Lesson 2: The Two Ways Stocks Pay You. Price movement, dividends, and the full picture called total return.
The news says the shares rose 8%. Is that all a shareholder earned?
Trust your gut.
Assessment
A stock's price ended the year up 8%, as shown on the news chart. The company also paid dividends along the way. How much did a shareholder actually earn over the year?
The news chart is missing something ☕