Dividends Are NOT Free Money

One of the most common and enduring misconceptions about investing is that dividends are effectively free money. But it's a fallacy, sometimes called the free dividend fallacy. Simply put, if a company you own pays a dividend, the price of the stock drops by the amount of the dividend. So you haven't suddenly become richer.

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