Compound interest Albert Einstein
"That is slowly changing. Japanese companies are starting to pay income. So are many in China and the Far East." First, the yield, which is calculated as the dividend payout divided by the market valuation of the company. If the dividend is $5 and the company is valued at $100, the yield is 5 per cent. "One-hundred dollars invested at the end of 1925 would be worth $9,229 today if you had spent the dividends, but $299,395 if you had...