Injecting hope into UK equities: Short-term volatility worth the pain to reap long-term rewards

One place to start is the recent past for clues about what the future may hold. Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008-09, dividends paid by FTSE All-Share constituents fell 21% from a peak in August 2008 to a trough in October 2009. The good news is that from the lows, the All Share Index's dividends rebounded 60% over the subsequent five years and surpassed their 2008 peak just four years later, in early 2012. Providing a stabilising impact: Dividends still matter even after pandemic blues Fast forward to today and the FTSE All-Share's dividend yield stood at 2.9% at...