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In the insurance industry, an annual dividend is a yearly payment given by an insurance company to a policyholder.

Dividends are a portion of a company’s profits issued to shareholders and are taxable. Learn the dividend tax rate and what you’ll owe. Here's more to read: ...

A good first step is to determine your overall asset allocation and, as a follow-up, the amount of money you have to invest in stocks and/or equity index funds. Once you've done the pre-work, you can ...

The goal for many people with dividends is to “make” money while they sleep. There is no question that dividend popularity has grown recently as more people see the value in passive income. Best of ...