117 - Should I Pursue a Dividend and Sector Investment Strategy?
An episode of the Real Personal Finance podcast, hosted by Scott Frank and James Conole, titled "117 - Should I Pursue a Dividend and Sector Investment Strategy?" was published on September 15, 2021 and runs 23 minutes.
September 15, 2021 ·23m · Real Personal Finance
Summary
Scott and James discuss if you should pursue a dividend and sector investment strategy. Listener Question 1. Can we talk about dividends and dividend stocks? Is it a wise strategy to invest in those stocks that pay out dividends to shareholders? 2. I have been looking at investing in ETFs and I have seen number of ETFs under the label of Sector and Specialty ETFs (that is how Vanguard labels them). Could we talk more about these? I would be interested in investing in some of these- but I a...
Episode Description
Scott and James discuss if you should pursue a dividend and sector investment strategy.
Listener Question
1. Can we talk about dividends and dividend stocks? Is it a wise strategy to invest in those stocks that pay out dividends to shareholders?
2. I have been looking at investing in ETFs and I have seen number of ETFs under the label of Sector and Specialty ETFs (that is how Vanguard labels them). Could we talk more about these? I would be interested in investing in some of these- but I am not sure if it is wise?
Planning Points Discussed
- Retirement Planning
- Utilizing Time Efficiently
- Capital Appreciation
- Purchasing Power
- Other issues (IRAs, Inflation, Financial Goals, etc.)
Timestamps:
1:30 - Introduction
2:16 - Dividend Stocks
4:35 - Dividend Example
6:15 - Total Return of an Investment
8:49- Downturns & Dividends
11:48 - Is It Bad If Companies Don't Pay Dividends?
15:11 - Reinvesting Dividends
18:37 - U.S. Stock Categories
20:54 - Driving Your Returns Over Time
22:36 - Strategies to Fund College
23:18 - Aligning Your Financial Goals
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James
Scott
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