Market View
Market View features, from ICMA-RC’s investment professionals, can help you increase your awareness and understanding of the economy and markets, and how current trends may impact your investments and long-term planning.
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Compounding Effect of Dividend Reinvestment (as of 7/31/2010)
The return on a security is composed of two parts -- the change in the market price of the security and the value of any periodic income payments made by the security. While investors often focus on the change in price, the effect of income payments can be significant. For stocks, the periodic payment is dividends, and for bonds, it is interest.
Market Snapshot