Right now, the S&P 500 is paying a paltry 1.3% dividend yield. The only time it’s been lower than that was during the dot-com boom.

Matt Argesinger and Anthony Schiavone lead The Motley Fool’s Dividend Investor portfolio. They joined Mary Long for a conversation about:

- Why companies pay dividends.

- How to tell if a company’s payout is sustainable.

- Dividend payers including Pool Corp, Nike, and Starbucks

Companies/tickers mentioned: HSY, FAST, POOL, NKE, SPG, SBUX, CMG, SPG, SCHD

Host: Mary Long

Guests: Matt Argersinger, Anthony Schiavone

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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