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Any suggested site for buying shares?

  • 03-07-2018 3:18pm
    #1
    98-00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭


    I'm interested buying shares to receive dividends rather than trading on their market value.
    I have DeGiro.com for trading.
    Is there a program/site that will allow my buy (and sell) shares for investing rather than trading or does this have to be done through a stock broker?


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  • #2
    dickface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭dickface


    What is wrong with DeGiro? You can buy and hold.


  • #3
    98-00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭98-00


    dickface wrote: »
    What is wrong with DeGiro? You can buy and hold.

    I've never actually used degiro but my understanding was degiro was for trading only. I didn't think you could buy shares to get dividends. If I buy and hold on degiro will I get dividends every 3,4 or 6 months?


  • #4
    smndly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭smndly


    98-00 wrote: »
    I've never actually used degiro but my understanding was degiro was for trading only. I didn't think you could buy shares to get dividends. If I buy and hold on degiro will I get dividends every 3,4 or 6 months?

    No DeGiro is great for buy and hold. Most companies pay dividends 3 monthly. I have had no issues with dividends just being added to my account


  • #5
    98-00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭98-00


    smndly wrote: »
    No DeGiro is great for buy and hold. Most companies pay dividends 3 monthly. I have had no issues with dividends just being added to my account

    Thanks, I wasn't aware that's how it worked. I do own a few share but they were bought the old fashioned way.


  • #6
    98-00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭98-00


    Follow up query;

    Is there a minimum time you have to hold shares before dividends payout?


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  • #7
    Skelet0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭Skelet0n


    98-00 wrote: »
    Follow up query;

    Is there a minimum time you have to hold shares before dividends payout?

    Whoever owns the stock on the ex-dividend date gets the dividend. Buy before it and you get it, buy after and the seller gets it.


  • #8
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    98-00 wrote: »
    Follow up query;

    Is there a minimum time you have to hold shares before dividends payout?

    You only have to hold them on the ex-dividend date, which you can find on dividend.com for US stocks or Yahoo Finance.

    So you can buy the the day before if you so desire but remember that there may be dividend taxes, so you usually don't get the full amount.


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