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S1 E78 Jun 09, 2026

Ep. 78: Quality Over Yield — The Case for Dividends, the High-Yield Illusion & Where Durable Income Actually Lives

8 sources walking the full income spectrum, unified by quality/sustainability over headline yield: (1) GenEx Dividend Investor on the hidden reason dividend investors ...

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S1 E77 Jun 08, 2026

Ep. 77: Real Income vs. the High-Yield Illusion — YieldMax's NAV Melt, Tax-Smart Income & Quality Dividend Growers

6 sources walking income across the risk spectrum: a review of all 62 YieldMax funds (41 of 62 down in price over 12 months, MSTY -80%, good vs bad ROC, real median yi...

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S1 E76 Jun 05, 2026

Ep. 76: Cheap Blue-Chip Dividends, the International ETFs Beating SCHD & the Options-Income Boom — Plus the Yield Traps to Avoid

8 sources on income investing across the risk spectrum: cheap blue-chip dividend payers (ADP, PEP, T, PFE), oversold Molson Coors (TAP) nearing a 5% yield, three inter...

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S1 E75 Jun 04, 2026

Ep. 75: The S&P's 1800s-Low Yield, the Income-ETF Shakeout & What to Buy Instead of VOO and QQQ

8 sources on a richly-valued index and where investors are rotating instead: the S&P 500 dividend yield at ~1% (lowest since the 1800s) and the case for SCHD, a Seekin...

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S1 E74 Jun 03, 2026

Ep. 74: Dividend Traps to Dodge, the Covered-Call Weekly-Income Showdown & a Four-Fund Yield-and-Growth Blueprint

8 sources on avoiding income traps and prioritizing total return over headline yield: Morningstar's 5 undervalued dividend aristocrats (CLX/MDT/BF.B/MKC/KMB), 247WallS...

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S1 E73 Jun 02, 2026

Ep. 73: High-Yield Names, a Retirement Income Blueprint & the Covered-Call ETF Showdown

8 sources on building durable income without yield traps: 3 monster dividend stocks (ARCC/ET/STWD), Tractor Supply down 40%, a $325K four-fund retirement income portfo...

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S1 E72 Jun 01, 2026

Ep. 72: Senior Housing REITs, Hidden Value Stocks & NASDAQ Income ETF Showdown

8 sources covering Welltower vs Ventas senior housing REITs, CMC value play, VYM vs SCHD ETF comparison, MSTY YieldMax risks, SPYI income math, SATA daily dividends, 4...

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S1 E71 May 29, 2026

Ep. 71: Tactical Covered Calls, BDC Yield Traps & Dividend ETF Upgrades

9 sources covering DIVO/IDVO/QDVO tactical covered call interview with Kevin Simpson, ETF upgrades (RDVY vs SCHD, SYLD vs VYM, etc.), IXC energy ETF income reckoning, ...

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S1 E70 May 28, 2026

Ep. 70: Realty Income Fortress, Covered Call Playbooks & The QQQI vs QDVO Tax War

8 sources covering Realty Income triple-net lease analysis, Walmart vs Costco valuation debate, $625K income portfolio construction, SPYI dividend reinvestment compoun...

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S1 E69 May 27, 2026

Ep. 69: Dividend Kings, Healthcare Growth & OBDC at 77 Cents on the Dollar

9 sources covering dividend kings rankings, preferred stock ETFs for retirement income, 10 best high-yield stocks for next decade, SDSI rate-resilient ETF, healthcare ...

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S1 E68 May 26, 2026

Ep. 68: BDC Bargain Hunting, Three-Bucket Retirement & Top Dividend ETF Picks

8 sources covering BDC market stress (Main Street Capital selloff), three-bucket retirement strategy, top dividend ETF picks after analyzing 100+ options, weekly incom...

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S1 E67 May 22, 2026

Ep. 67: QQQI Income Machine, Dividend Aristocrat Screening & Three-Bucket Retirement Portfolios

13 sources covering QQQI retirement income strategies, dividend aristocrat evaluation frameworks, three-bucket retirement portfolios, congressional stock buying (HD & ...

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S1 E66 May 21, 2026

Ep. 66: Income Across Asset Classes, Tactical Covered Calls & Insider Buying Signals

9 sources covering Morningstar income landscape across asset classes, QDVO tactical covered call ETF, Hamilton IMAX/CMAX international covered calls, insider buying in...

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S1 E65 May 20, 2026

Ep. 65: REIT Dividend Hikes, 60/40 Rethink & Top Monthly Income ETFs

8 sources covering Simon Property Group REIT dividend hike, 60/40 portfolio modernization with managed futures and options ETFs, Ben Carlson on long-term investing, 5 ...

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S1 E64 May 19, 2026

Ep. 64: Daily Dividends, JP Morgan's New Income Plays & When to Sell Winners

JP Morgan's new ROCY/ROCQ call spread ETFs vs JEPI/JEPQ, world's first daily dividend stock SATA backed by Bitcoin, T. Rowe Price TCAL covered call ETF, when to sell d...

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S1 E63 May 18, 2026

Ep. 63: Berkshire Shakeup, Tax-Smart Income & Medtronic Deep Dive

Berkshire Hathaway's Q1 2026 portfolio shakeup under new leadership, Bill Miller's legendary 15-year S&P streak, sweet-spot income ETFs (BALI, GPIX, DIVO, JEPI, SPYI),...

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S1 E62 May 15, 2026

Ep. 62: Informed Investing Ep 62: Dividend Stocks Crushed, 52-Week Low Bargains & Inflation Hits 3.8%

Dividend stocks crushed while semis soar, Accenture deep value play, 52-week low stocks (PayPal buybacks, Zoetis, Microsoft AI capex, McDonald's inflation, Intuit SaaS...

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S1 E61 May 14, 2026

Ep. 61: Informed Investing Ep 61: Yield Traps, ETF Selection & Semiconductor Dividend Play

Portfolio diversification ETFs, PSEC yield trap warning, McDonald's dividend aristocrat timing, WTIP inflation-fighting strategy, new QVOL income ETF, YieldMax vs Neos...

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S1 E60 May 13, 2026

Ep. 60: BDC Dividend Cuts, SCHD vs FDVV & Recession-Ready Portfolios

BDC dividend cuts (TSLX, OBDC, ABR), SCHD vs FDVV deep comparison with beta flip, $10K portfolio construction, 3 Vanguard recession-ready ETFs (VFMV, VPU, VGLT), Rule ...

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S1 E59 May 12, 2026

Ep. 59: Weekly Income Machines, Founder-Led Growth & The Dividend Debate

Weekly-pay ETFs (NVII, MAGY, CHIPY, GOOY), founder-led companies (FFF ETF), the case for dividends during accumulation, Dividend Yield Theory screening for undervalued...