Alert - Dividend15 May 2021 09:11
CJ, you are wrong. As MarkP says, you have preferences on your account as to where your dividends will go
1. As cash into your account (whether it's ISA or investment account)
2. As cash paid into your bank account
3. Re-invested into the share that gives you the dividend
It's very important you check this preference on your account. Why?
1. The SP might go down after the divi is paid and therefore if you opted for option 3, the value goes down.
2. If you're paid cash into your account, as per option 2, this can then not be reinvested in your ISA and you therefor lose any potential tax free gains on future share purchases.
GLA