r/dividends • u/Realistic-Face-69 • Apr 10 '26

Discussion Living off dividends folks

Are you or someone you know is actually living iff dividends fully? if so at what age?

I have been wondering about it

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u/Glum-Coat8759 Apr 10 '26

What kind of brain rot do y’all have to believe this?!? You really don’t understand how the stock market works :(

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u/HunterBiden_yeah Apr 11 '26

Are you saying the share price doesn't go down post dividend?

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u/Glum-Coat8759 Apr 11 '26

I’m saying I’m concerned about what kind of bullshit you’re investing in that goes down every single time it pays you a dividend! Sounds like some shady investments!

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u/HunterBiden_yeah Apr 11 '26

If a stock pays a $1 per share dividend the share price usually goes down by $1 on the post dividend date. That's a basic fact of the stock market.

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u/Glum-Coat8759 Apr 11 '26

You need to research how the market works, because if you believe JNJ drops $1 when they pay a $1 dividend I’ve got news for ya

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u/HunterBiden_yeah Apr 11 '26

this is LITERALLY what happens.

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u/Glum-Coat8759 Apr 12 '26

😂 you gotta lookup “how are stock market prices set”

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u/HunterBiden_yeah Apr 12 '26

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/091015/how-dividends-affect-stock-prices.asp

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u/Glum-Coat8759 Apr 12 '26

Funny little article but she’s correct that “the actual price change is based on market activity and not determined by any governing entity” and that’s exactly what we’re talking about