Welcome to Dividends Quotes, your one-stop destination for insightful and inspiring quotes about dividends and the world of investing. Dividends are a crucial aspect of the financial landscape, representing a portion of a company’s earnings distributed to its shareholders. They not only serve as a source of income for investors but also reflect a company’s financial health and stability. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting on your financial journey, these quotes offer wisdom, motivation, and perspective on the significance of dividends in building wealth and achieving financial independence.
Throughout history, notable figures from the world of finance and business have shared their thoughts on dividends, illuminating the importance of this fundamental aspect of investing. From legendary investors to renowned economists, their words encapsulate the essence of dividends as a cornerstone of long-term wealth creation. As you explore the quotes curated on this page, you’ll gain valuable insights into the mindset and strategies of successful investors, as well as a deeper understanding of the role dividends play in shaping investment decisions and portfolio growth. Now, without further ado, let’s delve into the world of dividends and uncover the wisdom within these quotes.
Well, bitcoin is a currency. Bitcoin has no underlying rate of return. You know, bonds have an interest coupon. Stocks have earnings and dividends. Gold has nothing, and bitcoin has nothing. There is nothing to support the bitcoin except the hope that you will sell it to somebody for more than you paid for it. John C. Bogle
The market is often stupid, but you can’t focus on that. Focus on the underlying value of dividends and earnings. John C. Bogle
I will promote savings and investment by maintaining the 15% rate on capital gains and dividends. I will eliminate the tax entirely for those with annual income below $200,000. Mitt Romney
Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It’s to see my dividends coming in. John D. Rockefeller
At the end of the day, dividends are not being paid with margins; dividends are paid with earnings per share. Joe Kaeser
I’d like to give zero out capital gains tax and zero out the dividends tax, zero out alternative minimum tax, and zero out the death tax. Michele Bachmann
Innovation and corporate governance are extremely important to improve the profitability of Japanese companies and encourage them to increase wages, capital spending, and dividends. Shinzo Abe
People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. The problem is that taxes aren’t used efficiently. Mian Muhammad Mansha
That’s why I got into Pilates: because I can reduce the stress and impact in my joints while still being able to increase strength and flexibility, and it’s going to pay dividends. Jake Arrieta
When yields on corporate bonds are lower than dividends on stocks, that unnerves me. Lloyd Blankfein
Legislation to create a new 10 percent tax bracket, reduce the marriage penalty, cut the tax rate on dividends and capital gains, and increase the child tax credit have been essential elements in this economic expansion. Roger Wicker
You can’t look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn’t give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn’t give you dividends. Michael Lee-Chin
Some of the analysts were saying, Now you’re a cash cow, there’s no growth at all, pay it all out in dividends, give me it all, you can’t invest wisely. Jim Cantalupo
Investments, for example, in early childhood and in our children return enormous dividends in terms of their own academic success, reduced cost in the health-care system, productivity and growth in the future. Brian Deese
Waitresses, soldiers, rickshaw drivers, old ladies selling vegetables – my father would schmooze anybody. He was Clintonesque before the word existed. And, of course, it paid dividends. Ill-tempered guards at the most notorious border crossings waved him through with cheery smiles. Haughty maitre d’s fawned over him. Scott Anderson
First thing we’re going to do with the benefits of tax reform is we’re going to invest in innovation. We’re going to invest in capital, new product lines. It’s going to create more manufacturing jobs and our shareholders are going to benefit, too. We’re going to improve dividends, share repurchase. Dennis Muilenburg
Any competent programmer has an API to cash, payments, escrow, wills, notaries, lotteries, dividends, micropayments, subscriptions, crowdfunding, and more. Naval Ravikant
I was fortunate to have a grandfather who was an optometrist. Vision therapy was something that we routinely did to strengthen our eyes and give us better focus. I was fortunate that he could teach me techniques that are still paying dividends for me to this day. Larry Fitzgerald
I don’t believe that someone who sets up an institution should be able to take out the money from the institution or pay dividends to shareholders. I am not saying that institutions should be set up for charity. Pallam Raju
As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends. Najib Razak
Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends. Al Jourgensen
Liberalism is financed by the dividends from Conservatism. Craig Bruce
We played out on the street every single day as a family, with neighbours, at the community centres, and I developed the desire to win very early. That environment instilled a competitive edge in me, which has paid dividends in my life. Nikita Parris
Sometimes if you don’t take the easy option, it’ll pay dividends in the long run. Lauren Mayberry
It’s the experts in adolescent development who wax most emphatic about the value of family meals, for it’s in the teenage years that this daily investment pays some of its biggest dividends. Nancy Gibbs
Reaping political dividends out of tragedies is deeply engrained in the Congress’ DNA. Piyush Goyal
One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a wage. The people who get wages is declining dramatically. Most of the income in this country is made by people at the top who get dividends and – and capital gains. Mike Huckabee
One common way of judging whether housing’s price is in line with its fundamental value is to consider the ratio of housing prices to rents. This is analogous to the ratio of prices to dividends for stocks. Janet Yellen
What I sacrificed as I pursued my dreams was my comfort, not the lives of other people who looked to me to stay afloat. That alone freed me to take more risks, which did pay off in dividends. Having a safety net is an asset that most people do not have. Luvvie Ajayi
What I do is allow middle-income families to finally be able to save their money tax-free. No tax on interest dividends or capital gains for middle-income Americans. Mitt Romney
Yes, prudently invested contributions to the Social Security fund may bring greater dividends, but those contributions would also face a greater risk. It would be like gambling. We should not gamble with the investments and the future of the citizens of this land. Daniel Inouye
When we teach in pluralistic ways, there are two wonderful dividends. First of all, we reach more students, because some learn best through stories, some through works of art, some through role play etc. Second of all, we show what it is like really to understand something. Howard Gardner
Why do we fully tax some kinds of income from capital, like interest and dividends; partially tax other kinds like capital gains; defer tax on other kinds, like IRAs; and impose no tax at all on still other types of capital income, like interest on municipal bonds? This simply is not rational. These distinctions don’t have any inherent logic. Bill Bradley
I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I’m making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return. J. B. Pritzker
There are many people who think we should have zero tax on capital gains, interest and dividends for everybody, as – the very, very wealthy. But recognize that means that Bill Gates and Warren Buffett would pay no income tax at all. And some people say, ‘Well, that’s a good thing for growth of the economy.’ Mitt Romney
Whenever I’ve done anything where I feel like, ‘Oh, it would be smart to do that,’ it’s always been a mistake. Whenever I do the ‘Oh, it would be fun to do that,’ it’s always paid dividends. Justin Theroux
Ultimately, if you can have a very cohesive and tight unit, it obviously will pay dividends down the line. Jill Ellis
Providing the tools for a great start in life will yield dividends for generations to come. Kay Ivey
Having a scriptable infrastructure requires upfront work but can pay huge dividends in bringing new engineers onto your infra team, as well as helping in disaster-recovery scenarios. Mike Krieger
Infrastructure is one of the core responsibilities of government and one that cannot be shortchanged by other controversial spending. I believe investment in infrastructure pays dividends for decades and is a wise investment of taxpayer dollars. Douglas R. Oberhelman
The best math lesson we can teach college students this year is to subtract a tuition increase and benefit from the dividends of higher education. Jodi Rell
Workers are baking the pie of prosperity, but they’re not sharing in those dividends. That’s unfair. Tom Perez
You can’t build a fashion business with a short-term perspective, unless you’re prepared to make investments that you know are not going to pay dividends immediately. Kenneth Cole
Stocks actually can be a very good hedge against inflation, and short of hyperinflation, stocks will have the ability to increase their dividends to match the rise in prices. Porter Stansberry
As a former waitress myself, I know firsthand how a simple smile from someone can improve your day and how a single harsh word can destroy it. Being courteous and thoughtful costs you nothing and can sometimes pay you dividends in unexpected ways. Susanna Kearsley
People like me, whose income largely comes from dividends, should pay more taxes. Mian Muhammad Mansha
Gold is a commodity; over the long run, as we look back, it has not been a good investment. You can’t look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn’t give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn’t give you dividends. Michael Lee-Chin
A lot of people love Oreos. So their manufacturer is making money. That means more dividends for shareholders. Maria Bartiromo
And I had an old-fashioned idea that dividends were a good thing. James MacArthur
The luster of an experience can actually go up with time. So, learning to play a new instrument, learning a new language – those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come. Dan Buettner
I don’t like stock buybacks. I think if a company has the money to buy their stock back, then they should take that and increase the dividends. Send it back to the stockholder. Let them invest their money again from the dividends. T. Boone Pickens
Clean air and water, a diversity of animal and plant species, soil and mineral resources, and predictable weather are annuities that will pay dividends for as long as the human race survives – and may even extend our stay on Earth. Alex Steffen
When you get guys coming up to you in clubs or restaurants or somewhere, and they say how much they’ve enjoyed your playing on records, then that pays off dividends every day; every time they say it, you think, ‘I’m glad I did that.’ Jeff Beck
The goal of hyper-aggressive poker is to create a wild and crazy image that will return dividends when you’re eventually dealt a monster hand. Daniel Negreanu