Was That the Bottom? A Sober Dividend Investing Strategy

Last Thursday was the sixth-worst day on record for the S&P 500 (according to information from Nasdaq Dorsey Wright). Was . It’s already down to seventh place (yikes). On Monday, it was quickly eclipsed by the third-worst day ever for the S&P 500 on record. Even in 2008, we didn’t have a single down day as severe as either of these days. In fact, we’ve only had selling pressure this intense happen twice in the post-World War II era. The first was the October crash in 1987, and the most recent was in the fall of 2008. Believe it or not (and most did not at the time), both were actually buying opportunities.… Read more