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A dividend is a distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it is able to pay a proportion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders.
How do stock dividends work?
A dividend is paid per share of stock — if you own 30 shares in a company and that company pays $2 in annual cash dividends, you will receive $60 per year.
Types of dividends
Usually, dividends are paid out on a company’s common stock. There are several types of dividends a company can choose to pay out to its shareholders.
Stocks that pay dividends in April
Dividend Aristocrats are companies from the S&P 500 with a history of paying and increasing their dividends for 25 years or more. As part of putting together a monthly dividend portfolio, consistent dividend histories help you build a likely reliable passive income stream. Here is a list of 21 Dividend Aristocrat stocks that pay dividends in April:
You are able to trade these assets as Share CFDs, Indices or buy into the shares individually.
Sourcess: Wikipedia, freshdividends.com, www.nerdwallet.com
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