09-08-2013, 09:24 PM
I automatically reinvest the dividends for most of my holdings. Since I plan on keeping the holdings long term, I enjoy getting even more shares of these companies. When holdings get extremely over valued, I will turn off the reinvestment for that holding. While I might slightly overpay for some of the reinvestments, in 20 years it won't matter. Besides, I enjoy seeing the next quarter's dividend being higher than this past dividend. Quarterly raises.