Maybe I missed something but both of those involved giving up some control?
If I issue new shares and sell them, that is diluting my voting rights.
If I sell some of my existing shares, that is diluting my voting rights.
What have I missed?
Just to re-iterate, this is from the perspective of a shareholder wanting to bring some cash back to my personal bank account. Not trying to add more funds to the business (which a dividend is the opposite of).
