Showing posts with label dividends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dividends. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

Dividend Paying Stocks – Good Idea?

Different investors vary on whether you should invest in dividend paying companies.

Hint: Warren Buffet is NOT a big fan.

Ways for Companies to Handle Profits – What are dividends?

Before we decide whether investing in dividend paying stocks is a good idea, it might be a good idea to explain what dividends really are.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Video: How the Stock Market Works

How the Stock Market Works

Here is a video of a cute cartoon (about 9 minutes long) that explains the basic concept and flow from a beginning business to one that is large enough to issue stock as a publicly held company.



This video uses an example of an oil drum producing company that started as a small but really good company.