Debt is like fire. Used well, it cooks the meal. Used poorly, it burns the house. In Part 1: Learn to Love Company Debt: liquidity tells you if a company can pay its bills; leverage tells you how those bills are funded. Today, we’ll put that playbook to work with four real-world names—two with low or no debt, and two using debt responsibly to compound. As you read, keep the Dividend Triangle in mind: revenue, earnings, dividend growth moving up together. Quick recap from Part 1: …
Dividend Growth Investing vs The Market – Who Wins? [Podcast]
Does dividend growth investing really keep up when “the market” rips higher? We stack Dividend Growth Investing (DGI) against broad indexing across four distinct periods. You’ll hear where DGI shines and where indexing wins. Most importantly, you’ll leave with a simple decision framework: choose the approach that lets you invest with conviction and reach your goals—consistently. Download the Dividend Rock Star List! You'll Learn What we compared (methodology and why it …
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Learn to Love Company Debt: Debt Ratios for Dividend Investors
Debt isn’t your enemy. Mismanaged debt is. If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m comfortable with risk when it’s smart. Leverage, used well, is how capital-intensive businesses build assets that throw off cash for decades. Utilities, pipelines, and telecoms cannot sit around waiting for cash flow to fund projects. They borrow, build, and get paid back through long-lived assets. When management allocates capital wisely, that extra cash often shows up where we like it most: dividend …
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Crazy Payout Ratios (-50% or 200%), What to Do? [Podcast]
Payout ratios look simple… until they’re not. Mike and Vero unpack why the classic “<80% = safe” rule can mislead you—especially when earnings get distorted, special dividends hit, or you’re dealing with capital-intensive businesses. You’ll learn when the EPS payout ratio matters, when to switch to cash payout, DCF, or FFO/AFFO, and how to read “ugly” numbers like negative or 200% payouts without panicking. Avoid Being Confused by Stock Price: Catch the Full Webinar Replay Now …
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I Don’t Look at My Stock Prices – August Dividend Income Report
In 2016, I made a life-changing decision: I took a sabbatical, put my family in a small RV, and drove to Costa Rica. Upon my return in 2017, I officially quit my job as a private banker at National Bank and started working full-time on my baby: Dividend Stocks Rock. I also decided to manage my pension account held at the National Bank. I’ve built this portfolio publicly since 2017 to make a real-life case study. I decided to invest 100% of this money in dividend growth stocks. In August 2017, …
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Confused about stock price movement? Listen to this [Podcast]
Confused by wild price swings? Here's a repeatable, 3-step playbook to make faster, calmer buy, hold, and sell decisions—without guessing. By the end, you’ll be able to separate noise from news, stress-test a shaky position, recognize when a “bad” quarter is actually better than feared, and act with conviction—whether that means trimming, adding, or doing nothing. We show the process on real names (Nike, Couche-Tard, Granite REIT), and point you to a free replay with slides and cheat sheets so …
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