tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671374.post6095320732551922705..comments2023-10-30T07:10:34.610-07:00Comments on Underbelly: Wait a Minute, What? (Dividends Dept.)Bucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452321114185736762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671374.post-24299128627286250402012-04-04T18:48:17.908-07:002012-04-04T18:48:17.908-07:00Dividend yield equals dividend divided by price. ...Dividend yield equals dividend divided by price. Since prices are far more volatile than dividends, when dividend yield changes, that almost always because price have changed. Dividend yields have declined since 1978 because prices have risen far more than dividends. Don't blame dividends -- since 1978, they have risen faster than inflation. Blame prices -- they have risen far, far faster than inflation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com