Unexpectedly Intriguing!
11 March 2019

Here's our entry in the competition for the chart of the day:

Number of Firms and Dividend Payers in the S&P 500, 1980-2018

Perhaps the most surprising information on the chart? Since 2014, there has been more than 500 firms in the S&P 500!

References

Silverblatt, Howard. S&P 500 Dividend Payers. Standard and Poor S&P Dow Jones Indices. [Excel Spreadsheet]. Accessed 2 March 2019.

Mauboussin, Michael J. The Real Role of Dividends in Building Wealth. Legg Mason Capital Management. [PDF Documents]. 25 January 2011.

Political Calculations. What Caused the Dot Com Bubble to Begin and What Caused It to End? [Online Article]. 15 December 2010.

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