Why are dividends bad? Why don't dividends matter? We examine why dividends are bad, and why dividends don't matter, compared to total returns. Total returns don't focus on dividends, and if a stock has no dividends, it doesn't matter. Focusing on dividends is bad, when it affects your total returns of the stock.
Chapters
0:00 Dividends are bad and they don't matter
0:15 Are dividends wonderful?
0:28 Dividends are too specific
0:40 CEO is a woman
0:57 Artificially restricting share choice
1:07 Companies that start with a "Y"
1:21 Restricting choice impedes future growth
1:31 Not all stocks pay dividends
1:47 Giving up good opportunities
1:57 Dividend paying shares are more secure?
2:12 Share do well because of profit
2:27 Non-dividend stocks can still be profitable
2:44 What companies can do with their money
2:59 Retained earnings
3:20 Buybacks
3:33 What happens to shares after a buyback?
4:00 Comparing dividend to how growth stocks
4:29 Buybacks increase share price
4:44 Dividends vs share price growth
5:00 Life circumstances
5:23 Dividends for a young person
5:38 Priorities change based on your age
5:48 Tax treatment of dividends
6:07 Dividends can be less tax-efficient that capital gains
6:25 No say in the timing of dividends
6:37 Share buybacks
6:48 Selling shares when you retire
7:22 Is there something wrong with companies that pay dividends?
7:36 Companies should have future growth plans
7:47 Growth companies pay lower dividends
8:14 Non-growth companies have nothing better to do with cash
8:30 Utilities pay dividends
9:00 Dividend investor
9:18 High dividend yield
9:28 Better option to dividends?
9:38 Total return
10:09 High dividend company vs high growth company
10:54 Total returns can be higher than dividends
11:27 Watch the other video on dividends
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