Reinvesting dividends will pay dividends - Equiniti

Research carried out by Equiniti surveying over 1,300 active investors in late 2010 found 67% displayed a tendency to reinvest dividends - a long-term savings strategy paving for a decent future "nest-egg", says the share registration company. "I can understand why some people may take the money but taking a long-term view of shares and dividends with regular top-up investing, perhaps through a direct debit arrangement, is one good way of building up a reasonable nest egg for the future." says Equiniti Investment Services director Mark Taylor. A dividend re-invested pre-2010 in the FT...