Stocks · Lesson 3 · 4 min read
Dividends: how companies share profits with shareholders
What a dividend is, who decides to pay it, the declaration, record, ex-dividend and payment dates, what dividend yield shows, how reinvestment plans work, and how dividends are taxed in brief.
Published October 13, 2026
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