Sam Hartzmark
Finance professor at Boston College Carroll School of Management who researches asset pricing and behavioral finance, known for work on dividends, payout policy, and market anomalies.
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Apr 24, 2026 • 1h 5min
Dividend Myths That Distort Markets (w/ Sam Hartzmark) | #628
Sam Hartzmark, a Boston College finance professor known for research on dividends and payout policy, debunks common dividend misconceptions. He unpacks the “free dividends fallacy,” how dividend-focused strategies can inflate prices, and the tradeoffs between dividends and buybacks. Brief detours cover dividend-juicing funds, tax-efficient design, and why investors emotionally prefer visible payouts.
