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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 20 MIN

Ep. 2: High Dividend Yields Are Eating Your Principal

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Topics CoveredDividend ETF Winners — Which funds actually delivered in 2025High-Yield ETFs Down 50% — The yield trap that destroys principalDividend Growth vs. High Yield — Why growth wins long-termBDCs (Business Development Companies) — 3 income giants for monthly cash flowGold Producers — Case study on mining stocks as portfolio hedgesTop 10 ETFs by Total Return — What the numbers actually sayMidstream Energy — Pipeline MLPs and their tax-advantaged distributionsAI-Resilient Stocks — Companies with physical moats that AI can't disruptSCHD & SPYI — Balancing income with share price stabilityNAV Preservation — Why protecting your principal matters more than yield

Topics CoveredDividend ETF Winners — Which funds actually delivered in 2025High-Yield ETFs Down 50% — The yield trap that destroys principalDividend Growth vs. High Yield — Why growth wins long-termBDCs (Business Development Companies) — 3 income giants for monthly cash flowGold Producers — Case study on mining stocks as portfolio hedgesTop 10 ETFs by Total Return — What the numbers actually sayMidstream Energy — Pipeline MLPs and their tax-advantaged distributionsAI-Resilient Stocks — Companies with physical moats that AI can't disruptSCHD & SPYI — Balancing income with share price stabilityNAV Preservation — Why protecting your principal matters more than yield

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Topics CoveredDividend ETF Winners — Which funds actually delivered in 2025High-Yield ETFs Down 50% — The yield trap that destroys principalDividend Growth vs. High Yield — Why growth wins long-termBDCs (Business Development Companies) — 3 income...

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