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preferred dividends: Original post by Erika Johansen of Demand Media Preferred dividends are the regular payments expected by the holders of preferred shares in a company. While preferred shareholders generally have precedence over common shareholders when it comes to receiving dividends, they do not have an absolute guarantee of dividends paid regularly. Those with questions about their rights as holders of a…

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