S&P 500 Dividends Just Hit an All-Time Low Going Back to the 1800s — Here’s What Retirees Need to Know

The host of Retire SMART Podcast opened Episode 416 with a number that should stop every income-focused retiree in their tracks. The S&P 500’s dividend yield has fallen to roughly 1.1%, an all-time low going back to the 1800s. His framing was blunt: “The dividend usually fluctuates between 2 and change, and sometimes up to ... S&P 500 Dividends Just Hit an All-Time Low Going Back to the 1800s — Here’s What Retirees Need to Know