The Simply Investing Dividend Podcast

In this episode I explain what is Real Total Return and why it matters to you as an investor. I cover the following topics:

- What is Real Total Return?
- What is Capital Appreciation?
- What is Dividend Income?
- What is Dividend Growth?
- How a $2,775 investment in McDonald's returned over $6,273 in dividends
- How an investment in McDonald's provided a Real Total Return of 1,169%

In this episode I show you how to avoid investing in lousy (low quality) stocks. I cover the following topics:

- Will the company be around in 20 years?
- Is the company recession proof?
- Does the company have a history of profitability?
- Does the company have a history of dividend growth?
- Can the company afford to pay the dividend?
- Does the company have low debt?
- Is the stock priced high or low?

In this episode you'll learn the importance of the P/E Ratio in your investing decisions. I also cover the following in this podcast:

- What is the P/E Ratio?
- How to use the P/E Ratio?
- What's wrong with a high P/E Ratio?
- Where to find the P/E Ratio?

In part 2 of this episode, I interview Mark Seed, founder of the popular finance blog My Own Advisor. In this episode we cover:

- "conventional wisdom" states as you get older you should start moving out of equities and move into fixed income, does Mark agree with this approach?
- the importance of having a plan when it comes to investing
- in the beginning the dividends are small, but over time your dividend income grows
- the importance of discipline and patience
- how is Mark investing in today's …

In part 1 of this episode, I interview Mark Seed, founder of the popular finance blog My Own Advisor. In this episode we cover:

- how Mark got started with dividend investing
- how a $500K investment with a 1% annual fee (MER) will cost over $395K after 20 years
- why Mark decided to take the DIY approach to investing
- why Mark focused on dividends
- the importance of getting paid to own shares
- why investor behavior is key
- what type of traits do you need to be a successful do-it-yourself investor
-…

In part 2 of this episode, I continue my interview with Dividend John, the author of the book Too Rich to Be Stressed. We discuss how how John is investing in today's' economic climate and what advice he would give to his younger self. Also covered in this episode:

- what should investors do with their excess dividend income each year
- how to compound your dividend growth
- why the current trading commission fee is irrelevant
- the importance of paying yourself first
- how John is investing in today…

In part 1 of this episode, I interview Dividend John, the author of the book Too Rich to Be Stressed. We talk about how he went from $0 annual dividend income to now making over $68,000 a year in dividends. Also covered in this episode:

- how John saved $30,000 at such a young age
- how John lost $25,000 investing with an advisor
- how investing in a pork farm didn't turn out so well for John
- how not to get caught up in the "next big thing"
- how John got started with dividend investing
- John's sto…

In part 2 of this episode, I continue my interview Joseph Hogue, the founder of Let's Talk Money personal finance channel on YouTube. We discuss how how Joseph is investing in today's' economic climate and where he thinks the market is heading in the next 12-24 months.

Also covered in this episode:

- what is a dividend aristocrat and what is a dividend king
- how to have confidence investing in dividend stocks when the dividend is not guaranteed
- what advice does Joseph have for someone just starti…

In part 1 of this episode, I interview Joseph Hogue, the founder of Let's Talk Money personal finance channel on Youtube. We discuss how Joseph got started with dividend investing, and why being an owner is important to achieving financial freedom. Also covered in this episode:

- how Joseph got started with dividend investing
- why Joseph prefers dividend investing over other types of investing
- why Joseph recommends reinvesting dividends
- how over time your passive dividend income grows
- why it's…