Investing 102

[96z28ss]

I own a small position in CHKR, and its dragging me down. was thinking of dumping it and getting into DGAS

[BC69]

Just an aside - there is NO quantitative historical proof that stock splits actual help or result in a stock boost. As an M&A advisor we had a deck that we showed management teams all the time, 15 pages of information, historical and quant based analysis - the summary was always the same "It won't help or hurt, companies just do it for optics sometimes".

It really should not have any impact on your decision at all. And I know optically you think a cheaper per share cost would mean getting more shares and thus more return, but in reality share count doesnt matter.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

I own a small position in CHKR, and its dragging me down. was thinking of dumping it and getting into DGAS

I would not do that.... you haven't owned it long enough - and you bought it for the dividend.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

I have been wondering is a stock split the same as a ex-dividend date.
You have to own the stock before a certain date?

Regardless of when you bought the shares --- they will split. So if you owned them the day before the split - let's say you owned 100 on May 1st -- and May 2nd was the split date - when you check your account on May 2nd you will have more shares at less price per share.... They'll take care of everything for you....

[WSSix]

sweet! I own some Coke. Fun times ahead it seems.

[dhutton]

This article seems to echo what Greg has been saying about dividend investing:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/5417...ce=marketwatch

Don

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by dhutton

This article seems to echo what Greg has been saying about dividend investing:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/5417...ce=marketwatch

Don

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THAT ARTICLE.


Thanks Don for posting the link!

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Good read, Thanks for posting

[96z28ss]

I own COP with only 80 shares, but today conoco phillips split of a parent company, Phillips 66. If you were a share holder you got half as many shares in the new company.
Phillips 66 is now its own company with its own stock. So I now own 40 shares of that today.

hopefully they continue to grow.

[booah]

Ive been getting company shares since 2006, so I'm watching both COP and PSX with interest. So far they are doing as expected from reading up before hand on Alpha Seek.