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Get Started Investing

Show Notes

Jess recently got paid real money from her ETFs for the first time.

(a whole 30 bucks, watch out- don’t spend it all at once!)

It made her wonder- could payments from investments eventually replace her salary?

She sat down with Dave Gow from Strong Money to learn everything you need to know about dividends.

Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Dividends 03:07 Income vs Growth 07:01 How Dividends Work 10:34 ETF Distributions and Reinvesting 13:30 Balancing Income and Growth 16:41 Planning Your Retirement Income 19:08 Dividend Yields and Risks 23:40 Managing Dividend Cuts 28:31 Choosing Dividend Investments 32:39 Dividends vs Savings Accounts

If you'd like to learn more about Dave's journey and teachings - you can find his website here. He's also written a book about how to gain financial independence create a life of freedom which has sold over 40,000 copies! Find that here.

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