To extend, I used to work with a class of investments that paid over 20% dividends and offered a pretty decent total return of 8%. For context, oil wells nearing the end of their life.The amount of money is what matters, not the number of shares.Silly argument. The reason we reinvest in a fund/stock is to grow the number of shares over a long period of time. This is how you build wealth.Number of shares doesn’t matter by itself, only the dollar amount. Which is better, one million shares worth one cent each, or one share worth $500,000?Not exactly the same, you still have 100 shares of A but only 99 shares of B.
BRK-A is worth more than $650K per share. People have done very well with it, even though it doesn’t pay a dividend and even if they only own one or two shares.
Give me a target dividend payout and I can structure the investment to pay it out. Total returns are harder.
Statistics: Posted by alex_686 — Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:59 pm — Replies 90 — Views 7903