In fact, one reason many companies have overly high yields is because the stock price has fallen significantly, usually due to a loss
in future earnings power, and this means the yield has moved up, but only temporarily, as the market is pricing in a dividend cut.
You have to take into consideration many factors like your job security,
future earnings power and the amount of time you have to save until you retire to come up with the correct mix that works for you.
The difference between good or bad markets can come down to where you are in your career, how much time you have remaining to save and most importantly, your level of human capital or
future earnings power.
Wymer: A company's stock price reflects the market's collective view of
its future earnings power, but the collective view can be wrong.
There is no free lunch here; stock prices converge on the market's view of
future earnings power.
Severe recessions do not noticeably dent the stock market's
future earnings power.
The future earnings power of the market is severely impaired or destroyed and this fact is not reflected in prices.
Most simply, for KSW, you are getting
the future earnings power of the company for free, if you buy at these levels.