Just two weeks later, however, the board announced that it would "evaluate the dividend for the second half of 2009".
The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether dividend imputation, whereby tax credits may be passed on to shareholders for corporate tax paid, impacts corporate tax avoidance.
There are dangers, however, that investors, and particularly retirees, need to evaluate carefully: Dividends aren't as steady as bond yields, and the value of a stock is likely to fluctuate much more severely than that of a high-quality bond.
Analysts are slashing their price targets on General Motors, and some are even suggesting that the Detroit-based company will re-evaluate its dividend policy after weak sales put pressure on the automaker's cash situation.
Analysts slashed their price targets on General Motors, and some are even suggesting that the Detroit-based company will re-evaluate its dividend policy after weak sales put pressure on the automaker's cash situation.
Earlier this month, Immelt announced the authorization of its regular quarterly dividend of 31 cents a share but said the board would "continue to evaluate the company's dividend level for the second half of 2009 in light of the growing uncertainty in the economy".
The move hardly surprised the market, after the conglomerate said it would evaluate the second-half dividend after a Feb. 6 meeting.
In announcing those results, Gannett executives said the company would re-evaluate its quarterly dividend.
"He was able to sit back and evaluate himself, and it's paying dividends".
Now, the Fed is putting banks back on the treadmill to evaluate their desire to begin increasing dividends, buying back stock or expanding.
