tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post5876650685685370577..comments2008-04-24T08:39:47.352-05:00Comments on Dividends4Life: Auto Pilot Engaged, Sir!D4Lnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-57404978162632419432008-04-24T08:39:00.000-05:002008-04-24T08:39:00.000-05:00D4L,<br><br>Bonds would be helpful to a retiree du...D4L,<BR/><BR/>Bonds would be helpful to a retiree during a deflationary period like the great depression. I would not consider adding any bonds to my mix untill I have 5-10 years to retirement.<BR/>Stocks might cut dividends over time. But at least you could always find new stocks with uninterrupted dividend increases ( XOM hasn't cut its dividend since 1930's, although it did cut it at the end Dividend Growth Investorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197290990687067072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-62735110348221137642008-04-24T05:58:00.000-05:002008-04-24T05:58:00.000-05:00Brooke: There is no direct liability to a company'...Brooke: There is no direct liability to a company's customers, but the risk is having to sell all your investments in retirement just to live on. The old "don't outlive your money" problem.<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/>D4LDividends4Lifehttp://www.dividends4life.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-50333414034756458332008-04-24T05:35:00.000-05:002008-04-24T05:35:00.000-05:00This is scary. What sort of liability do the inve...This is scary. What sort of liability do the investors hold for the customers? I hope they are paying attention, because I would hate for someone that has been investing their whole life to have to go broke.Brookewww.dollarfrugal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-5706736607771098262008-04-23T21:24:00.000-05:002008-04-23T21:24:00.000-05:00Dividend Growth Investor: I would imagine that bon...Dividend Growth Investor: I would imagine that bonds would net even be safe in a "Great Depression". <BR/><BR/>TheLocoMono: There is no set percentage, but for good dividend companies the sum of yield + dividend growth rate nearly always exceeds inflation.<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/>D4LDividends4Lifehttp://www.dividends4life.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-66259402361334617002008-04-23T20:24:00.000-05:002008-04-23T20:24:00.000-05:00How much (in percentage) do they companies pay out...How much (in percentage) do they companies pay out dividends above inflation rate?<BR/><BR/>I am not sure I am wording my question correctly. If that article says the companies raises the dividends above inflation, and let's say inflation is 3%, do the companies generally pay 2% above inflation?<BR/><BR/>Does that make sense?TheLocoMonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897947517051583099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371295367923834063.post-49149163829571419662008-04-23T09:09:00.000-05:002008-04-23T09:09:00.000-05:00The scary part about dividends is if we get anothe...The scary part about dividends is if we get another "Great Depression" like 1929-1932.<BR/>In 1929 the S&P paid $0.97 in dividends. the close for 1929 was $24.86.<BR/>In 1933 te S&P paid $0.44 in dividends. The close for 1933 was $7.09. On average you will make 10% from stocks. But year over year fluctuations could definitely deplete your nest egg. That's why some fixed income (at least 20%-25% Dividend Growth Investorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197290990687067072noreply@blogger.com