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Old 04-25-2012, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by CRCRFT78 View Post
Is there a benefit to buying before a split? My understanding is that if I spent $1000 today vs. after the split, I'm still going to end up with the same amount of shares because the price per share also splits based on the ratio.
I think what you lose is the bump in price that the split can cause. Usually after the split the price goes up cause its now cheaper and opens it for more investors.
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