Dividends Don't Matter, Unless You're Alive

selimaksan/E+ via Getty Images Co-authored by Treading Softly. One of my favorite historical movies, albeit recognizing that it's not historically accurate, but still historically placed, is "Kingdom of Heaven" by Ridley Scott. Near the end of the movie, Saladin is attacking Jerusalem, and they're negotiating the surrender of the city to him. One of the defenders, the main character of the film, poses a question about the value of Jerusalem, and we get this exchange: "Balian de Ibelin: What is Jerusalem wor ...