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   S7 · E309 · 3 Oct 2026 · 1 hr

   Eps 309: Q3 2026 Dividend Portfolio Review | 89% to FIRE & the Dutch 36% Dividend Tax

   Quarter three is done, so it's time to count the dividends. In episode 309 we share our Q3 2026 dividend portfolio reviews with real numbers.Edgi is now at 89% of his FIRE target. His net dividend income grew 10.4% on average this quarter, and he has started paying down his variable-rate mortgage. Derek collected just over €2,000 in dividends this quarter, his portfolio has reached €161K, and he now earns about €19 a day after tax.We also talk about Accenture's earnings (shares up 20% on the day and a 5% dividend hike), the Netherlands' plan to tax dividends at 36%, and Ireland possibly…

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   S7 · E308 · 25 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

   Growth Investor Turned Dividend Investor from Heavy Moat Investment| Ep 308

   Niklas from Heavy Moat Investments is back. Last time he barely cared about dividends. Now 80% of his portfolio pays one. We talk about how becoming a dad changed the way he looks at risk, why he raised his hurdle rate to 15-20%, why buybacks often disappoint, and how Edenred became his biggest position after trading at around 5x cash flow.Also this week: Novo Nordisk's messy capital markets day, dividend hikes from T-Mobile US and GE Healthcare, and your questions on consumer staples, insurers and AI, Engie and Enel, BIPC, 5% Treasuries and Niklas's top pick, InnoScripta. Get free samples…

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   S7 · E307 · 19 Sep 2026 · 58 min

   First Fed Hike Since 2023: Are REITs Still Worth Buying? | Ep 307

   The Fed has raised rates for the first time since 2023. So what does that mean for REITs like Realty Income, Agree Realty and VICI? We explain why real estate stocks are so sensitive to interest rates, compare them with a 5% US Treasury, and share the prices where we'd start buying again.Also this week: Warren Buffett's full retirement, Nike losing Mbappé to On, and dividend raises from Texas Instruments, McDonald's (now a Dividend King), Microsoft, Philip Morris and JPMorgan.Your questions: pre-market trading, how we use AI for stock research, high yield vs dividend growth, Fielmann, TFF…

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   S7 · E303 · 12 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

   The Art of the Turnaround and What We Learned Along the Way

   This week on Dividend Talk, we get into the art of the turnaround investment .What worked, what didn't, and what we've learned the hard way. We share real stories from Walgreens, Intel, and Texas Instruments, then turn to Nike, Vici Properties, and ASR to figure out which stocks are genuine turnarounds and which are just mispriced quality names. Plus: trimming an ExxonMobil position, a fresh look at HP, and our predictions for the next Microsoft dividend hike.We also answer a big batch of listener questions covering FIRE, REITs, ETFs, and how dividend culture differs between Europe and the…

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   S6 · E304 · 5 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

   Ep. 305: Should Cyclical Stocks Be in Your Dividend Portfolio? (BHP, Exxon, Rio Tinto)

   We're back after our first-ever summer break! This week: should cyclical stocks have a place in a dividend growth portfolio built for financial independence? We use BHP, Rio Tinto, and ExxonMobil as real examples of the trade-offs. Also covered: a Guinness heist making headlines, the Netherlands moving its gold reserves home, fresh dividend hikes from Altria, NN Group, and Wolters Kluwer, plus listener questions on Nike, LVMH, Swiss stocks, Clorox, and Philips. 📩 premium research: https://dividendtalk.eu 💬 Got a question for next week? Join our community. Facebook:…

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   S6 · E304 · 25 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

   Q2 2026 Earnings Season: IBM Crashes, TotalEnergies Shines | EP 304

   Q2 2026 earnings season has started, and it opened with a bang: IBM (IBM) dropped 25% in a single day. We dig into why, and land on an uncomfortable answer — it isn't the technology that keeps failing this company, it's the culture. From there we work through the reports that matter for dividend growth investors. RELX (RELX.L) and Wolters Kluwer (WKL.AS) keep growing while everyone insists AI will erase them. Texas Instruments (TXN) looks like its capex super-cycle is finally turning. TotalEnergies (TTE) delivers a masterclass in paying down debt. Nestlé (NESN.SW) drops 8%. CME Group (CME)…

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   S7 · E303 · 11 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

   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…

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   S7 · E302 · 4 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

   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…

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   S7 · E301 · 27 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   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…

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    S6 · E300 · 13 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

    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 now Our top yield on cost positions and what it feels like to hold…