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- Capital allocation: how management spends cash, and how to judge it The five uses of corporate cash, a worked look at where Apple’s fiscal 2025 cash went, how to judge buyback execution, and the filings that reveal management quality.
- Dividend A payment a company makes to its shareholders out of profits, usually in cash and often quarterly in the US.
- Dividend discount model (DDM): the Gordon growth formula explained Value a stock from its dividends with the Gordon growth model and multi-stage DDM, see why it breaks for low-payout Apple, and where the model fits.
- Dividend Payout Ratio The share of a company's earnings paid out as dividends; a ratio above 100% means it pays more than it earns.
- Dividend payout ratio: formula, examples and sustainability Calculate the dividend payout ratio on earnings and on free cash flow, add buybacks for total payout, and judge whether a dividend is sustainable, with Apple’s numbers.
- Dividend Yield A stock's annual dividends per share divided by its share price, expressed as a percentage.
- Dividends and DRIPs: key dates, yield and reinvestment How stock dividends are declared and paid, what the ex-dividend and record dates mean under T+1, how to calculate yield and payout ratio, and how DRIPs compound.
- DRIP (Dividend Reinvestment Plan) A program that automatically uses cash dividends to buy more shares of the same stock or fund, often in fractions.
- Earnings calendar, ex-dividend dates and insider trades on Finabase Use the Finabase earnings calendar, dividend calendar and insider-trading page on the web to see who reports, who goes ex-dividend and which insiders are buying.
- Ex-dividend date The first trading day on which a stock trades without its next dividend; buyers on or after this date do not receive it.
- How dividends and interest are taxed: qualified, ordinary, muni How US federal tax treats dividends and interest in 2026: qualified vs ordinary dividends, the 60-day holding test, Forms 1099-DIV and 1099-INT, and muni bonds.
- Real estate investment trust (REIT) A company that owns or finances income-producing real estate and must pay out at least 90% of its taxable income as dividends.
- Record date The date a company checks its shareholder list to decide who receives a dividend or can vote; with T+1 it usually equals the ex-date.
- REITs explained: how real estate investment trusts work What a REIT is, the IRS tests and 90% payout rule behind it, equity vs mortgage REITs, FFO, why REITs react to interest rates, and how VNQ compared with the S&P 500.
- Stock dividend A dividend paid in additional shares instead of cash, raising each holder’s share count while the value of the stake stays the same.
- Total return An investment’s full gain or loss over a period, counting price change plus dividends or interest received, usually assuming they are reinvested.
- Track a portfolio in Stock Master: transactions, gains and reports Create a portfolio in Stock Master, record buys, sells, shorts, cash and dividends, read day gain, total gain and realized profit, and export reports.
- Track portfolios and trades on finabase.io Record buys, sells and short trades in Finabase portfolios on the web, read market value and gains at live prices, add cash and dividends, and export reports as CSV.
- What is a stock? A complete beginner’s guide to shares What owning a share really means, why companies issue stock, how prices are set, how investors make or lose money, and the risks to understand first.
- Yield The income an investment pays, such as interest or dividends, expressed as a percentage of its price or cost, usually per year.
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