Boeing Company (BA)

[Porgie Tirebiter]

The tick only matters to day-traders.

Hypothetical day-trade: I buy BA because I think it's about to go up. The coin flips and maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. The cost to place and then exit the trade makes the odds of a profit probably pretty close to a very conservative bet on a Vegas craps table. Using margin makes the odds worse. At least in Vegas, they comp me drinks.

Now here is some math that is on our side. Five years ago, BA had just paid a dividend of 48¢. This Feb. 6th it will pay $2.06.

Interesting math equation: .48 * 430% = 2.06