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dividend puzzle
dividend policy
dividend rate
Definition
The question concerning why
companies
pay
dividends
.
According to
some theorists,
investors
should not need dividends as an
incentive
to
purchase
stock
in a
company
. Thus the question of why some
firms
pay dividends is a puzzle.
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