There are so many things in the investment world that we couldn't see coming.  One G&M column recently said that most of the predictions and advice during 2016 were wrong.  Shopping centre REITs such as Riocan got hit by the Target exit.  Office REITs and others got hit by the Alberta effect.  Who saw the energy problems develop or industrial problems not to mention brexit and out-of-country financial drops.  In all of this dividend, long-term investments plodded on as predictable as you can get.
Please keep telling us about it John Heinzl because some of us like good news.