Dividend Talk

We started the show by talking about $SHELL capital markets presentation. We discuss our current thoughts on the company, including recent dividend hikes and buybacks. We also ponder if we will ever sell a company like Shell from our portfolios. Dividend Hikes covered this week are from $TGT, $CAT,$O, $EPT For the main topic, we discuss both two companies we are currently buying.  Derek is buying...

We started today's episode with Apple’s ($AAPL) exciting news around its launch of “Vision Pro” - VR / AR glasses with a whopping 3500 USD price tag.  In part two of the news of the week, EDGI talks about the French finance minister who helped to strong-arm big food companies into cutting prices. The companies, which together make 80% of what the French people eat, could face financial sanctio...

3M had a big run-up at the end of the week due to some news regarding a first settlement of at least 10 billion. Is now the time to buy? We do a bit of a deeper dive into those litigations to really understand if the path is clear for 3M's recovery. What's more in this episode: our thoughts about Target and their #GoWokeGoBroke failure. Does this provide an attractive buying opportunity? L...

For the News of the Week, we started the show by talking about Germany which has now officially entered into a technical recession. As the biggest market in the EU, the market did not overreact to this news. Was it already priced in? Medtronic ($MDT) released full-year results and EDGI gives a brief rundown on the results. The Share price has dropped to 81.50 USD while the company hiked its divide...

This week we have a jam-packed show. We start by discussing British American Tobacco ($BTI, $LON:BATS)  who replaced its CEO Jack Bowles after the company received a fine of $635 for doing business with North Korea. EDGI talks about the number of intangibles on the company and we give our thoughts on the amount of goodwill the company holds on its balance sheet. Intangibles make up ~70% of the bal...

This week we are joined by Jeremy Shirey from www. Dividendstockpile.com In the News of the Week, we discuss how the shareholders of Philips (NYSE: PHG) sent a clear message that they are unhappy with the board.  EDGI discusses the recent price drop around castellum (CAST.STO) and Jeremy discusses inflation and the debt ceiling in the US We also discuss with Jeremy how he started in Dividend growt...

In today's show, we're discussing first-quarter earnings results from some of our favorite dividend growth stocks. No surprise, but Microsoft and Novo-Nordisk just had to be in there! Tickers discussed: $WBD, $JNJ, $LEG, $CCOI, $SPG, $PEP, $AAPL, $MSFT, $TROW, $EMR, $RACE, $SHELL, $NOVN, $TYO:7974, $CVS Interested in buying a nice t-shirt or hoodie with one of your favorite quotes from the...

In this episode, we discuss dividend hikes and cuts from Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ), Costco ($COST), Sonoco ($SON) and Blackstone ($BX) We also discuss the recent earnings results from 1. Johnson & Johnson 2. ASML 3. Blackstone 4. Snap on and European DGIs favourite IBM We check out the portfolio of a fellow Facebook member before answering questions from the community.

In today's episode, we are both sharing our opinions on why dividend growth investing is the single best investment strategy. Of course, we do this in a fully objective manner and without any bias. Besides that, we have also amazing news, because we are launching our webshop full of merchandise with some of your favorite dividend talk and general investing quotes. Hence, check it out here and...

In today's show, we are discussing some great dividend growth stocks from Sweden. Actually, there were enough Swedish dividend stocks to choose from and it shows that the Nordics produce very stable businesses. So, in today's show, we discussed the following topics: Johnson & Johnson's talc powder settlement and our thoughts about it 2 dividend hikes from $STZ and $FDX 7 Sweden div...

In today's episode, we are sharing our dividend growth portfolio performance for the first quarter of the year. Are we on target? Are we satisfied? What did we buy and did we sell anything? This and more in today's episode. Some tickers discussed: $JNJ $BABA $WKL $AOS $TROW Link to eDGI's dividend portfolio allocation strategy: https://www.europeandgi.com/building-a-dividend-portfolio-...

In this week's episode, we discuss 5 companies in our portfolios that we don't feel comfortable owning going into a recession. News of the week includes Novo Nordisk Market cap which now exceeds Nestle. And Unilevers Shrinkflation on Ice cream. Companies mentioned From EMF are HPQ, Danone, BASF, The companies mentioned by EDGI are Omega HealthCare and 3M. Reference Material - chowder rule...

In this episode, we share our thoughts on how we decide what to buy when the market is under stress. At the beginning of the episode, we discuss the news of the week surrounding ECB rate hike and how this has caused some fear for Irish residents due to the eviction ban being lifted at the end of the month. We also discuss Pfizer ($PFE) and their decision to spend $43 billion to acquire Seagen.  Is...

In today's episode, we share 5 dividend growth stocks we are buying during the current market dip. Besides that we speak a bit about the turmoil in the market around $SVIB because we got several questions about this. We hope you enjoy this episode! Join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dividendtalk

In today's episode, Ian Lopuch joins us again for a conversation about dividend growth investing.  This time we speak a lot about dividend investing strategy and why he spends some more focus on higher-yield dividend growth stocks right now. We also briefly discuss his thoughts on crypto and what he's currently doing with it.  These are just 2 very interesting topics where Ian has a lot...

Intel Corp. reduced its dividend by 65% to 0,50 annually going forward. Hence, it should be no surprise that this is our main topic for today's episode. Both Engineer My Freedom and European Dividend Growth Investor will share their perspectives and what they've decided to do with their position. Besides that, expect a lot of dividend hikes again, some news about Heineken, and several answers to o...

In today's episode, we will discuss why averaging up is so hard for us and how we try to mitigate this so that we don't fall victim to this psychology. Besides that, we will be sharing our news of the week, lots of dividend hikes, and a portfolio review and we will answer several of your questions. Thanks for listening and we hope that you enjoy today's dividend talk episode 😍 Google Tickers ment...

Welcome back to another episode of dividend talk! In today's show we start with discussing the news of the week, i.e. Disney's ($DIS) intention to reinstate the dividend, but also the Search-AI wars ($MSFT $GOOGL) and a mention of Ingredion ($INGR).  We then go on to discuss 6 German dividend stocks as the main theme of today ($BAS $DPW $HEI $HBM $COK $MUV2). Some of these are classic choices...

This is a jam-packed episode in which we discuss several news items ($ULVR $PHIA $JNJ $INTC), several earnings ($SHEL $OHI $ABB $MO $NOVO $CB), lots of dividend hikes ($NXP $ASSA $NOVN $ROG $KPN $SAN $CHD $UPS $GILD), a portfolio review and several questions from the listeners ($LEVI $LYB $VON) Enjoy the show and C U on the inside! And join us on Facebook if you want to continue the conversation a...

Welcome back, dividend investors! Today's episode is all about the first earnings releases that are dripping in. Hence, feel free to tune-in and hear our reflections on 3M ($MMM), Louis Vuitton ($LVMH), ASML ($ASML), Microsoft ($MSFT), and T Row Price Group ($TROW). This and more in our 133rd Dividend Talk podcast episode!  Link referenced: The dividend talk Facebook group: https://www.facebo...

In today's episode, we have Bob Lai from www.tawcan.com with us. Bob is living in Canada and he's been blogging for about a decade already. Most of you have probably stumbled upon his blog when doing some research about dividend investing. Hence, we're very happy that he found some time to chat with us about everything dividend growth investing-related. Having said that, in today's episode we disc...

Today's Dividend Talk show is a special one, because it's the first on that EMF and eDGI actually met each other in person. Hence, this is a special show in which you will hear them also reflect a bit on each other, what their plans are with the Dividend Talk podcast and much more. Curious? Tune-in and enjoy the show! Tickers discussed in this show: $NYSE:SCI, $WDFC, $AD $ROG $MSFT $DGE C U on the...

In today's show, we have our final discussion about our dividend portfolio performance to close out the year 2022. Besides that, we also discuss Shell, Walgreens, and OpenAI in the news of the week and we answer our listener questions. We hope you enjoy it and we wish you a great start to 2023! PS: feel free to join the conversation on FaceBook Link to eDGI's annual report: https://www.europeandgi...

In today's episode, we are looking back at 2022. What a year it was for dividend investors, don't you think? As always, but with a slide twist, we'll be discussing the news of the year, dividend hikes of the year, our main topic and we are answering a bunch of listener questions. Having said that, we hope that you enjoy it just as much as we do and if you want to engage directly with us, then plea...

Merry Christmas everyone! In today's we discuss 12 stocks we would like to give or receive as a gift for Christmas. Enjoy the show and C U on the inside! PS: Would you like to talk more about dividends with likeminded people? If so, join the DividendTalk Facebook group 🙌