a. Log in to a search engine such as Yahoo or Google and search the news section to find information on recent or planned stock repurchases. What reasons have the companies given for the repurchases? Look up the companies on finance.yahoo.com. Do the repurchase programs appear to be a substitute for dividends?
b. Log in to www.ndir.com/SI/DRPs.shtml and look under Canadian DRPs and SPPs to find out which companies offer dividend reinvestment plans and share purchase plans. What are the advantages and drawbacks to investing in such plans?
c. Log in to www.dividendinvestor.com and click on "Dividends" to find a recent list of dividend declarations. Can you explain what each of the dates means? What is the typical interval between each event?