Evolutionary perspective The approach to psychology that stresses the importance of behavioral and mental adaptiveness, based on the assumption that mental capabilities evolved over millions of years to serve particular adaptive purposes.
How Stock Mutual Funds Pay Dividends. Stock mutual funds hold a portfolio of many stocks, in some cases hundreds or even thousands of different companies. These companies are distributing dividends throughout the year. However, it is generally impractical for mutual fund companies to distribute dividends to shareholders every time they receive them.
The difference is that the payments from a stock are more volatile than those from a bond. When you own GEâs stock, you receive a dividend from the company every quarter, but the company decides how much it will be each time. Most recently, GE announced that it will pay a 23-cent dividend on April 25, 2016.