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		Dylan16807 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel's retreat is unlike anything it's done befor... Dividends create real income and decrease stock value. Any time you want that to happen for you, simply press the sell button for some percentage. Why would you want the company to decide the timing and the percentage for you?

rvba 4 months ago [–]

Because dividends are (at least in theory) perpetual.

Dylan16807 4 months ago | [–]

Selling a couple percent of stock every year or two will work for at least a century before you have to adjust the plan. Something else will come up first.

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