Episode 28: (Part 1) Interview with Dividend John of Too Rich to Be Stressed
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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 story of meeting his investing mentor
- how John went from $0 annual dividend income to $68,000 annually
- the 3 telecom "virtual monopolies" in Canada
- what the largest Canadian banks did to their dividends in 2008-2009
- what happened to Kanwal's investment in Washington Mutual
- staying away from high yielding dividend stocks
- what happens to your dividend yield when the company increases it's dividend
- Canadian dividends are taxed extremely low even outside your RRSP and TFSA
Dividend John on Twitter: @johnyboy1853
Dividend John's Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMZF17NK
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