Dividend vs. Dividend Yield (Stock Investing 101)

I remember when I was brand new to the world of stock investing and just getting started. I continually came across and heard the terms “dividend” and “dividend yield”. I had no idea what they were, what they meant, what determined them, or who knows… maybe they were the same thing? We all start off as beginner investors, so there is absolutely no shame or embarrassment in not understanding these investment topics and terms! The good news is, both of these terms are very straight forward and easy to understand. There are a few considerations and potential pitfalls you need to be aware of with them, all of which I’ll show you in this video. To be fair, you may never use dividends or care about dividend yields within your stock investing strategy; however, from a general knowledge perspective, I would argue it’s still wise to at least be aware of these dynamics. My personal strategy revolves around the idea of passive income and making money while I sleep, so dividends play a large role for me and I want you to be aware of them! Let’s dive into some stock investing 101 terms that can potentially open you up to a whole new world of wealth building!

[billyjamescustoms]

Clay is the man for breaking down basic trading info that's not always easy to find. 🙏

[Marchajournal]

This was by far the best video I watched and understood

[std]

Excellent explanation. I have always looked at high yield only. Good to know. Thanks. This really helps. I always thought the yield should stay the same no matter what the price.

[leecampbell]

hey, don't know if you've already done one, but a basic video on writing covered calls would probably be beneficial to alot of newer investors

[alexandersiskos]

Thank u for making this 100% clear for me now Clay ! 👊

[terryshanburn]

Bro thank you so much I’ve been trying to figure out how to come up with a percentage number for years lol😅

[frankpatton]

Thank You for this quick and very understandable video on Dividend and yield. You have to BE Smart Clay because you showed your work which was the simple Math! LOL.... Continue the Teaching Lessons for

[patrickmeehan]

Thanks for this great explanatory video, Clay.

If a stock splits in half, does the divided yield double because each share price is halved? Or do companies similarly reduce the dividend so that the yield remains the same after the split?

[jalico]

good video, I do love dividends but something I've been curious about and just haven't mathed could you get INTO a stock, get in on the dividend date (safe dividend stock like "O"), sell shortly after, and then jump to another dividend stock on their declaration date, ricnse and repeat? I understand dividends typically come out of the stock price when its announced so there would be some time to let it come back up to purchase price but if you can safely make that % increase, is this truly viable or are the sites right in stating that it doesn't really work?

[towntakes]

Where can you look up to find the dividen for a company

[allyeee]

thank you for this explanation! so a dividend is not guaranteed if you buy a stock? can you please explain further on that! I appreciate it.

[pearltimes]

Im here after checking the latest yahoo finance. It suggests xshd is a great high dividend stock for passive income.
The 1 day, 3 month, half yr, annual etc are all down.currently at $14.21. the 30 day yield is 7.66. its giving me the yield so does that mean i dont have to do the math shown here? No dividend is shown only the yield.
So is this suggesting that i get 7.66 percent of the current stock price paid out monthly? Which would be $1.08 per share right?

Just trying to make sure i understand.

[jg]

If the company says 30-Day Yield 5%.. does that mean we get 5% dividend yield per stock monthly ?

[caphulk]

What is the difference between a 30 day yield?? Instead of a year

[TdawgTrading]

In process of moving all my 401K into my own IRA