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what to do with small dividends in brokerage account?
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some brokerages will allow you to enroll your account in a dividend reinvestment plan -- td ameritrade and i think schwab for example. the way the plan works is that they would take your $4 and give you whatever fractional share of the etf it is worth on the payment date. there are no fees associated with this purchase (or at least there are in the programs i've seen -- if you have to pay a fee, look for another brokerage). you may also be able to enroll specific securities instead of the entire account into dividend reinvestment. call your brokerage to see what they offer.
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