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Bug 725013 - dividends reinvested example text doesn't match graphic.…
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cmarchi committed Feb 24, 2014
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<para>If you receive the dividend in the form of an automatic
reinvestment, the transaction for this should be handled within
the stock or mutual fund account as income from <quote>Income:Dividend</quote> for the
appropriate number of reinvested shares. This type of reinvest account is often referred
appropriate number of reinvested shares. This type of reinvest account is often referred
to as a DRIP (Dividend Re-Investment Program).</para>

<para>As an example consider the following; purchase of NSTAR (NST) stock with the
dividends reinvested into a DRIP Account. Mutual fund re-investments would be the same.
<para>As an example consider the following purchase of NSTAR (NST) stock with the
dividends reinvested into a DRIP Account. Mutual fund re-investments would be the same.
</para>

<para>Starting with the purchase of 100 shares on Jan. 3, 2005, all dividends will be
reinvested and an account is created to track the dividend to the specific stock. <application>&app;</application>
simplifies the entry by allowing calculations within the cells of the transaction. If the
first dividend is $.29/share, enter $53.38 in the share price and 100*.29 in the Buy cell.
</para>
reinvested and an account is created to track the dividend to the specific stock. <application>&app;</application>
simplifies the entry by allowing calculations within the cells of the transaction. If the
first dividend is $.29/share, enter $53.28 (purchase price + dividend) in the share <guilabel>Price</guilabel>
cell and 100*.29 in the <guilabel>Buy</guilabel> cell. <application>&app;</application> will calculate for you the
corresponding numer of <guilabel>Shares</guilabel></para>

<screenshot id="invest-dividendreinvest1">
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="figures/invest_dividendreinvest1.png"
format="PNG" srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
</imageobject>

<textobject>
<phrase>Example of dividend reinvestment transactions</phrase>
</textobject>

<caption><para>An image of the Stock Account register after a series of
dividends reinvestment. </para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<screenshot id="invest-dividendreinvest2">
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="figures/invest_dividendreinvest2.png"
format="PNG" srccredit="Dave Herman" ></imagedata>
</imageobject>
<imageobject role="html">
<imagedata fileref="figures/invest_dividendreinvest1.png" format="PNG"
srccredit="Cristian Marchi" width="510px"></imagedata>
</imageobject>
<imageobject role="fo">
<imagedata fileref="figures/invest_dividendreinvest1.png" format="PNG"
srccredit="Cristian Marchi"></imagedata>
</imageobject>

<textobject>
<phrase>Example of dividend reinvestment transactions</phrase>
</textobject>

<caption><para>An image of the Accounts tree after a series of
dividends reinvestment. </para></caption>
<caption><para>An image of the NST Stock Account register after a dividend
reinvestment. </para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

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