Your CEO asks you: "Our recent investments have been very successful, increasing our long-term earnings substantially. Should we increase our dividends or share repurchases?"
A. Dividends, because investors will see it as a stronger signal than share repurchases for long-term earnings growth.
B. Dividends, because investors will see it as a stronger signal than share repurchases that the stock is undervalued.
C. Share repurchases, because investors will see it as a stronger signal than dividends for long-term earnings growth.
D. Share repurchases, because investors will see it as a stronger signal than dividends that the stock is undervalued.