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...these sums in perspective. The fund manager payouts of the last two years amounted to three or four percent of Harvard’s entire $2.5 billion annual budget, and nine to twelve percent of its annual payout from its endowment—all going to just six people. Harvard is paying six people a sum equal to up to half the total tuition paid by the 6,500 students attending the College...
...solution, Wong has proposed taxing the club's gross profit instead of its revenue, which would allow him to increase the payout on winning tickets and lure back punters who are patronizing illegal offtrack shops. As proof, Wong points to the United Kingdom, which made a similar change three years ago and saw annual betting income surge 82%. Indeed, there are echoes of the Laffer curve in Wong's proposal: allowing individuals to keep more of their winnings may actually maximize overall revenues. "I'll bet more if there's more money to win," says...
...investing in stocks rather than bonds does carry some greater risks. Your return of principal is not guaranteed, and a company can choose to cut its dividend. So how can you tell if a particular dividend payer is a wise investment? Start by looking at dividend yield--the annual payout divided by the stock price. Still, betting on a company solely because it carries a high yield is risky. In mid-October, for instance, department-store company Saks offered a dividend yield above 16%. But the stock had fallen 33% over the previous six months, and uneven sales trends have...
Here's a promising screen: we looked for dividend yields of between 2% and 4% (the S&P 500's yield is 1.68%), long-term earnings growth of better than 10% and a consistent hike in dividends. We looked too at the payout ratio--the percentage of earnings that is paid out in dividends. The lower the ratio, the easier it is for companies to meet their dividend obligations. Payout ratios vary by industry, but generally speaking, 50% or more is considered sizable; 75% or higher may be a red flag...
...forget that if the bank doesn't get bought, you'll still own it. So seek solid management, not too much reliance on mortgage lending (since interest rates are rising) and a healthy dividend payout ratio (dividends paid divided by earnings). That ratio currently averages 43% for the industry. Says fund manager Anton Schutz: "You might as well get paid to wait...