Build Your Dividend Dynasty
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| These are good companies now, but 15 years ago, they could have been
| the foundation of your dividend dynasty -- a source of financial
| security for you and your family. Microsoft CFO John
| Connors expressed it best when he said, "Declaring a dividend
| demonstrates the board's confidence in the company's long-term
| growth opportunities and financial strength." Microsoft recently
| declared its own dividend (it currently yields 1.3%), and given
| its balance sheet and competitive advantages, this could be
| another dynasty in the making.
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http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2007/01/04/build-your-dividend-dynasty.aspx?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y
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See:
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2004/nf20040722_5260_db016.htm
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| The $9 billion destined for individual shareholders probably won't
| do all that much to stimulate the overall economy
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http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2003/nf20030122_4754.htm
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| Microsoft's announcement that it will start paying a dividend is
| a watershed, especially for technology companies and for
| dividend-reinvestment plans (DRIPs -- in which a stockholder
| agrees to have his or her dividends used to purchase more of
| the company's stock). That's the word from Chuck Carlson, CEO
| of Horizon Publishing and Horizon Investment Services -- and
| editor of the DRIP Investor newsletter.
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| The news came in the wake of President George Bush's proposal
| to eliminate taxes on dividend income.
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