Dividend Stocks

An accelerated dividend is a special dividend that a company pays prior to an imminent change in the treatment of dividends, such as a tax increase. read more

An accidental high yielder is a stock that carries an abnormally high dividend yield because of a decline in the stock price. read more

An accrued dividend is a liability that accounts for dividends on common or preferred stock that has been declared but not yet paid to shareholders. read more

Adjustable-Rate Preferred Stock (ARPS) is a preferred stock whose dividends vary with benchmarks like T-bill, creating more stable prices than dividends connected to fixed-rate. read more

Bird in hand is a theory that postulates that investors prefer dividends from stock to potential capital gains because of the inherent uncertainty in capital gains. read more

Callable preferred stock are preferred shares that may be redeemed by the issuer at a set price after a defined date. read more

A cash dividend is a distribution paid to stockholders as part of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits and guides the investment strategy for many investors. read more

Compounding is the process in which an asset's earnings, from either capital gains or interest, are reinvested to generate additional earnings. read more

Continuous compounding is the process of calculating interest and reinvesting it into an account's balance over an infinite number of periods. read more

Convertible preferred stock is a hybrid security that gives holders the option to convert their preferred stock into common shares after a defined date. read more