42: What You Need to Know About Dividend Investing in 2017

Ky Trang Ho is the founder of Key Financial Media LLC which produces marketing content for financial service firms and is a regular contributor to the financial column including a recent article that peaked our interest called What You Need to Know About Dividend Investing in 2017. The Forbes article has some interesting insights that are both exciting as an investor and cautionary. Ky also covers and reviews Shark Tank and had the recent privilege to interview Kevin O’Leary. We sit down to get Ky’s thoughts on the stock market, how to invest in high yielding funds in 2017, and to hear what she personally invests in.   Guest Links - Ky Trang Ho Forbes Contributor -- Investing KeyFinancialMedia.com @KyTrangHo Facebook LinkedIn Where are we: Tahoe, CA - Sam Los Angeles, CA - Ky Thailand - Johnny Discussed: Ky’s recent article in Forbes Kevin O’Leary - OShares Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats What Ky Invests in: Fundrise – Invest as little as $1,000 Realty Mogul Books: Start Here - Recommended reading Time Stamps: 02:29 - Key Financial Media 03:18 - Shark Tank 04:20 - Kevin O'Leary 07:14 - Increase your dividends by 5% 09:00 - SMP500 dividend payments 09:50 - Vanguard 4% yield 13:30 - Dow Jones 15,000 15:50 - Dividend paying stock growth 17:30 - Bond market - Donald Trump election 20:00 - High yielding funds 21:21 - Raising interest rates 23:38 - Ky’s portfolio 25:30 - Fundrise investments 29:40 - Realty Mogul REIT 35:00 - Forbes contributors 40:00 - Vanguard small cap stocks 43:20 - Dividend payout 45:30 - Kevin O'Leary investments 48:00 - Recommended readings 51:38 - Sticking to what works 53:30 - Investment hack 55:20 - Stock market crash   If you enjoyed this episode, do us a favor and share it! Also if you haven’t’ already, please take a minute to leave us a 5-star review on iTunes and claim your bonus here! Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Read our disclaimer here.