In the end, most shareholder lawsuits result in a court-ordered, retroactive cash dividend to former shareholders, paid by the unlucky current owners of the firm.

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Finally, Wal-Mart has paid and raised its cash dividend every year since inception in 1974.

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In return, Pearl received preferredshares that paid a dividend tied to cash flow.

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Attractive capital gains or dividend tax rates save cash today but there is always a bill to be paid when we want our investment money back.

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Investors are more likely to hold onto a stock when they know that a stable or rising dividend is going to be paid every few months and they see either the cash flow or additional shares of the security (if they dividend reinvest) in their accounts.

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Apple paid regular quarterly dividends from May 1987 until November 1995 when it eliminated the dividend to conserve cash.

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