Nairobi, April 18 -- Is it prudent to allow companies to make payouts to shareholders? Some people say money paid to shareholders is no longer available to pay creditors. That payments reduce any company's ability to absorb losses without becoming distressed. Yet, others believe payouts are often triggers to great momentums.

And have we noticed the current momentum fizzling out lately? Why do we care? Well, if momentum stocks are bought solely for their positive price momentum, it also follows that once they lose that momentum, the principal reason for buying them in the first place disappears.

And perhaps this shows its weakness - the risk that momentum selling evolves into more selling, which ultimately leads to something potentially ...