hours. Trades in the after-hours session are completed through electronic communication networks (ECNs) that match potential buyers and sellers without using a traditional stock exchange. Key Takeaways After-hours trading occurs after regular market hours. Potential buyers
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Homeowner associations (HOAs) are entities that enforce the rules for living in a community that chooses to be governed. They are common in planned developments; you join them and agree to their terms and fees when you close on a home in a community with an HOA. Homeownership in these communities—also called membership—binds you to
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What Is GoHenry? GoHenry is an online app and debit card designed to help children from age six to 18 manage their allowances through intuitive budgeting and responsible spending. Launched in 2012, the United Kingdom-based company offers unique parental controls, letting moms and dads individually monitor the debit card transactions for each of their children.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has put government assistance programs into overdrive, as many people who never needed them before must now use them. Here’s a descriptive list of major government assistance programs for individuals and businesses with links to where and how to apply to them. Key Takeaways The COVID-19 pandemic has put government assistance programs
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It was May 22nd, 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz, a Florida programmer, bought two Papa John’s pizzas and paid 10,000 Bitcoins. This was the first-ever recorded real-world transaction using crypto. At that time, 10,000 Bitcoin was worth approximately $41, and since then, the cryptocurrency has surged by over 30,000%. There are also other exciting items you would never
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Businesses are bracing for the looming possibility of a railroad strike, as a union representing more than 90,000 workers for the nation’s freight railroads could be poised to go on strike this Friday. The move could bring about 30% of the nation’s rail freight to a halt, and would be the nation’s first rail strike in
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As one of the world’s biggest providers of computers, network servers, and related products and services, Dell Technologies Inc. competes with a range of giant technology companies, including HP Inc., Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Group, Lenovo Group Ltd., Acer, and Apple Inc. After putting up billions of dollars of his own money to take the company private
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Monopolies came to colonial America well before the United States was born. The large-scale public works needed to make the New World hospitable to Old World immigrants required large companies to carry them out. These companies were granted exclusive contracts by the colonial governors. Even after the American Revolution, many colonial holdovers continued to function
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A company’s worth—or its total market value—is called its market capitalization, or “market cap.” A company’s market cap can be determined by multiplying the company’s stock price by the number of shares outstanding. The stock price is a relative and proportional value of a company’s worth. Therefore, it only represents a percentage change in a company’s
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Among other options, retirees can opt to set up annuities to receive a steady stream of cash for the time after they have stopped earning a regular income. Though annuities are generally considered to be risk-free forms of investment, they do have disadvantages; annuities are seen as largely illiquid, for instance, and they are only
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Fee-based and fee-only advisory practices are growing in popularity, especially among newly independent advisors. In fact, the number of firms with fee-only models has increased by 20% since 2019 and currently totals 2,663. That growth reflects a preference highlighted by high-net-worth investors, many of whom cite fee transparency as a critical factor when it comes
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