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By Eric Wahlgren
The Return of Dividends
All sorts of companies are getting into the payout act. One reason: The new tax law makes it a cheaper way for execs to collect
U.S. companies are becoming less stingy about sharing profits with stockholders. The first nine months of 2003 saw 1,206 dividend increases -- about 15% more than last year and the most since 1999, according to Standard & Poor's reports on dividends from over 7,000 companies. Some experts are quick to point out an ulterior motive behind this newfound corporate largesse: In many cases, boosting dividends is also about enriching corporate insiders in a more tax-efficient manner
OCTOBER 15, 2003 • Editions: N. America | Europe | Asia | Edition Preference
Printer-Friendly Version
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Street Wise Archive
• Find More Stories Like This
The Great 401(k) Hoax, Continued
It's Time to Retune Your 401(k)
Quattrone's Last Stand?
Why Intel Reaped a Profit Payoff
AOL's Low-End Play
How the Net Can Save Telecoms
Telecom's Dangerous "Pricing Game"
The Wireless Challenge
The Return of Dividends
A Mac Head's Bow to Dell
A Sector-Level Look at Earnings
China's Wild Wireless Frontier
Too High at JetBlue and Southwest?
Are Your Benefits Holding Up?
Nissan's Big, Brawny Pickup
Is Spanish Real Estate Too Hot?
India's Manufacturers In Shackles
For CFOs, a Crash Course in Tech
• More Headlines
STREET WISE
By Eric Wahlgren
The Return of Dividends
All sorts of companies are getting into the payout act. One reason: The new tax law makes it a cheaper way for execs to collect
U.S. companies are becoming less stingy about sharing profits with stockholders. The first nine months of 2003 saw 1,206 dividend increases -- about 15% more than last year and the most since 1999, according to Standard & Poor's reports on dividends from over 7,000 companies. Some experts are quick to point out an ulterior motive behind this newfound corporate largesse: In many cases, boosting dividends is also about enriching corporate insiders in a more tax-efficient manner