The Simply Investing Dividend Podcast

The Simply Investing Dividend Podcast

The Simply Investing Dividend Podcast helps you earn more, save your time, and reduce your risk when it comes to dividend investing. Each episode is packed with usable strategies to help you become a successful dividend investor. Guest interviews will inspire and educate you to build your own stream of income from dividends. A new episode every Wednesday.

Episodes

September 10, 2025 29 mins

Most investors don’t fail because of bad stocks… they fail because of fear, impatience, and chasing the wrong opportunities.

In today’s episode, I’ll show you how to master the psychology of investing — how to stay calm during market crashes, avoid costly mistakes, and build wealth with patience and discipline.

You’ll discover:
- Why Psychology Matters in Investing
- Common Psychological Traps
- The Di...

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In this episode, I’m honored to sit down with Lawrence Carrel — a seasoned dividend investor, respected financial journalist, and author of Dividend Stocks for Dummies and Investing in Dividends for Dummies.

With over 25 years of experience, Lawrence has devoted his career to showing investors how to grow and protect their wealth. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, TheStreet.com, and Forbes, and today h...

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August 13, 2025 32 mins

In this episode of the Simply Investing Dividend Podcast, we dive into the ultimate question: Which strategy safely builds more wealth — the Simply Investing Approach or Growth Investing?

You’ll discover:
- How the Simply Investing Approach works
- Why slow and steady investing can create lasting wealth
- How McDonald’s (MCD) turned $10K into over $137K
- The pros and cons of dividend investing
- The ja...

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In this episode of the Simply Investing Dividend Podcast, we break down the pros and cons of our time-tested approach to dividend investing — so you can decide if it fits your goals.

You’ll learn:
- How the Simply Investing method helps you build long-term wealth
- The benefits and limitations of this investing strategy
- Why ETF fees might be quietly draining your returns
- Whether this approach is the rig...

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In this episode of the Simply Investing Dividend Podcast, we tackle two questions that hold many people back: How long do I need to stay invested? and Is it too late to start investing?

Whether you're just getting started or wondering if you've missed your chance, this episode will show you why it's never too late to build long-term wealth.

You’ll discover:
- The Simply Investing approach to gro...

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In this episode of the Simply Investing Dividend Podcast, we dive into the incredible stories of companies that have paid dividends for over 100 years.

You’ll discover:
- Which companies have rewarded their shareholders for a century or more
- Why they keep paying dividends through wars, recessions, and market crashes
- Powerful lessons you can apply to build your own reliable, growing income stream
- Real-...

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In this episode of the Simply Investing Dividend Podcast, we dive deep into a powerful comparison: 5 hand-picked dividend stocks versus the largest S&P 500 ETF. Which strategy delivers better long-term results—and why?

You'll also learn how ETF fees, and hidden risks can quietly drag down your returns.

Key topics covered:
- The Simply Investing Approach to building wealth
- What ETFs are—and how t...

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June 18, 2025 24 mins

In this episode, we break down how dividends are taxed in both the US and Canada. We’ll compare the tax rates for dividends with those for capital gains and income, giving you a clearer understanding of how these income streams are treated by the tax authorities.

I’ll also cover the following key topics:
- What are dividends, and why do they matter?
- How retirement accounts work in Canada
- A look at Canadian ...

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In this episode, we’re going to look at why some companies pay dividends and some do not.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- What are dividends?
- Reasons for not paying dividends
- Reasons for paying dividends
- Benefits of receiving dividends
- Dividend investing returns
- RS and LLY, 842% return
- $20K turned into over $188K

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In this episode, I sit down with seasoned investment expert Paul Musson.

With over 30 years in the financial world, Paul has managed billions as the lead portfolio manager for the Ivy Funds at Mackenzie Investments. Today, he’s the founder of Paddington Capital Management and the author of the thought-provoking new book "Capital Offence: Why Some Benefit at Your Expense", which takes a hard look at the systems th...

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In this episode, I sit down with seasoned dividend investor Ian MacDonald, whose journey spans over 60 remarkable years.

Before retiring, Ian served as Vice President at Equifax, where he dedicated his career to studying the rise and fall of companies—a passion that shaped his investment philosophy.

Ian opens up about a pivotal moment in his life: losing $300,000 of his hard-earned savings due to poor advice from an investment adviso...

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In this episode, I interview the founder of Siegel Asset Management Partners, Yves Siegel. We discuss the energy sector, specifically midstream companies. Yves shares with us his guidelines for investing in energy dividend stocks.

Yves has been recognized several times by The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” survey for stock picking, and in 2018 received the “Ammys” Hall of Fame award in Research and Analysis, an...

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In this episode, I interview Jeremy from Dividend Stockpile. We talk about dividend investing, how to get started, how to become a confident investor, and how to navigate the current economic climate.

You’ll find today’s episode both educational and inspiring.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- Introduction to Jeremy
- What attracted Jeremy to income investing and dividends?
- How do...

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In this episode, I interview CEO and Portfolio Manager Jenny Harrington, a dividend investor, author, and regular contributor to CNBC (Halftime Report and Worldwide Exchange). We talk about dividend investing, how to get started, how to become a confident investor, and how to navigate the current economic climate. 

Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington is the Chief Executive Officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC, an income-f...

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April 30, 2025 43 mins

In this episode, we’re going to look at options, what are they, how to earn money from them, and why I don't invest in them.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- What are options?
- What is a call option?
- Examples using call options
- What is a put option?
- Examples using put options
- What do investing legends think about investing in options?
- Why I don’t use options

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In this episode, we’re going to look at a dividend investor that turned $5,000 into $20,000,000.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- Who was Anne Scheiber?
- Anne’s investing story
- Lessons learned
- Future growth of dividend stocks
- Looking at the past performance of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), McDonald's (MCD), Proctor & Gamble (PG), Pepsi (PEP)
- 17.5% annual dividend...

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In this episode, we’re going to look at 4 companies that I would not invest in today, even though they are large dividend paying companies. 

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- Our approach to investing
- Our criteria for investing
- Looking at the payout ratio
- Looking at the P/E ratio
- Looking at a company's debt level
- Determining if a stock is priced low or high
- Ev...

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In this episode, we’re going to look at the power of reinvesting dividends.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- What are dividends?
- How to get paid for owning stocks
- How do you reinvest your dividends?
- Dividend reinvesting examples
- 2021% return versus 902% during the same period
- Over $7K annual dividend income from $10K invested
- Benefits of reinvesting dividends
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In this episode, we’re going to look at a company’s debt level. Should you invest in a company with high or low debt? And does that impact your investment returns?

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- What is company debt?
- Type of debt we look at before investing
- How to calculate debt
- What’s wrong with high debt?
- Comparing companies
- 0% debt versus over 3,438%
- 33% retu...

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In this episode, we’re going answer the following questions: Which is better, more dividends now or later? Is higher dividend yield today more important than lower yield but higher dividend growth in the future?

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
- What are dividends?
- What is dividend yield?
- Pfizer & MasterCard case studies
- Comparing dividend yields
- Which one is the better in...

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