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Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by AznHisoka on Thursday January 25, 2018 @12:28PM (#16232612)
What about stocks with no dividends (which constitutes the vast majority)? By your definition, only dividend investing and rental property investing is true investing.

I'm not disagreeing with you. In fact I almost agree with you, but your argument fails for most stocks.

Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by umanwizard on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:10PM (#16233015)
Stocks with no dividends have some probability of paying a dividend (or doing a buyback) in the future. If you could prove that a company will never pay a dividend or do a buyback then its value would be zero.
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by tonyztan on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:52PM (#16235038)
What about Berkshire Hathaway? They said they wouldn't pay dividends.
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by umanwizard on Thursday January 25, 2018 @05:11PM (#16235185)
You don’t know they never will forever. Buffet will die someday and his successor might decide to pay a dividend.
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by AznHisoka on Thursday January 25, 2018 @07:38PM (#16236133)
this is turning to a very insane argument.. So if Buffet signs a iron clad legal contract that says no dividends ever for the duration of his company, it means the stock is worth 0?
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by umanwizard on Thursday January 25, 2018 @07:44PM (#16236163)
If such a thing were possible, then yes, it would.
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by bertjk on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:42PM (#16233322)
If the dividend-less companies are profitable, then you can still expect the increased value to get returned to you through stock buybacks, or an eventual dividend or acquisition of the company in the future.
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by ckinnan on Thursday January 25, 2018 @12:41PM (#16232740)
The vast majority of mainstream stocks PAY dividends-- in fact about 420 of the S&P 500.
Re:Robinhood Crypto – Invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurr... by brokensegue on Thursday January 25, 2018 @01:15PM (#16233055)
stocks without them re-invest the profits and that re-investing increases the share price.