When New Mothers Receive Conflicting Advice About How to Care

question 20

Multiple Choice

When new mothers receive conflicting advice about how to care for their newborn, they frequently say they

• A) do whatever their best friend has recommended.
• B) follow the advice that they receive from their own mother.
• C) rely upon their own instincts or experience, or use the baby's cues to guide them.
• D) prefer using advice they find on the Internet over advice they receive from friends and family.

Evaluate the significance of the signaling effect in dividend announcements and stock repurchase decisions.

Recognize the importance of timing in purchasing stocks to receive dividends.

Understand the role of the IRS in the legitimacy of stock repurchases.

Assess the financial market's reaction to dividend payments and non-payments.