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Old 04-13-2012, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by GregWeld View Post
So if you wake up and see Annaly Capital (NLY) down it's because it went "ex-dividend" today... so it's down equal to the dividend payout... This is totally normal. Don't freak out!


Greg,

Can you explain this. It seems like if the stock price goes down "equal to the dividend payout," your return would be zero. What am i missing?
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