Investor Help (NO Ihub questions)

[cintrix]

If you are a shareholder of a company that issues a dividend then you are entitled to that cash dividend as long as you don't sell it before the ex-div date. Not all stocks give dividends. You can also chose to reinvest the dividend instead of taking the cash - it is called the DRIP - Dividend Re Invest Plan - This site is good to plug tickers into - it tells you when the divy will happen and how much you will get:
http://www.dividend.com/dividend-stocks/technology/telecom-services-domestic/vz-verizon/
I plugged in VZ - so if you own 100 VZ shares you will get $50 providing you don't sell it before 1/6 and they will pay it to you on 2/1.
This is a site calendar site:
http://www.thestreet.com/dividends/index.html