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Dividends

A distribution of a company’s earnings to its stockholders on a proportional (pro-rata) basis, as decided and announced by its...

Common Shares

A class of securities that represents ownership interest in a publicly-held company and entitles a shareholder to vote on specific…

Nifty Fifty

The fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM, Kodak, McDonald’s, Disney, Xerox, DuPont, General Electric,…

Nifty 50

The fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM, Kodak, McDonald’s, Disney, Xerox, DuPont, General Electric,…

Favorite Fifty

The fifty large-capitalization stocks with outstanding growth record and prospects such as IBM, Kodak, McDonald’s, Disney, Xerox, DuPont, General Electric,…

Consent Dividend

A hypothetical distribution (dividends) to holders of consent stocks on the last day of the tax year of a company…

Extra Dividends

A distribution of company profits (distributable dividends) to equity holders (shareholders) either as a lump sum amount that would be...

One-Time Dividends

A distribution of company profits (distributable dividends) to equity holders (shareholders) either as a lump sum amount that would be...

Special Dividends

A distribution of company profits (distributable dividends) to equity holders (shareholders) either as a lump sum amount that would be...

Generalized Dividends

The cash throw-off from a non-equity investment that, nonetheless, is used in an equity option model. An investor who buys...