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Strategies & Market Trends : Dividend investing for retirement -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy who wrote (3761)	2/12/2010 7:01:57 PM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Does anyone know for how many quarters has Q paid a dividend? I know their dividend is relatively new, wondering if there's any chance for an increase in the near future...

To: Elroy who wrote (3761)	2/12/2010 7:10:25 PM
From: chowder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Re: DRIP's ..... You can own DRIP's directly with the company. That's how you qualify for the discount. If you want the discount, your shares have to be direct. You can purchase additional shares directly but you won't receive the discount on the shares held in a brokerage account, just those held directly. I have both, some DRIP's direct, others in the brokerage account. I prefer the brokerage account to be honest. Less paperwork, more convenient, everything in one place, but I lose the discount. Check with your brokerage firm to be sure though. There's always a chance I'm wrong on this. EDIT: You don't physically hold the shares when you go direct with a DRIP. The holding company (transfer agent) keeps them. You may be able to transfer the shares to the holding company from your brokerage. DRIP's were originally set up where you had to own 1 share direct. A lot of changes have been made.