ValueLine Dividends / Yields / ReturnsSince the “Great Depression 2" exerted itself once again after the
2006-2009 formative stages:
Interest rates have been very low by historical standards.
Real interest rates and inflation have been in decline since the 1980s.
So have Purchasing Power and Real Savings.
While this trend has been a potential boon to borrowers creating the
credit-fueled speculative frenzy 4 decades-long...
It’s been a source of frustration for savers and retirees trying to live on
income from their investment portfolios and/or fixed incomes.
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What has been the net result of the Divi's performance?
It has barely outperformed no yield.
Just barely.
2022 has shown the inability of those entities in need of Yield to losing
in the extreme.
Need to pay out 4.5% on an Annuity?
Ouch, yer down 20% on the year.
How long does that hold when the Credit Cycle to extend is over...
