Dividend Talk

Dividend Talk
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Join hosts Derek from Ireland & Edgi from the Netherlands on the Dividend Talk podcast, your number one source for all things Dividend Growth with a European perspective. With a shared passion for Dividend Growth investing, they provide personal insights, strategies, & experiences, while featuring guests from around the world to inspire and educate investors. Join their discussions designed to empower you with knowledge, keep you informed on market news, and equip you with valuable tools to maximize your investments. Tune in to learn and grow with us.

  1. 1d ago

    EP 303: Dividend Investing with Belle Dividends | How to deal with a major cash windfall

    This week we welcome our first Belgian guest to the show: Belle Dividends (Kim). Kim's story starts almost by accident. In January 2022, after a failed attempt to become a crypto trader, he opened an account with Belgian broker Bolero and bought his first three stocks: AB InBev, Kinepolis and Umicore. A few years and a lot of YouTube and podcast listening later, he now runs a portfolio of 82 positions built around a simple goal: a 3% net dividend yield, even after Belgium's notoriously heavy dividend tax. In this episode Kim walks us through his investing journey, why dividend investing suited his personality more than growth or trading ever did, and how he deals with Belgian withholding tax (spoiler: UK stocks and a Legal & General dividend ETF both play a role). We also get into his interest in African equities, including his top position Helios Towers, plus Airtel Africa and DRC listed Texaf, and why he believes sub Saharan Africa's demographics make it one of the more interesting growth stories out there. Kim also shares the remarkable story of taking over his mother's finances after a dementia diagnosis, and how that led to a rapid, deliberate windfall investment that shaved more than a decade off his path to financial independence. We round things off with his thoughts on oil markets and macro trends, the tax friendly countries he's considering for the future, and a big batch of listener questions on portfolio strategy, UK renewable energy trusts, and more. Also in this episode: Derek and European DGI open with the Trump and FIFA controversy around the USA v Belgium match, and share an update on Greencoat UK Wind ahead of its July investor presentation. Kim's path from a frustrated would be crypto trader to an 82 position dividend portfolioNavigating Belgium's dividend tax and why she targets a 3% net yieldInvesting in Africa: Helios Towers, Airtel Africa and Texaf in the DRCTaking over his mother's finances and investing a large windfall with intentionHis macro view on oil, the Permian basin and the Iran conflictTax friendly countries on her radar for the future: Paraguay, Cyprus and GeorgiaListener questions on allocation strategy, ETFs, and UK renewable energy trusts like Greencoat UK Wind Want deeper analysis, ad free episodes and more? Check out our premium service for €129 at dividendtalk.eu Want to talk more about dividends and investing in general? Join the conversation in our community: Discord: https://discord.gg/xfS35ufm6HFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dividendtalkX (Twitter): https://x.com/European_DGI

    1h 11m

  2. Jul 4

    Q2 2026 Portfolio Review: Dividend Aristocrats Beat Big Tech | Ep 302

    In episode 302 we review our Q2 2026 dividend portfolios during a quarter where the market quietly rotated out of tech and back into dividend growth. EDGI is now 99.6% of the way to his FIRE number with +14.4% dividend income growth for the quarter, while Derek crossed €7,000 in trailing dividend income, up 14% year over year. On the news desk: why the US Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) are outrunning software in 2026, Palantir (PLTR) CEO Alex Karp calling AI token pricing a "wealth tax" on business, and whether AI agents should be taxed after OpenAI's reported 5% equity offer to the US government. Stocks we get into include Accenture (ACN), Wolters Kluwer (WKL.AS), VICI Properties (VICI), Vopak (VPK.AS), General Mills (GIS), Paychex (PAYX), ADP (ADP), Big Yellow Group (BYG.L), British American Tobacco (BATS.L), Shell (SHEL.L), Legal & General (LGEN.L), NN Group (NN.AS), Alibaba (BABA), Microsoft (MSFT) and Apple (AAPL). Plus Q2 hikes from JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI.L), 3i Group (III.L) and LondonMetric (LMP.L). We close with listener Q&A on low-yield growth stocks, the ones that got away, and how we'd invest €500 a year for a newborn. Join us : Discord group - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nJyt9KWAB5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DividendTalk_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@European_DGI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Premium Member for just 129 Euros a year: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dividendtalk.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer: Educational content only. Not financial advice.

    1h 5m

  3. Jun 27

    Ep. 301 | Big Bank Dividend Hikes (JPM, GS, MS, C, WFC) + The Boring Middle Mindset

    We're kicking off Season 7! This week we cover Bayer's (BAYN.DE, BAYRY) Supreme Court win in the Roundup case and the reopened Strait of Hormuz, then break down five bank dividend increases: Morgan Stanley (MS) +15%, Citigroup (C) +11.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +11.1%, Wells Fargo (WFC) +11.1% and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) +10%. Our main topic: the dividend growth investing mindset in "the boring middle" — staying motivated through years of slow compounding, why higher-yield names like Intel (INTC) and HP (HPQ) start looking tempting, and why we still buy growers like Accenture (ACN) and PepsiCo (PEP) even though the Magnificent Seven could have beaten our returns. Plus listener questions on diversification, rebalancing, the LDEG Europe dividend ETF, WACC/ROIC, cash-secured puts and more. ⁠Join us : Discord group - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nJyt9KWAB5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DividendTalk_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@European_DGI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Premium Member for just 129 Euros a year: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dividendtalk.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer: Educational content only. Not financial advice.

    1h 2m

  4. Jun 13

    EPS #300 🎉 Live Show, Special Guests & a Toast to the Journey 🥂

    Episode 300. We made it 🎉 This one was recorded live on our Discord Server, and it felt exactly like it should – a little chaotic, a lot of fun, and genuinely reflective at times. We were joined by two special guests: Nelson from Canadian Dividend Investing and Luke from the Wall Street Wildlife Investing Podcast (links below). Both appeared in listener surveys as all-time favourite episodes, so having them back for this milestone felt right. Here's what we covered: Where we both are on the dividend and FIRE journey right nowOur top yield on cost positions and what it feels like to hold themHow our investing philosophy has shifted over 300 episodes – and what has stayed exactly the sameListener quotes, including one from Claudius in Germany that stopped us in our tracksLive Q&A with the communityA closing toast (drinks were involved)Thank you to everyone who submitted questions, shared their favourite moments, and has been listening since the early days. Claudius said it best: it's about consistency! Here's to the next 300 🥂 Links to follow Nelson: X: ⁠https://x.com/CDInewsletter Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0K9MR37plzQF9GJ7KvpCaA?si=f6abf33d30ba45dc Links to follow Luke: X: https://x.com/7LukeHallard Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@WallStreetWildlifeJoin us : Discord group - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nJyt9KWAB5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DividendTalk_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@European_DGI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Become a Premium Member for just 129 Euros a year: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dividendtalk.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer: Educational content only. Not financial advice.

    1h 46m

  5. Jun 6

    Dividend Talk Confessions: Our Dumbest Stock Picks & Biggest Investing Regrets | Ep. 299

    In Episode 299, We lay out their worst stock picks, the dividend cuts they didn't see coming, and the companies they were completely wrong about. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Tupperware (bankrupt), Canopy Growth (CGC), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Evolution Gaming (EVO.ST), Tanger Properties (SKT), WP Carey (WPC), VF Corp (VFC), Medtronic (MDT) , they're all here. Plus: Derek has a crypto secret. Also covered: United Health (UNH) and Medtronic (MDT) dividend hikes, listener Q&A on the Chowder Rule, EDGI's tier system, consumer staples accounting, Munich Re (MUV2.DE), Berkshire's TMHC deal, and most interesting stocks right now including ADP (ADP), Wolters Kluwer (WKL.AS), and Aalberts Industries (AALB.AS). Episode 300 is next week — live show. Join the link in the episode notes. Follow us: @DividendTalk and @EuropeanDGI on X/Twitter | dividendtalk.eu Not financial advice. Derek and EDGI are not financial advisors. Always do your own research. Episode 300 is just weeks away — sign up for the live show via ⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSyGjwjj1cl1iAIIp87bJb5u3pq3Ez6yynchPzmxaz0sSLWw/viewform?usp=header⁠

    1h 7m

  6. May 30

    Dividend Investing When Market Valuations Are High | Eps 298

    May and June are peak dividend season for Europeaninvestors—we get that magical "kaching kaching" as companies distribute annual earnings after shareholder meetings. But this year, everything feels expensive. So what's an Dividend  investor to do when valuations are stretchedand the market seems to have priced in perfection?   Episode 300 is just weeks away — sign up for the live show via ⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSyGjwjj1cl1iAIIp87bJb5u3pq3Ez6yynchPzmxaz0sSLWw/viewform?usp=header⁠ More at dividendtalk.eu Follow us @dividendtalk and @europeandgi Disclaimer: We are not financial advisors. All opinionsexpressed are for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do yourown research before making investment decisions.

    58 min

  7. May 24

    5 Real Estate Stocks Paying 2%–6% Yields — Are They Worth It? | Ep. 297

    This week we break down five real estate investment trustswe like for dividend growth investors — from the Las Vegas strip to German retail parks. VICI Properties (VICI), Big Yellow Group (BYG.L), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Defama (DEF.DE), and Agree Realty (ADC) each offer a different flavour of income and growth.  We also talk about NVIDIA's (NVDA) staggering $870 million annual dividend payout to Jensen Huang, Evolution Gaming's (EVO.ST) $2 billion buyback, and Chubb's (CB) 33rd consecutive dividend hike. Plus, May dividends are rolling in and it feels good.  Listener questions cover anticyclical investing, German industrial job losses and what it means for your portfolio, falling in love with stocks, portfolio complexity, Intuit's (INTU) AI risk, asset managers like KKR and Blackstone, and the hidden cost of inflation erosion on slow dividend growers. Episode 300 is just weeks away — sign up for the live showvia https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSyGjwjj1cl1iAIIp87bJb5u3pq3Ez6yynchPzmxaz0sSLWw/viewform?usp=header  More at dividendtalk.eu Follow us @dividendtalk and @europeandgi Disclaimer: We are not financial advisors. All opinions expressed are for entertainment and educational purposes only. Always do your own research before making investment decisions.

    1h 13m

  8. May 16

    Stress Testing Your Dividend Portfolio: What Would a Market Crash Do to Your Income?

    With earnings season fading and geopolitics heating up, we take a hard look at what could go wrong — and how a well-structured dividend portfolio holds up under pressure. We walk through their full stress-testing framework: concentration limits, sector exposure (no more than 20%), currency risk, payout ratios, credit ratings, and how to scenario-test your top 10 positions against events like the 2008 financial crisis or a 50% earnings collapse. Plus, Berkshire Hathaway's 13F reveals mass exits from Visa (V), Mastercard (MA), Diageo (DEO), and Amazon (AMZN) — and the guys break down what it means.Listener Q&A covers Munich RE (MUV2.DE) after its earnings miss, Wolters Kluwer (WKL.AS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Union Pacific (UNP), Nemetschek (NEM.DE), and the Iberdrola (IBE.MC) DRIP dilemma on Trading 212. Paychex (PAYX) hiked its dividend 10.2% and Apple (AAPL) raised by 3.8%.Episode 300 is just weeks away — sign up for the live show via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSyGjwjj1cl1iAIIp87bJb5u3pq3Ez6yynchPzmxaz0sSLWw/viewform?usp=header⁠Nothing on Dividend Talk is financial advice. Always do your own research. | dividendtalk.eu | Twitter: @DividendTalk @EuropeanDGI

    1h 5m
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Join hosts Derek from Ireland & Edgi from the Netherlands on the Dividend Talk podcast, your number one source for all things Dividend Growth with a European perspective. With a shared passion for Dividend Growth investing, they provide personal insights, strategies, & experiences, while featuring guests from around the world to inspire and educate investors. Join their discussions designed to empower you with knowledge, keep you informed on market news, and equip you with valuable tools to maximize your investments. Tune in to learn and grow with us.

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  • Creator
    Dividend Talk
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    305
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Dividend Talk
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