Comments on Dividend Growth Investor: Dividend Yields are rising

Jonathan,As a matter of fact the second chart show...

2008-10-30T08:17:00.000-07:00

Jonathan,

As a matter of fact the second chart shows the annual dividend dividends on the S&P 500 since 1977. Annual dividend payments were lower overall for the S&P 500 during the 2000-2002 bear market but not by much.

3.2%, I'd be pretty happy if it stayed there.I won...

2008-10-30T02:58:00.000-07:00

3.2%, I'd be pretty happy if it stayed there.

I wonder, historically, how much the dividend rate (absolute dollar value, not %) has dropped in previous bear markets, as dividends are supposedly to be relatively stable.

It definitely is a good opportunity to invest. But...

2008-10-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

It definitely is a good opportunity to invest. But I wouldn't be adding more money than what I already add per month.

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I think this can help make a strong case, in addit...

2008-10-29T07:01:00.000-07:00

I think this can help make a strong case, in addition to sound fundamentals, of why a long-term investor with an investing horizon beyond 10 years would be interested in beginning to commit capital to this market in solid dividend paying stocks.

Not only do you have the advantage of securing a higher level of cashflow from these investments, but many have global operations (>50% of revenues from non-US sources) trading and forward price to earnings ratios under double digits. Add the two factors together and you have what has historically been an excellent opportunity to invest.