Re:Intel Cuts Employee Pay to Maintain Quarterly Dividend
by KMag on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @02:43AM
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Except that there are often different tax rates between capital gains and dividends. Even if there weren't tax rate differences, reinvesting dividends effectively compounds the tax rate annually, whereas the capital gains tax is a simple rate the year you realize the gain.
Though, in a tax-free retirement account, it's moot.
This is because dividend stocks tend to appreciate less.
So taking $X in dividends every six months ends up being the same as selling $X of your portfolio every six months in the end.