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  <title id="t">A dividend pays shareholders a share of the profits</title>
  <desc id="d">A dividend is a slice of a company's profits paid to shareholders, usually as cash and often each quarter. Growth companies tend to reinvest instead. Dividend stocks are seen as steadier and more defensive when the mood turns fearful.</desc>
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  <text x="40" y="52" font-size="26" font-weight="800" fill="#0F172A">A Dividend Pays Out the Profits</text>
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