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JAMES LOVELACE: Shocking as this news is, it doesn't change our view of the stock. Microsoft's dividend is helpful but nominal [yield: 0.3%]. We're looking for stocks that yield above...
TIME: Wouldn't it pay to buy now--before they start raising the dividend...
TIME: Before we get to the Bush tax plan, let's just observe that hell has frozen over: Microsoft pays a dividend. What in the world are we to make of that...
President Bush's plan to eliminate the tax on stock dividends might upend a lot of received wisdom about investing--like the rule that income investments are best in tax-deferred retirement accounts (stocks with a yield might be better unsheltered) or that municipal bonds are the ticket for tax-free income (preferred stock might win out). The Bush plan could also put steam behind stocks that fell out of favor in the grow-grow '90s: those of mature, slowly expanding businesses with reliable cash flow and a commitment to larger dividends. As for bonds, will their appeal fade...
...GOODWIN: We have been predicting a nominal Microsoft dividend. It doesn't excite us. I wouldn't buy it for yield or because they may increase the dividend. It's still about earnings for them...