How are dividends recieved for stocks?

dividends stocks , bonds held in brokerage account, , earn interest in bank account until withdraw money. have brokerage send me check instead. works either way per instructions. company depends on dividends paid , manner. 1 of stocks, dividends accumulate until there enough cash buy share of stock. in manner, dividends reinvested instead of accumulating cash. depends on how , broker arrange account , holdings.

i have stock has quarterly dividends (using merrill edge). send check in mail or added total amount in account? confused how process works exactly. all

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