In recent years, both corporations and individual investors have re-evaluated the importance of dividends, adopting them as key indicators of disciplined management, lower relative volatility and potentially quicker recovery from bear markets. More S&P 500 companies now pay dividends, responding to investors who see dividend-paying stocks occupying a sound middle ground between the reliability of fixed-income investments and the growth potential of equities.
(Length: 5 min 28 sec, 16 slides)
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