Investing 102

[GregWeld]

Those DIVIDENDS in a "normal" account - should have been reinvested right back into the stocks that paid them AUTOMATICALLY --- I cash my checks.... so get the real money credited into my account.

One of the things I did with some "recent" (like January 2011) new money was I set up a single account with some of it - rather than "commingle" it with old money. That way I could track how it was growing and I could look at the dividends in it. Two ways to gauge my "investment".

I looked at this account today in order to copy and paste those dividends I posted earlier. AND HERE'S THE KICKER.... not only have I gotten those DIVIDENDS -- the account is UP 4% in capital growth(paper gains - not real gains).