tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post3613094901998010114..comments2023-09-23T00:38:53.296-07:00Comments on Money and Such: Dividends? They Don't MatterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-36477810327555444622008-11-10T21:16:00.000-08:002008-11-10T21:16:00.000-08:00I have also read studies demonstrating that divide...I have also read studies demonstrating that dividend paying stocks as a group outperform stocks that do not pay dividends. Also, dividend yields are real. Valuations are based on speculation, fueled mostly by fear and confidence levels. Book value has very little to do with it. Thus,companies with great fundamentals have fallen in recent weeks at the same rate as the lousy companies. A retired investor earning a 5-7% dividend yield never has to sell the stock in a down market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-24944526878230452802008-11-10T16:55:00.000-08:002008-11-10T16:55:00.000-08:00Well - if you have a legal way to get paid without...Well - if you have a legal way to get paid without paying taxes, you probably should. Which is exactly my point, since there is such a way with stocks: capital appreciation.Shadoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742366461186295248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38606399.post-39830090777467760902008-11-10T16:16:00.000-08:002008-11-10T16:16:00.000-08:00My salary is subject to taxes too. Maybe I should...My salary is subject to taxes too. Maybe I should ask my boss to stop paying me so I don't have to pay taxes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com