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In response to "pop quiz: [x] still holds the record for the longest continuous dividend history: it paid out annual dividends to shareholders for more than 100 years -- nm" by Max

Wikipedia says it's

Posted by Max Dec 12 '16, 14:08

The Pennsylvania Railroad, but the source link is suspect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad (en.wikipedia.org)

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15 Companies That Have Paid Dividends For More Than 100 Years -- (link) - ty97 Dec 12, 14:18 2
- I need to go back to investing 101 because I don't understand what incentive there is to paying a dividend to shareholders - Max Dec 12, 14:22 1
  - they're an incentive to invest in companies that are stable but don't necessarily have a very high growth rate. - b. Dec 12, 14:26
oh, that could just be outdated then - if it started in 1848, ended in 1968. -- nm - b. Dec 12, 14:14
I'm going to fail you on this because I offered up a railroad and you did not say "It is a railroad" - crash davis Dec 12, 14:14 5
- b. popped the reality bubble so I just capitulated -- nm - Max Dec 12, 14:15 4
  - SWK isn't even a word, it has no vowels -- nm - crash davis Dec 12, 14:16 3
    - "swk" is the sound the Mouseguard make when unsheathing a sword. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 14:27 2
      - no sealing anything with a kiss for y'all. -- nm - b. Dec 12, 14:28 1
        
        Ruining trivia with facts will get you nowhere, young lady. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 14:33

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