Skip to content
Chasing the Yield podcast artwork

PODCAST · business

Chasing the Yield

by Kevin Bae

I'm an amateur investor that adopted the dividend income investing approach to personal finance. My purpose is to maintain principal while earning dividends.

Publisher-supplied feed metadata · PodParley refreshed Oct 12, 2026 · Source feed

Episodes

  1. Episode 64 - Why do you invest?

    Prompted by a *Wall Street Journal* article, I explain why I ignore S&P 500 comparisons and focus instead on reliable dividend income. Investing, for me, means owning profitable businesses that consistently share earnings. The real question isn't beating an index, but choosing an investment...

  2. September 2024 Portfolio Recap

    September was an eventful month for Chasing the Yield. My annual income increased by $80, thanks to dividend boosts from Microsoft (MSFT) (up 11%), New Jersey Resources (NJR) (up 7.1%), and five other holdings. While there were no upgrades or downgrades in dividend safety, I closed our position…

    more
  3. AI Deep Dive: ONEOK (OKE) post-acquisitions effect on the dividend

    I used Google's NotebookLM to create a short deep dive look into ONEOK's post-acquisition of EnLink Midstream and investment into Medallion Midstream. The tool does a good job of explaining the ins and outs and how it effects the company's dividend. The deep dive audio is based on the text below...

  4. Verizon acquisition of Frontier and the dividend

    I used Verizon's acquisition of Frontier announcement and a couple other sources to create the following AI conversation about the company and the dividend using Google's NotebookLM. It's a pretty good way to get a layman's examination of news and financial information. See what you think.…

    more
  5. Debt on Personal Assets is not for Everyone

    Topics discussed on today's show. Debt vs. No Debt: Some investors prioritize returns and view having no home mortgage as better. However, debt on real estate has its own benefits. Real Estate Appreciation: Real estate generally appreciates over time, offering significant capital gain, especially...

  6. September 2023 Recap

    My annual income increased $25 as a result of dividend increases from Microsoft (+10%), NJR (+7.7%), and 5 other holdings. Meanwhile, there were changes to the Dividend Safety Scores of W. P. Carey, Smucker, and Walgreens. W.P. Carey Surprises With Plan to Exit All Office Properties; Dividend…

    more
  7. August 2023 Recap

    UGI Mulls Separating Propane Business to Unlock Value, Potentially Causing Jump in Payout Ratio Dominion's Strategic Review Nears End; Firm Remains Committed to Dividend Despite Rising Payout Ratio Labor Inflation and Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates Delay Healthcare Realty's Payout Ratio...

  8. Dividend Safe as Dominion Energy Wraps Up Strategic Review; Payout Ratio Above Target

    Dominion Energy has been in the energy business since 1898. It’s one of the biggest utility companies in the U.S. and serves about 7 million customers in Virginia, the Carolinas, Ohio, and Utah electricity and gas. Dominion has steady and predictable income because it is regulated utility....

  9. TC Energy intends to spin-off Pipelines business into separate company

    TC Energy, a company that develops and operates energy infrastructure, announced that it plans to spin off its Liquids Pipelines business into a separate company. The decision was made after a two-year strategic review and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2024. The spinoff will...

  10. Make money from America's self-storage addiction

    It's well known that Americans like to buy stuff. I know this first hand being an American with a wife that, I believe, single handedly pulled the United States out of the 2008/2009 Great Recession. Back when my kids were young and we lived in a modest 3 bedroom split-level in a Chicago suburb we...

  11. 3 things I wish I knew in my 20s

    I'm old. 56 to be exact. I didn't start investing my money until I was in my mid 40s. And then I didn't know much about what I wanted to do. I never learned anything about money from my parents and the only courses I took in school were accounting and economics. There was nothing about investing....

  12. Like a Phoenix Rising

    I'm reviving my podcast. This is a short episode just to bring this back to life. Go to podcastindex.org to learn more about Podcasting 2.0. Download a new podcast app where you can stream payments to me or any other podcaster that has Value4Value enabled. Join me next week where I pick this up…

    more
  13. Everyone wants dividend stocks!

    Energy companies aren't increasing natural gas supplies, J&J files lawsuit, and Economic uncertainty pushing investors to dividend stocks.

  14. May 2, 2022

    No news but plenty of Dividend Events!

  15. April 25, 2022

    IBM revenue jumps and plenty of Dividend Events.

  16. Pembina Pipeline… a solid performer

    Reinvesting Warner Bros Discovery into AT&T, help me understand what's happening with bank stocks, Pembina Pipeline is my best high yield stock, and much much more!

  17. CrossAmerica Partners is a winner… so far

    I sell out of BP, Oil execs on the hot seat, inflation still sky high, and much much more!

  18. 1st Quarter in the Can

    3M remediation in Belgium, AT&T two-way trading, Kinder Morgan backed company files for bankruptcy and much much more!

  19. Remote recording woes

    Trying to record remotely in my car. Portfolio update and more!

  20. Take off your pants and jacket

    WFH attire becomes work at office attire, Microsoft Anti-Trust troubles, J&J vaccine shows durability, and much much more! RSSVERIFY

  21. Windows 10 mayhem

    Windows 10 upsets my apple cart, Russia continues to dominate the news, public pension stock dependency, companies continue to isolate Russia, and much much more!

  22. Russia killed COVID-19

    Russia continues to dominate the news, oil tops $130, Gold surges, Natural Gas prices spike in Europe, and much much more!

Type above to search every episode's transcript for a word or phrase. Matches are scoped to this podcast.

Searching…

We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.

No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.

Showing of matches

No topics indexed yet for this podcast.

Loading reviews...

ABOUT THIS SHOW

I'm an amateur investor that adopted the dividend income investing approach to personal finance. My purpose is to maintain principal while earning dividends.

HOSTED BY

Kevin Bae

Produced by Hapa Media, LLC

CATEGORIES

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Chasing the Yield have?

Chasing the Yield currently has 22 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Chasing the Yield about?

I'm an amateur investor that adopted the dividend income investing approach to personal finance. My purpose is to maintain principal while earning dividends.

How often does Chasing the Yield release new episodes?

Chasing the Yield has 22 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to Chasing the Yield?

You can listen to Chasing the Yield on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts Chasing the Yield?

Chasing the Yield is created and hosted by Kevin Bae.
URL copied to clipboard!