Which one of the following will decrease the current value of a stock?

		Increase in the dividend growth rate
		Increase in the required return
		Increase in the capital gains yield

Which one of the following will increase the current value of a stock?

		Increase in the required return
		Increase in the capital gains yield
		Decrease in the dividend growth rate

Investors should hold the stock one day before the ____ date to receive the dividend.

		declaration
		ex-dividend
		payment

Compared to corporate bonds, the dividend yield on preferred stocks is often ____ the yield on bonds.

		higher than
		lower than
		the same as