In our new TL;DR series episode, Jake reads his blog post where he explains that dividends are periodic payments made by companies to shareholders. He emphasizes that while dividends may feel like "free money," they're actually a return of the company's capital rather than pure profit, meaning your overall wealth may not increase simply by receiving them. Tune in to learn more about how dividends actually work.

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