Share dividends rightly return to the spotlight

At a time when high quality bond yields are collapsing to zero, the value and importance of dividends from equities has never been more important.

I find it remarkable that mainstream financial media, and indeed many inside the financial services market bubble, pay lip service to the crucial role dividends play in protecting and enhancing investor wealth.

Instead, it seems that daily rising and falling share prices are the preoccupation of the chattering classes, particularly on business TV.