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.
A policyholder dividend pays a return of premium back to the policyholder if the company has strong financial results and a lower-than-expected number of claims. These are paid by mutual insurance companies, in which ownership lies with policyholders. A stock dividend is declared by a publicly traded stock company.