These 8.9% Dividends Are Shockingly Cheap Following the Crash

If you’re still fearful about stocks as we pick up the pieces from the market’s grim October, let me ease your mind with one chart: Stocks Still a Long-Term Winner As you can see, that’s the market’s return over the last 10 years. As you can also see, stocks have returned nearly 2.5 times a person’s original investment in just a decade! Few other investments can make that claim. The real problem? Income. The average S&P 500 stock pays a lousy 1.9%, but let’s say you need 8% of your portfolio in monthly income to pay your bills in retirement. If you buy the popular SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and withdraw 8% monthly, you’ll be forced to sell in a falling market like the one we’ve seen.… Read more