Feb 18, 2016

Over the past year, the S&P 500 index has fallen approximately 11%, even though many of its constituents are sporting pretty lofty dividends. Many companies also continue to buy back their stock. But until recently when the shorts have been squeezed, there hasn’t been enough motivation to tempt investors into some of the traditional dividend payers like Catepillar and Ford. Investors appear to be worried about China's slowdown and its aligning with different trading partners, global economic growth, and low oil prices. With many blue chips yielding 3% to 5.5% based on their lower share prices, will big investors move more heavily into dividend payers? Steve and Sinclair review a Wall Street Journal report. In the Q & A, estate planning attorney Richard Dwornik joins the A-Team to explore issues with blended families--and happily married couples who, themselves, aren't blended, but whose kids are divorcing and blending. Who gets what, when, and how?