Interviews

In this episode I continue part 2 of my interview with Bob Lai, the founder of Tawcan.com. We discuss dividend investing in today's economic climate. Also covered in this episode:

- High interest rates, high inflation, how is Bob investing today?
- How did Bob react when his portfolio dropped $250K in value a few years ago?
- When should someone start investing?
- Conventional wisdom says the older you get you need to start getting out of stocks and start putting your money into fixed assets, does B…

In part 1 of this episode I interview Bob Lai, the founder of Tawcan.com. We discuss dividend investing in today's economic climate. Also covered in this episode:

- When and why, Bob started dividend investing
- How did Bob build a portfolio which generates $3.6K a month in dividends, while living in Vancouver with a single income family and 2 kids
- The importance of re-investing dividends
- Is Bob still on track to gain financial independence by 2025?
- The key is to spend less than you earn
- There…

- How Henry got started in dividend investing
- Why Henry does not focus on capital appreciation
- ETFs didn't provide the income Henry could get from owning individual stocks
- Henry's focus on income rather than growth
- Typical holding period for owning dividend stocks
- Avoiding cyclical stocks
- Henry only wanted to invest in stocks that he could own forever
- Why Henry is not interested in owning term deposits or bonds
- Why stock markets don't effect his income at all
- What effect the financial c…

In this episode I continue my interview with Ben, the founder of SureDividend.com. We discuss dividend investing in today's economic climate. Also covered in this episode:

- What are the things Ben looks for when investing in dividend stocks
- How Ben focuses on risk and return
- What's wrong with dividend traps
- Our worst investments
- Using dividends as a margin of safety
- The importance of diversification
- How many stocks should you own
- Why Ben started Sure Dividend

In this episode I interview Ben, the founder of SureDividend.com. We discuss dividend investing in today's economic climate. Also covered in this episode:

- Why Ben started dividend investing
- Dividend aristocrats
- Ben's first investment in a mutual fund
- The impact of mutual fund fees
- The benefits of being a dividend investor
- Why you should stay invested in dividend stocks
- How Ben is investing today
- The downside of waiting to start investing

In this episode I continue my conversation with Prakash, the founder of DividendPower.org. We discuss dividend investing in today's economic climate. Also covered in this podcast:

- Prakash's approach to investing in today's economic climate
- A brief discussion of MSFT stock
- How to start investing for beginners
- Our worst investing mistakes
- Stocks that look interesting right now

In this episode, I interview Prakash, the founder of DividendPower.org. We discuss dividend investing in today's economic climate. Also covered in this podcast:

- How Prakash got started with dividend investing
- Prakash's very first dividend stock
- My holdings in GE
- Dividend cuts, and when to sell
- Dividend safety metrics
- How often to monitor your investments
- A dividend payment is real
- How Prakash is dealing with the current economic climate