
Dapper Dividends
Dapper Dividends is a quirky and unique take on dividend growth investing!
I’m Russ, born in '78, Chicago raised, US Navy in the late '90s, have a wife and two teenage daughters, commercial loading dock equipment installer and service tech since '99.
While the following content are my opinions on investing and life, nothing is to be considered advice, but shared knowledge for your fun and entertainment!
Latest episodes

May 25, 2023 • 30min
DD181~ 25 Stocks For The AI Revolution
In this episode, we'll talk about 25 stocks, several of them dividend-paying companies, for the artificial intelligence revolution that is upon us.
Stocks mentioned in the podcast from the Barron's Article-
Alphabet (GOOGL)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Nvidia (NVDA)
Amazon (AMZN)
Meta (META)
Adobe (ADBE)
Oracle (ORCL)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Micron (MU)
Digital Realty Trust (DLR)
Equinix (EQIX)
CrowdStrike (CRWD)
SentinelOne (S)
Cerence (CRNC)
Vicor (VICR)
Monolithic Power (MPWR)
Marvell Technology (MRVL)
Credo Technology Group (CRDO)
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Synopsys (SNPS)
Arista Networks (ANET)
Cognex (CGNX)
Taboola (TBLA)
Outbrain (OB)
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May 19, 2023 • 29min
DD180~ Upcoming Retail Wreck: 2 Dividend Stock Buys!
In this episode, we'll talk about the non-dividend stock I bought and why I think dividend investors should pay attention, the two retail stocks that I expect to get wrecked and why I want to buy and then we end with a reading from The Daily stoic.
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May 12, 2023 • 30min
DD179~ 10 DIVIDEND Stocks Sold? Oh My!
In this episode, we'll talk about the 10 dividend stocks I've sold to consolidate, a few items from Google I/0, mention of the EMTY ETF, the EPIC NYSE Dividend stock challenge video, and MTY stock.
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May 5, 2023 • 47min
DD178~ When These Dividend Stocks Dip - We're Buying! W/ Kevin B.
In this podcast, we sit down with Kevin Burgess who was in senior management with a Fortune 200 company, responsible for public company reporting and has been investing for almost 25 years! We chatted about his 5 steps of due diligence any beginner can use, several stocks we'd love to "buy the dip" on and wrapped it up with Twitter questions.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
06:46 Kevin's 5 steps of dividend due diligence
16:08 What to do if not individual stocks?
20:21 What's it like to live off of dividends?
24:20 Dividend stocks we're buying the dip on!
31:11 Twitter questions
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Apr 28, 2023 • 32min
DD177~ The Dark Side of Dividend Investing
In this episode, we talk about the Dark Side of Dividend Investing, some recent dividend stock news, including Energy Transfer (ET), and Warren Buffett's advice to prepare for inflation.
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Apr 21, 2023 • 33min
DD176~ Dumping A Dividend King!
In this episode, we talk about the DIVIDEND king that I just sold and the DIVIDEND king that I replaced it with. Also included are dividend news, moves made with my AT&T (T) and Verizon shares (VZ), and a few other bought DIVIDEND stocks.
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Apr 14, 2023 • 31min
DD175~ Why You MUST Invest; A Dividend Stock Wrote Me back!
In this episode, we talk about why you MUST invest, what PepsiCo (PEP) said when they answered my email, why I might be selling Procter & Gamble (PG), and why I've been buying more Ares Capital (ARCC) and why Warren Buffett says not to worry if you have US Bank deposits.
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Apr 4, 2023 • 59min
DD174~ Investing Insights From A 27 Year Old w/ Hayley!
In this video, we sit down with @HayleyEich and hear about her journey from a common U.K. background to an investing path that's leading her toward financial freedom. Hayley will share a few tips, some motivational thoughts, and her top conviction stock right now.
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00:00 Intro
05:37 How Hayley Got Investing
17:10 An Important Lesson Hayley Learned
29:00 Hayley's Tips For Investing
42:47 What Would Russ Tell His 27-Year-Old Self?
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Mar 30, 2023 • 35min
DD173~ 5 Things You SHOULD NOT Do When Dividend Investing.
Today we talked about the Alibaba breakup, NARCAN being approved for OTC sale, Pepsi's new LOGO, my MPW video, and the 5 things you SHOULD NOT do as a dividend investor, which starts around 21:30.
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Remember this is not financial advice and it's ultimately your money and your responsibility!

Mar 24, 2023 • 38min
DD172~ Dividend Dilemma w/ Harris Elliott!
Today we're talking with Harris Elliott, from the One Penny At A Time Podcast to chat about U.S Housing price news, a dividend dilemma and find out what company Harris loves to shop at and loves to own!
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Remember this is not financial advice and it's ultimately your money and your responsibility!