Myron Gordon and John Lintner have argued that shareholders are generally risk averse and prefer a dividend today to the promise of the greater dividend in the future.
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Bird-in-the-Hand Argument
Myron Gordon and John Lintner
have argued that shareholders are generally risk averse and prefer a dividend
today to the promise of the greater dividend in the future. Hence shareholder’s
required return is affected by a change in the dividend policy: Reducing today’s
dividend to invest in the firm at the initial required rate of return destroys
value if shareholders’ required rate of return increases due to this decision.
Tags : Financial Management - DIVIDEND POLICIES
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