Here's why I like DIVIDEND INVESTING.... and once again I'll remind everyone that this is simply ONE example. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell or anything else. It's just that things jump out at me (typically in the morning) and I think it's worth posting....
Altria (MO) paid .38 (thirty eight cents) quarterly dividend 5 years ago --- today --- they pay .56 (fifty six cents) per share per quarter.
If you'd purchased 5 years ago - you'd have paid somewhere around $24.... So using that cost basis -- you're now collecting $2.24 per share per year.... quick math would show you are collecting almost 10% per year on your cost basis. Not bad when compared to the .25% you might get at the bank.
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