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2. Stock split - Wikipedia

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   A stock split or stock divide increases the number of shares in a company. For example, after a 2-for-1 split, each investor will own double the number of shares, and each share will be worth half as much. A stock split causes a decrease of market price of individual shares, but does not change the total market capitalization of the company ...

3. What Is a Stock Split and How Does It Impact Your Portfolio?

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   Companies conduct stock splits for two reasons. First, splits make company stock more affordable to everyday investors by reducing the price of an individual share. Second, splits increase the ...

4. What is a stock split? - AOL

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   February 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM. A stock split is when a company decides to exchange its stock for more (and sometimes fewer) shares of its own stock, with the price per share adjusting so that there ...

5. Split share corporation - Wikipedia

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   A split share corporation is a corporation that exists for a defined period of time to transform the risk and investment return (capital gains, dividends, and possibly also profits from the writing of covered options) of a basket of shares of conventional dividend-paying corporations into the risk and return of the two or more classes of publicly traded shares in the split share corporation.

6. Dividend stocks: What they are and how to invest in them - AOL

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   To be included in the Dividend Aristocrat group, companies must: Be a member of the S&P 500. Have increased the annual total dividend per share for at least 25 straight years. Have a float ...

7. Dividend - Wikipedia

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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 portion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders. Any amount not distributed is taken to be re-invested in the business (called retained earnings ).