Originally Posted by
Bjauck
I am not sure if that was a tongue-in-cheek post...The previous dividend reinvestment was at (I think) $1.015 in Oct 2014. At the current price of $1.27. You have had about a a 25% capital appreciation in the six months since then plus the current dividend on your DRP. You could have taken that dividend as cash and earned a 2% gross interest. The DRP a year ago was at 86c. If watching daily fluctuating prices gives you sleepless nights maybe your money should be in a bank deposit. Unless you are perfect at timing at buying in dips and selling at peaks, your previous DRP participation has been financially rewarding.