What are dividends?
user
Dividends are payments you receive from companies that make money.  You buy stock in a company, and that gives you a share of its profits.  Then, if the company is doing well, it might send a portion of its profits back to you in a payment called a “dividend.”
assistant
So people make money that way?
user
If the company is doing well, yes.  In exchange for buying stock, you also buy a share of the company’s profits, and can keep a percentage of them, called “dividends”.
assistant
Ok thank you that is good to know.
user
Glad to help.  It sounds like you have a lot of curiosity about the economy and the stock market.  I can suggest you visit the investopedia.com website, it has a ton
assistant
What are dividends?
user
Dividends are payments you receive from companies that make money.  You buy stock in a company, and that gives you a share of its profits.  Then, if the company is doing well, it might send a portion of its profits back to you in a payment called a “dividend.”
assistant
So people make money that way?
user
If the company is doing well, yes.  In exchange for buying stock, you also buy a share of the company’s profits, and can keep a percentage of them, called “dividends”.
assistant
Ok thank you that is good to know.
user
You’re welcome.  Can I ask why you’re interested in this?
assistant
What are dividends?