Quote :

"So you get 1/4 the dividend every quarter?"

If it's paid out every quarter, yes. If the dividend is paid out all at once, you get the whole shebang once/year.

9/26/2007 11:30:09 AM

Ok, so the dividend listed here is the payout per quarter?

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:BAC

9/26/2007 11:35:07 AM

Correct. Google shows the dividend per quarter. Yahoo Finance shows the cumulative dividend for the entire year. Note that neither specifies if it's for the quarter or for the year.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bac

[Edited on September 26, 2007 at 11:37 AM. Reason : ]

9/26/2007 11:37:26 AM

Morningstar is a little more intuitive

http://quicktake.morningstar.com/StockNet/StockReturns.aspx?Country=USA&Symbol=BAC

9/26/2007 11:41:22 AM

Other useful info -- if you click on "Historical Prices" on Yahoo Finance you can get as much info on the price of a stick you'd ever want, plus when it paid out dividends (if any).
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=BAC

Google Finance shows when a stock paid out dividends on their charts.

9/26/2007 11:44:09 AM

With such a crappy quarter, why would they increase dividends?

9/26/2007 11:55:51 AM

haha Vonage lost their appeal in the Verizon case.

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/070926/vonage_verizon_court.html?.v=2

VG now <$1/share

hope none of y'all bought any of this junk company.

9/26/2007 12:23:26 PM

Owned.

9/26/2007 12:56:40 PM

There is the rumor that everyone is saying is false, about GOOG buying SIRI... Anyone think there is any truth to it? I can't see where either company would do well with the merger, but there is a rumor. Again it is being denied by all.

9/26/2007 3:02:22 PM

HSBC Direct is down to 4.5%. I suppose this has something to do with the Fed dropping interest rates...

9/26/2007 10:15:13 PM

^ it's more directly attributed to bond traders rushing to short maturity treasuries for safety,
but the latter pretty much put the nail in the coffin.

On the other hand I'm looking for a mortgage soon so I'm like this

9/26/2007 10:17:46 PM

damn oil is back above 81 a barrel again

9/27/2007 6:29:22 AM

^^^^

yeah, it's gotta be BS. SIRI and XM already announced a merger earlier this year, so if they can't really buy SIRI. The merger hasn't even completed yet so this makes no sense.

9/27/2007 9:13:02 AM

Sweet damn oil is back above 81 a barrel again

9/27/2007 9:34:41 AM

playing with house money now on JRJC...

took a few pennies hit on CPSL and got out. still got SVA

...whole market's getting frothy


i think i founf two solid long term plays

HHD and HHV


[Edited on September 27, 2007 at 10:18 AM. Reason : ]


ok, now chasing RHGP...hope i don't get burned


[Edited on September 27, 2007 at 10:39 AM. Reason : ]

9/27/2007 10:14:41 AM

...not working

9/27/2007 12:06:56 PM

Just wanted to thank ssjamind for the bike. By jumping on VMW and GRMN you got it for me. Wish i had followed on BIDU...id have a house by now

Keep it up man

9/27/2007 11:28:09 PM

$50 for opening an ING direct account with $250 initial deposit...

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?catid=52&threadid=768073&start=0

Closes the 29th. $50 credited to account immediately after opening - but cant withdraw the $50 bonus for 30 days.

9/28/2007 12:34:02 AM

^^

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=453056&page=3

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=453056&page=8


you're welcome for the 636!

9/28/2007 1:17:02 AM

haha , ok thanks duke...

9/28/2007 1:34:20 AM

Listen to you guys talking about dividends like you're grandmothers...

You realize those are taxable, right?

9/28/2007 7:10:39 AM

Who cares if they're taxable?
Maybe I don't understand your point. Income is taxable -- whether it's hourly, salary, capital gains, dividends, whatever.

My point above wasn't that you should invest for dividends, but I do like to take them into consideration.

9/28/2007 11:04:53 AM

Unrealized gains aren't taxable.... so as a 20-something investor i would tend to shy away from companies that pay high dividends...

9/29/2007 9:00:25 AM

unless you're trading in a tax sheltered account.

9/29/2007 9:14:29 AM

Right, but unrealized gains don't do anyone any good until they become actual gains, at which point they get taxed.

9/29/2007 12:11:06 PM

got to give Duke credit for GRMN...VMW was a sure thing.

enjoy the bike, but i don't want to take any credit for it...God knows i've been plenty wrong about other shit



[Edited on September 30, 2007 at 3:44 AM. Reason : ]

9/30/2007 3:40:23 AM

^ ahem....CTDC and GNVC

you're actually the reason that my bike got repo'd last week

9/30/2007 4:02:59 AM

9/30/2007 12:26:36 PM

That's alright, with sru's picks, i was able to buy the rims that I've been renting from colortyme!

9/30/2007 12:28:21 PM

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070930/student_loans_the_spiral.html?.v=3

Interesting article about student loans.

9/30/2007 4:24:49 PM

^ oh snap student loan bailout time -- more ammo for people running for office

^^ LOL.

we goin' sizzler, we goin' sizzler

[Edited on September 30, 2007 at 5:20 PM. Reason : ]

9/30/2007 5:19:03 PM

Quote :

"you're actually the reason that my bike got repo'd last week"

Hard to blame someone else if you're the one who bought the stock.

9/30/2007 6:07:29 PM

i think he was joking...i hope he was

9/30/2007 6:13:49 PM

Anyone have a clue about what might happen this coming week?

9/30/2007 6:41:30 PM

Quote :

"Right, but unrealized gains don't do anyone any good until they become actual gains, at which point they get taxed."

You're missing the point though. Dividends are taxed annually whereas unrealized gains enjoy tax deferred growth. If you're planning to re-invest the dividends rather than use them for income (hence the grandmothers comment) then you're better off not receiving a dividend...

[Edited on September 30, 2007 at 7:42 PM. Reason : a]

9/30/2007 7:41:45 PM

Zzz~~~~~

9/30/2007 7:48:58 PM

Quote :

"You're missing the point though. Dividends are taxed annually whereas unrealized gains enjoy tax deferred growth. If you're planning to re-invest the dividends rather than use them for income (hence the grandmothers comment) then you're better off not receiving a dividend..."

Eh we are just looking at it from a different perspective.
I'm looking at a dividend as an essentially guaranteed source of income (albeit quite small).
Whereas with unrealized growth, that can turn into an unrealized loss in an instant if you get too greedy. I've had it happen to me too many times.

9/30/2007 11:31:23 PM

The only people who need dividends for income are grandmas. If you are taking big losses regularly, you are doing something wrong.

[Edited on September 30, 2007 at 11:44 PM. Reason : dssd]

9/30/2007 11:44:29 PM

Didn't say I was doing it regularly...just that I've done it before and I don't particularly enjoy it.

10/1/2007 12:33:37 AM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119102487310743331.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

10/1/2007 12:51:48 AM

GOOG up another $10.

10/1/2007 10:17:03 AM

So, not to be a naysayer or anything... But I keep missing the downtrends when they happen.

Anyone have a clue when we should look to lock in some profits? Any technical indicators out there?

10/1/2007 10:41:22 AM

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071001/citigroup_outlook.html?.v=2

Quote :

"Citigroup Warns Its 3rd-Quarter Earnings Could Fall 60 Percent on Mortgage and Loan Losses NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc., the nation's largest financial institution, warned Monday its third-quarter earnings are likely to decline 60 percent, as it takes more than $3 billion in writedowns for securities backed by underperforming mortgages and loans tied to corporate buyouts. The announcement from Citigroup came as the Swiss bank UBS AG said it will post a loss of up to $690 million in the third quarter partly due to losses linked to U.S. subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages -- loans given to customers with poor credit history -- have gone delinquent or defaulted at rising rates in recent months, causing banks to lower the value of the loans as investors shy away from buying them. Weakness in that business spread to other credit markets, leaving banks stuck with loans they promised during the merger and acquisition boom. Citigroup will write down about $1.4 billion on funded and unfunded loan commitments when it announces its third-quarter results. It will record losses of about $1.3 billion on the value of securities backed by subprime loans. Citigroup will also record a loss of $600 million in fixed-income credit trading due to market volatility. Third quarter global consumer credit costs also increased $2.6 billion from the same quarter a year ago, the company said. About 75 percent of that increase is due to rising loan-loss reserves -- money held to cover loans that default. Citigroup shares fell 87 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $45.80 in premarket trading on Monday. Citigroup moved its earnings release date to Oct. 15 from Oct. 19."

Perhaps a good time to short Citigroup?

[Edited on October 1, 2007 at 10:48 AM. Reason : ]

10/1/2007 10:46:53 AM

Citi is too big and sloppy for me to ever try and guage.

JRJC just won't quit. i don't even know what to make of it.

thinking about taking YTEC for a ride. hope it works out better than RHGP.

...mind you, with these crazy speculative Chinese stocks, only play with a small amount of money. because they can double or triple on you, but they can also have the bottom fall out.



[Edited on October 1, 2007 at 11:28 AM. Reason : fggdfsgsdfgsdfgsdfgsdf]

10/1/2007 11:24:36 AM

I am considering tossing some $$ towards JRJC, but something tells me I won't be getting the gains you've gotten over the past few weeks.

[Edited on October 1, 2007 at 11:36 AM. Reason : ]

10/1/2007 11:34:57 AM

Quote :

" But I keep missing the downtrends when they happen. Anyone have a clue when we should look to lock in some profits?"

that's called timing the market, and at best, you're talking educated guesses

10/1/2007 11:36:08 AM

Tossed my CSCO in anticipation of buying some JRJC whenever there's a slight dip.
SSJ what did you catch it at?

10/1/2007 11:48:29 AM

17.5

10/1/2007 11:53:09 AM

^8

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/WhatAGooglePhoneMightLookLike.aspx

10/1/2007 11:53:57 AM

Ok I just got in at $38.40. We'll see where this goes. Only got 10 shares, so I won't be missing a rent payment if this thing tanks.

[Edited on October 1, 2007 at 11:58 AM. Reason : ]

10/1/2007 11:56:03 AM