Dapper Dividends

It's 3 days after the election and we still do not have an announced winner here in the USA! Yeesh. I had an interestingly random chat with my wife about Hershey (HSY) as a dividend growth company. Recapping what I bought in the taxable and SDIRA portfolios. Tickers mentioned in this episode - T, PEP, MCD, MO, SBUX, CVS, VZ, BP, NIO, HSY, EXC, JPM, XOM. (Full Disclosure : I am long T, PEP, MCD, MO, SBUX, CVS, VZ, BP, NIO, JPM & XOM.) Song of the show - "Breakfast in Vegas" by Praga Khan Disclaimer - I am not a licensed financial investment adviser and this is not financial advice. These are my thoughts shared for fun and entertainment.

Have you ever listened to US Presidential talk with a lunatic? Well, this is your chance!! Not a whole lot of dividend or investing talk in this one as my mind is on the US Presidential election with everyone else, but I wanted to have a few laughs. Check back next episode for more dividend/investing talk. Tickers mentioned in this episode - XOM, T, CVS, VZ. Full Disclosure (I am long all of these!) Song of the show - "Bigmouth Strikes Again" by The Smiths. Disclaimer- I am not a licensed financial investment adviser and this is not financial advice. These are my thoughts and opinions shared for fun and entertainment and you wouldn't listen to a lunatic, now would you??

I worked a 16 hour day and recorded this at 1 AM! Talking about how everything is going to be ok after the election, my 10 favorite scary movies, recapping the week's dividend growth portfolio activity to wrap things up. Tickers mentioned in this episode - JNJ, PEP, MRK, ABBV, XOM. (Full Disclosure - I am long JNJ, PEP, MRK, ABBV, XOM.) Song of the show - "Halloween" by The Misfits Disclaimer - I am not a licensed financial adviser and this is not financial advice. These are my thoughts shared for fun and entertainment only!

After I received another DM on Twitter to give my money to someone to trade bitcoin for me, I was reminded of Bernie Madoff. A book I read also came to mind and I share the top 5 ways to "Smell a Rat", and make sure you aren't sucked into a Ponzi scheme. Talked about Bitcoin, Ripple and Stellar Lumens, of which I own all three. Covered my sparse buys this week, talked about interest coverage ratio and how to use it, and why I don't like Iron Mountain. Tickers mentioned in this episode - IRM, T, MO, IBM, PEP, JNJ. (Disclosure - I am long T, MO, IBM, PEP & JNJ.) Song of the show "Dig up her bones" by The Misfits. Disclaimer - I am not a licensed financial adviser and this is not financial advice. You must do your own due diligence before investing in the stock market. You can lose money in the market and these are my thoughts and opinions shared for fun and entertainment.

In this thrilling episode, I cover the 2 books I read this week - The Latte Factor and Lone Survivor. Retell a story of my busted ankle in the Gulf of Oman, lightly touch on Q3 earnings for INTC, T & KMB. Cover my buys for the week. Song of the show "Sin Tu Amor" by Alacranes Musical! Tickers mentioned in this episode - HD, T, KMB, INTC, PEP, MRK, CSCO, SPG, ABBV, XOM. Full Disclosure ( I am long T, KMB, PEP, MRK, CSCO, SPG, ABBV, & XOM. Disclaimer - I am not a licensed financial adviser and this is not financial advice. Please do your own research before putting money into the stock market. These are my thoughts and opinions shared for fun and entertainment.

I'll tell you all about the revelation I had while visiting with my mother this weekend and heading back to where we used to live in Berwyn, IL. Recapping a few buys and a few T call options I bought as well. Tickers mentioned in this episode - ABBV, KMB, MRK, T. Full disclosure - I am long (ABBV, MRK, T & KMB.) Song of the show - "Theme song" from the NHL '94 SEGA Genesis video game" Disclaimer - I am not a licensed financial adviser and this is not financial advice. Please do your own due diligence and research before putting any money into the stock market. These are my opinions and ideas shared for fun and entertainment.

Quicker paced episode as my mother is on her way in and I have a busy weekend planned! Lots to talk about. Talking about a book I read, Halloween candy manufacturers, my buys and sells of the week.... Tickers mentioned in this episode- MET, PRU, JNJ, XOM, ET, NRZ, ABBV, MRK, PEP, O, FRT, LEG, NIO, . Full Disclosure ( I am long all of these except for NRZ at the moment!) Song of the show - "Master Spider" by Nim Vind Disclaimer - This is not financial advice, but my thoughts and opinions shared for fun and entertainment!

Late show tonight, talking about a conversation with a young co-worker & Veteran of the same ship I served on. Talked about having a plan and learning from the past...... and NO buys, sells or dividends so far this week, but it was a very informative episode! Briefly mentioned T, MO & MCD of which I am long on all of those. Song of the show "How will I laugh tomorrow" by Suicidal Tendencies Disclaimer- I am not a licensed financial adviser and this is not financial advice. You must do your own due diligence and speak with a professional before investing. These are my thoughts and opinions shared for fun and entertainment.

9 Days into sober October, and I'm talking why I've been selling off my precious metals, buying dividend growth stocks and some Bitcoin, my thoughts on inflation and my buys of the week. Hit me up on twitter @Rustyram78, follow me and let me know what you think, I'd love to hear it! Tickers mentioned in this episode - PEP, XOM, CVX, MO & KMB. (Full Disclosure - I am long PEP, XOM, CVX, MO & KMB.) Song of the show "Strong Reaction" by Pegboy. Disclaimer- I am not a financial adviser and this is not financial advice. These are my thoughts shared for fun and entertainment.

There were no dividends or purchases to report, so I covered a fantastic book I'm reading called "The Tattooist of Auschwitz", and I ran down the top 25 dividend giants held by ETF's, found on etfchannel.com Tickers mentioned in this show are all found on the list at ETFchannel.com - check it out over there if you want to ruin the surprise! Song of the show - "Humans Being" by Van Halen Disclaimer - This is not financial advice and I am not a licensed financial adviser. These are my thoughts and opinions shared for fun and entertainment.