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Old 12-23-2011, 06:23 AM   #6317
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Btw, does anyone here buy stocks just for the dividend payout, only to sell a day later? are there any implications of doing this?
the thing is, everyone knows the exdividend dates anyways, so imo it's factored into the price somewhat.

what i sometimes like to do though is to buy say a month before i expect a dividend increase from companies that can actually afford to pay out a decent div.
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