Probably the most important exception to this exists where the payments of common stock dividends in cash gives a corporation better long - term access to capital markets than would otherwise exist. (mjwhitman.pressbooks.com)
It's not quite as safe as a bond, but preferred dividends must be paid before common stock dividends. (allfinancialmatters.com)
If you're generating $ 150,000 per year in common stock dividends, you've made the top 1 % of the 1 %. (theconservativeincomeinvestor.com)