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What I'm Reading

The Dividend Growth Trifecta: Hunting For Quality, Yield, And Growth

Austin Rogers shows how to find stocks that offer all three things dividend investors want: quality companies, good dividend payments, and growing dividends over time. He touches on why SCHD is off his buy list, why now is a good time to look at utilities and consumer staples sectors, and gives four specific stock picks that check all three boxes.

The four recommended stocks:

  • American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) - single-family rental homes
  • American Tower (AMT) - cell tower company
  • Artesian Resources (ARTNA) - small water utility
  • VictoryShares High Div. ETF (CDL) - dividend-focused fund [Link To Article]

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Quote I'm Thinking About

A famous founding father on the power of compound interest...
"Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes more money." -Ben Franklin


Videos I'm Watching

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NVIDIA (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang was on Joe Rogan and I cannot believe how crazy his story is. Jensen's life is like a movie and I couldn't help but feel like buying some NVIDIA! Spoiler alert - I didn't, but NVIDIA accounts for 8.7% of the S&P500, so we already own a significant amount of it.

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Ryne Williams shared this with me and it was so good I listened to it twice! 40+ notable investors answer one question: “Based on your experience in the markets, if you could teach one lesson to your average investor, what would that be?”.


Podcasts I'm Listening To

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Todd Wenning on Flyover Stoc...
Dec 4 · The Acquirers Podcast
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Toby and Jake had on Todd Wenning who shared a few small cap stock ideas... with a moat! Names mentioned were:

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Michael Burry Speaks
Dec 2 · Against the Rules: The B...
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Thanks to Jonathan for sharing this podcast with the mysterious Michael Burry. He's a fascinating listen and when you hear his specific reasons for shorting NVIDIA (NVDA) and Palantir (PLTR), you think he's either a genius or he's nuts. Like how he says when Palantir has $4 Billion in revenue, yet has created five billionaires, something doesn't add up!


Interesting Article I'm Reading

A lily pad in a pond doubles in size every day. After 30 days, it completely covers the pond. On what day does the lily pad cover half the pond?

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Did you get the answer without reading? Hit reply and let me know if you were smarter than I am!!

I shared this with my teenage daughters because this post uses a clever riddle to explain why your retirement savings might feel disappointing halfway through—but you're actually right on track. Our brains think in straight lines, but money grows exponentially through compound interest, meaning most of your wealth builds in the final years, like Warren Buffett, not the early ones (which is why starting early matters so much)! [LINK TO POST]


Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. Do your own research before making any investment decisions.

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And now, here is this week's portfolio activity...


Dividends Received This Week ~$73.95

  • Zoetis (ZTS) | $50.50
  • Visa (V) | $23.45

Dividends Received Year to Date (Schwab Only)~

$5,037.29


Stocks Sold (AVERAGE)

None

Stocks Bought (AVERAGE)

  • 2 Kinsale Capital (KNSL) | $368.88 - Best insurance underwriter in the E&S market is now 40% cheaper than it was a year ago because their growth slowed—but their profits are still crushing everyone else, so I'm buying quality on sale.

💰 GOING EX-DIVIDEND THIS WEEK 💰

  • 12/8 UnitedHealth (UNH), 2.67% | 80S
  • 12/8 Alphabet (GOOGL), 0.26% | 80S
  • 12/8 Main Street Capital (MAIN), 5.14% | 62S
  • 12/9 Canadian National Railway (CNI), 2.59% | 97VS
  • 12/10 Simon Property Group (SPG), 4.82% | 60BS
  • 12/12 Automatic Data Processing (ADP), 2.60% | 97VS
  • 12/12 Walmart (WMT), 0.82% | 90VS

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