Imagine being the owner of some great companies

You can own a piece of a company. Then over the years it will pay you a portion of the profits it earns as dividends. If that isn’t an enticing prospect I don’t know what is. Imagine owning a few shares in Rolls-Royce. Every time you see an aeroplane fly overhead you can think to yourself there is a good chance (40% actually) that the engines are made by MY company; and that when the engines are sold or serviced I will reap some of the profit.

Or imagine owning some of Marks & Spencer and walking into the store. You can see the busy tills being filled with money. All so that profits can be paid out in dividends. Day after day you can have the thrill of thinking that sales made by your companies ...

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