How to Calculate the Dividend Payout Ratio of a Stock
Successful dividend investors rely on many tools to help evaluate companies. One method often used is to find stocks on published lists such as the Dividend Aristocrat Index. This index includes stable companies that are well managed and have a strong history of increasing their dividends each year. Well known dividend payers like McDonald’s (MCD) […]
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How to Calculate a Return on Investment
Calculating your return on investment on assets like stocks and certificates of deposit is actually a fairly easy process. The equation below shows how simple the ROI can be calculated, just by plugging in a few numbers. ROI = (Total Gained – Cost) / Cost Using the equation above, we can calculate the return on […]
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