All Episodes
Ep. 87: Quality Dividends vs. the High-Yield Trap — Kings & Aristocrats (PEP, SPGI, BMI, VZ) and the Honest Truth About Income ETFs (§1256, NAV, Option Drag)
5 sources, theme = quality dividend single-names vs. honest high-yield-ETF analysis. (1) Morningstar's 2 best Dividend Kings for 2026 — PEP + SPGI, with the moat as th...
Ep. 86: Building a Dividend Core — SCHD vs VOO, the Anchor That Survives a Crash, Quality on Sale (MSFT & ADP) & the Honest Income Zoo
6 sources on building a dividend core then being honest about income add-ons: (1) SCHD vs VOO — total returns converge once you reinvest dividends, own both for income...
Ep. 85: Manufacturing Durable Income — 60-Year Dividend Kings, the $10K-to-$300/Month Blueprint, OVL's Put-Spread Edge & the High-Yield 'Zoo'
6 sources on manufacturing a durable, growing income stream: (1) 24/7 Wall St — 10 Dividend Kings with 60+ years of increases (DOV/NWN/GPC 70yr, PG/PH 69, EMR 68, CINF...
Ep. 84: Real Income in a Low-Yield, Late-Cycle Market — Small-Cap Rotation, Defensive Dividends, VIG Over Headline Yield & Covered-Call Income Without the NAV Bleed
6 curated sources on getting real income in a low-yield, tech-concentrated, late-cycle market without wrecking capital: (1) 24/7 Wall St — Russell 2000 +18% YTD small-...
Ep. 83: Income When the Index Yield Dies — 15% Covered-Call ETFs, High Yield Without NAV Decay, Safe Dividend Growth & Reading the Late Cycle
6 curated sources on getting real income in a record-low-yield, late-cycle market without wrecking capital: (1) Motley Fool — SpaceX/Anthropic/OpenAI IPOs push S&P 500...
Ep. 82: High Yield Without the Hangover — Tax-Smart Covered-Call & 0DTE Income ETFs, Genuinely Safe Dividends & Drawdown-Proofing
8 sources on high CURRENT INCOME without wrecking capital or overpaying tax: (1) Infinite Dividend Hunter weekly high-yield report (CHPY/BLOX/SPYI/NVII/PAAA); (2) Cove...