It may be hard to imagine, but dividend yields were not always this low [1]. Investopedia has it usually something healthy over 4% up until 1990s it seems. Over

It may be hard to imagine, but dividend yields were not always this low [1]. Investopedia has it usually something healthy over 4% up until 1990s it seems. Over that 1926- time frame, dividends are said to have contributed 32% of the total return of S&P 500 [2]. [1] https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/071616/history-sp-500-dividend-yield.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/071616/history... [2] https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/research/article/a-fundamental-look-at-sp-500-dividend-aristocrats/ https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/research/article/a-fundame...