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dividend preference

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A quick definition of dividend preference:

Dividend preference is when people who own preferred shares of a company get their dividends before people who own common shares. Preferred shares are a type of stock that usually don't have voting rights, but they do have the advantage of getting paid first when the company distributes profits to shareholders. This means that if a company has to choose between paying dividends to preferred shareholders or common shareholders, the preferred shareholders get their money first.

A more thorough explanation:

Dividend preference is a term used in the stock market. It means that holders of preferred shares have the right to receive a dividend before the company pays dividends to holders of common shares. Preferred shares are a type of stock that gives shareholders priority over common shareholders when it comes to receiving dividends and assets in the event of liquidation.

For example, if a company has both preferred and common shares and decides to pay a dividend, it must first pay the dividend to the preferred shareholders before paying any dividends to the common shareholders. This ensures that preferred shareholders receive a return on their investment before common shareholders.

One example of preferred stock is cumulative preferred stock. This type of stock must receive dividends in full before common shareholders may receive any dividend. If the corporation omits a dividend in a particular year or period, it is carried over to the next year or period and must be paid before the common shareholders receive any payment.

Another example is callable preferred stock. This type of stock may be repurchased by the issuing corporation at a prestated price, usually at or slightly above par value.

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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:30
When I get home I think I will pull up a youtube yoga video and lay out the mat by the fireplace now, feeling guilty I haven't been stretching properly
1a2b3c4d26z
11:30
tighter you are, more potential energy you have. Your body is a spring. It's just physics
m10
11:30
Exactly.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:30
yoga classes stress me out
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
11:31
W&L put their scholarship info on the portal for those who were admitted 11/12
m10
11:31
Gotta always be ready to release that energy. Like if I am in a fight at the bar, I just gotta bust out a couple punches. No stretching.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:31
the instructor will be like "forget all of the things that youre stressing about" which reminds me of all of the things im stressing about
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:32
I am too competitive to do yoga classes with other people. Try to stretch better or further then hurt myself lmao I am beyond competitive in anything physical.
babycat
11:32
if you guys all pay me to be your lsat tutor I can afford to do Pilates classes
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:32
hot yoga was fun
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:32
i loved barre and pilates when i did them together
m10
11:33
Here's an article from Testosterone nation for all you men out there on why stretching is bullshit. https://archive.t-nation.com/training/stretching-is-b-s/
snow
11:36
M so close to crashing out
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:36
@babycat: If the person I am mentoring decides to listen to my advice instead of just discussing my advice I will pay you to tutor her. You seem like a smart, good and well put together person that she can probably learn well from.
babycat
11:37
Aw that’s so sweet Bulbasaur <3
11:39
@m10: stretching absolutely helps with tight tendons lol
11:39
now kiss
m10
11:40
@EvolBunny: Indeed! I am just riffing. Practicing for when I get into Chicago and do standup there on the weekends and get mad pussy.
11:40
You only do cardio on the weekends ;)
babycat
11:40
@m10: I have a friend that does this but he doesn’t get mad pussy
m10
11:40
I'll work that in! Sounds like a good way to segway.
m10
11:41
@babycat: yeah, well unlike 99.99% of people who do standup I will.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:41
To do stand up comedy you have to have fat balls, that is awesome
m10
11:41
Woah, I got little balls. Like Adam Friedland. I ain't no Stavros.
what are we hoping for today?
m10
11:44
Nothing. No news is good news for me.
11:44
Crickets coming from my status update
babycat
11:45
dk are we gonna go to a homoerotic law school together?
11:45
@m10: at undergrad froshers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YEarMyIAzs
m10
11:46
@EvolBunny: God damn, classic Randy.
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