A reminder for investors in the rain of dividends: “The eighth wonder of the world”

The general meeting season of the Helsinki Stock Exchange is well under way, and this week the meeting will be held at close to 40 companies. At the general meetings, decisions are made, among other things, on the distribution of dividends, and dividends will be released from several shares in the near future.

Investors should keep a few points in mind these days, notes the stock exchange reporter Antti Mustonen Directly from Kauppalehti In the Talousamau program on Wednesday.

“Traditionally, the share price tends to fall by the amount of the dividend on the day of exit,” Mustonen said.

“Today, the Helsinki stock exchange may see a big dividend dip day, which can affect the entire index,” Mustonen estimated on Wednesday morning before the stock market opened.

Today, Wednesday, the dividend has come off, among other things, having held its general meeting yesterday Nordic of the share. The bank’s share price was down 3.6 percent after 1 p.m.

Of course, investors should also remember that if you want to receive a dividend, you must own the stock before the dividend is released.

In the broadcast, Mustonen also emphasized the big picture of dividends.

“The long game wins. When dividends are received now, the reinvested dividends are a significant part of the future long-term returns, because the interest-for-interest effect is realized and the compounding is surprisingly strong. So this is the eighth wonder of the world in investing and is strongly related to dividends,” Mustonen said.

Wednesday’s Talousam was hosted by a reporter Heidi Huotilainen.

The financial morning also saw the results announcer on Wednesday Wood joy CEO Juha Saarelan interview. In addition, the broadcast heard about the deterioration of Finland’s economic growth prospects. You can watch Wednesday’s Economic Morning in its entirety below.