Vol. 9, issue 5, May 1st, 2012
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
"At this point taxes are the main concern for dividends. Under current legislation, taxes on dividends to individuals almost triples in 2013, going from 15% to 43.4%. From a planning perspective, this will force corporations to re-examine their return to shareholders policy, potentially pulling back on dividend increases and increasing share buybacks. From an individual investor's prospective, the risk-return ratio shifts significantly since you would now be keeping less than 57 cents on the dollar compared to the current 85 cents."

Howard Silverblatt
Senior Index Analyst
S&P Indices

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