I was looking into buying a stock from Nike or some other well known company. Lets say that the stock I buy is worth $150. I just wanted to know like when do they pay dividends? What percentage do you get? How do you sell it? Any info would help
2007-02-14 08:32:49 · 10 answers · asked by enano 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
Not all companies pay dividends, for starters. The companies that do pay dividends frequently pay quarterly, with those dates shown on their websites. The percentage you get depends on the company, but if you'd like to know before you buy, you can find that out if you go to yahoo finance and type in the symbol. That will give you lots of information about the stock.
Also, just as a side note, there is much more to know about a stock than just if you like what they sell. It's a good place to start, but remember, when you buy a stock, you're effectively becoming an owner of that company (albeit a very small one!). If you really are interested in buying stocks, it takes a fair amount of research. You may want to go to www.schwab.com and use their quotes and research section to help guide you.
Good luck!
2007-02-14 08:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by SuzeY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do find out this, you will have to look into the specific company you are interested in. Some stocks don't pay dividends at all. If you want dividends, look into the companies that pay them. Learn more about stocks and trading.
2007-02-16 08:53:33 · answer #2 · answered by BereaGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Want to own part of a business without having to show up at its office every day? Or ever? Stock is the vehicle of choice for those who do. Dating back to the Dutch mutual stock corporations of the 16th century, the modern stock market exists as a way for entrepreneurs to finance businesses using money collected from investors. In return for ponying up the dough to finance the company, the investor becomes a part owner of the company. That ownership is represented by stock -- specialized financial "securities," or financial instruments -- that are "secured" by a claim on the assets and profits of a company.
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2007-02-14 16:55:41 · answer #3 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Always all companies cannot give dividend. Most of the companies pay divided like yearly, quarterly etc. Dividend declaration date is shown their websites. Purchasing before the ex-date that is important to get the dividend
2007-02-17 04:40:55 · answer #4 · answered by sindhukannankattil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone pays stocks. they are paid quarterly. [every 3 months] get a USA today. Im doing a project on stocks right now. Be careful. Good Luck =]
2007-02-14 16:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by whatevaa♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to yahoo finance, type in the name of the stock and look at all the info they have on it. Start there. Write down the price when you first look at it and check back in 6 months to see where it's at. Look at the historic price charts and news items. Read Read Read. Check to see how it's rated .
2007-02-14 18:06:37 · answer #6 · answered by zocko 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dividends are normally paid twice. One interim and second final.
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2007-02-14 19:50:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Annually or Quarterly or Never.
2) 1.40% Annually (In the case of Nike)
3) Why don't you open a brokerage account at Scottrade with just $500.00 and see for yourself how it works?
2007-02-14 23:31:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-15 00:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-15 00:14:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋