Stock dividends are a fundamental part of finance, and yet research suggests that many investors—retail and professional—don't understand them. Chicago Booth’s Samuel Hartzmark explains that by thinking of dividends as free money, many market participants are making portfolio decisions they wouldn't otherwise make.

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