One of the first questions a newbie investor asks is "When do I get
paid my dividend?" The answer isn't as simple as you might think.
Dividends aren't simply handed to registered shareholders on the day the
dividend is paid.
Instead, companies declare a dividend to be paid on a certain day in the future to stockholders of record on an earlier date. This date is called the record date, or day of record. Once the company issues a record date, an ex-dividend date is usually set for two business days before the record date.
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Instead, companies declare a dividend to be paid on a certain day in the future to stockholders of record on an earlier date. This date is called the record date, or day of record. Once the company issues a record date, an ex-dividend date is usually set for two business days before the record date.
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