Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
and meanwhile pay dividends that are better than any current fixed holdings.
Ironically, that's what caused today's rout. The yield on the 10-yr. Treasury hit 1.49%, which is now the same as the dividend yield of the S&P 500. So, many fear a flight out of equities and into bonds. Today appeared to be day one. I hope there aren't too many more like this one.

Don