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Should you take the scrip dividend? (DBS)
By Strong and Frugal  •  September 5, 2020
This is how the letter looks like
On Monday, I received a letter from DBS. (This is how it looks like.) It was to inform me of DBS’ latest scrip dividend scheme. Ever since DBS announced this, I got pretty excited. As a new investor, most of my “gains” were from capital gain (the price difference between the stocks you sold and bought) or dividends. Although I am pivoting my strategy towards a lower exposure to dividends, I was still curious what this scrip dividend scheme will provide for me. Naturally, I googled online. The first result was from the DBS website itself. So the Scrip Dividend Scheme (SDS) “provides shareholders with the option of receiving their dividends in the form of shares instead of cash.” In other words, DBS is allowing me to earn more of their shares. The first thought to myself was “wow, that means I can earn...
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