[Graybeard58]

How about the Walton family, the owners of Wal-Mart.

Their scheme is to pay out this quarter’s dividends on Dec. 27 instead of Jan. 2. That’ll save ’em a cool $180 million. The rich get richer and the poor get ... part-time jobs.

As major stock holders it will save the Waltons a lot of money, it will save me money too as a stock holder, just not as much.

[Beagle8U]

“As major stock holders it will save the Waltons a lot of money, it will save me money too as a stock holder, just not as much.”

For some stock holders it may cost them money. Moving an extra quarter of dividends into this year may put them in a higher tax bracket.