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Dapper Dividends

Dapper Dividends
Dividend Investing
Dividend Growth Investing
Warren Buffett
Starbucks
Dividend Stocks
Realty Income
Visa
Berkshire Hathaway
Costco
SCHD
Nike
Dividend Yield
Dividends
Passive Income
Payout Ratio
Pfizer
Stock Market
Kinsale Capital
Ares Capital
Investing Strategies

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 entertai... more

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This is our full investment portfolio reveal — every single stock and fund my wife and I own, worth about $730,000 and growing toward our goal of a $1 million portfolio. I walk through all 24 holdings one by one, share what's new with each one, and s... more

Dividend investing explained for beginners, fast. If a $100 stock pays a $5 dividend, do you have $105 — or $95 plus $5 in cash? Meb Faber's survey found only about 1 in 4 everyday investors get it right. I cover why dividends aren't free money, why ... more

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Lisa J-Stocks | ⁨@LisaJStocks⁩ bought VTI for over three years straight — then she stopped. In this interview, she explains why she shifted to growth, the two stocks she's buying now (SPMO and SMH), and the simple mindset trick that keeps her inves... more

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So I kept hearing about this ETF called OVL — it's beaten the S&P 500 since 2019, and now it pays you over 10% a year in monthly checks. Sounded like a cheat code, so I popped the hood. In this one, I break down what's actually inside OVL (spoiler: i... more

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Recent Guests

Lisa J
Guest, finance content creator from Parts Unknown
Parts Unknown
Episode: #306~ She Quit VTI To Buy This Instead...
Adam Kahn
YouTuber, investor with 35 years of investing experience
Kahn (investor)
Episode: #296~ Stock Lessons From 35 Years in the Market w/ Adam Kahn
Russ Knopf
Host of Dapper Dividends and guest on the channel
Dapper Dividends
Episode: #292~ My Retirement Trading Guest Spot!
Kelly Amber Green
Guest expert on dividends discussed as a friend of the channel
Mauldin Economics (Dividend Digest)
Episode: #291~ Dividend Expert: I'm Buying This Hated 11% Yield Stock
Alex Morris
Investment analyst and author of "Buffett & Munger Unscripted".
TSOH Investment Research
Episode: #265~ Buffett Expert Alex W. Morris On How To Approach The Investing Game.
Kelly Green
Senior editor of Yield Shark at Mauldin Economics.
Yield Shark
Episode: #247~ How To Find SAFE Dividend Stocks w/ Kelly Green!
Joey Agree
CEO of Agree Realty
Agree Realty
Episode: #244~ 104% Yield? GTFO!
Stephen Foerster
Professor at the Ivy Business School, author and investment historian, sharing insights from his book.
Ivy Business School, Western University
Episode: #238~ Stories To Make You A Smarter Investor w/ Stephen Foerster.
Kanwal Sarai
Host of the Simply Investing Dividend Podcast and an experienced dividend investor
Simply Investing
Episode: #225~ Talking Dividend Investing w/ Kanwal Sarai.

Host

Russ
Host of the show with a long-running focus on dividend growth investing and personal journey storytelling.

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 79 ratings
  • Wow what a great podcast…

    An honest and insightful journey Russ takes you on as he learns and shares his successes and failures in his podcast. Russ shows how to build passive income streams using dividend paying stocks that will soon exceed his J.O.B. Income and put him on the path of financial freedom.

    Check out the YieldMax funds as a quicker way to FF!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jc123987456
    United States2 years ago
  • Belay my Last

    It's an absolute pleasure of a podcast. Russ, formerly a seaman on the John C. Stennis and current humble welder, will not give financial advice, but instead provide insights into the wide world of finance based on his own personal experience. Using his Cook County edumacation and many, many years of life on this earth, he will regale you with tales of gentleman's clubs, punk bands, Peewee Herman, and fun navy slang like "belay my last", among myriad other things.

    He wont tell you what to do w... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Westerosi Villain
    United States3 years ago
  • Relatable and relevant

    Russ provides a great deal of information in layman’s terms for the average guy or gal looking to get into dividend investing, he occasionally covers a interesting dividend story such as the tylenol murder s, info on a particular stock, information on his own gains, losses and payouts. Great podcast that is fun and easy listening and I never feel like I didn’t learn something. Thank you Russ

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    PwnsaurusRex
    United States3 years ago
  • Informative and fun

    He is always coming in my earholes, that’s what he said, every week for 30 minutes or so. The earhole fun always leaves me wanting more.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    facade breaker
    United States3 years ago
  • Helpful

    Very helpful to a novice in the investing world. Pay attention to his book recommendations.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jedediah J
    United States3 years ago

Listeners Say

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Relatable and relevant—layman-friendly explanations on dividend investing and practical stories.
Honest and insightful journey Russ takes you on as he learns and shares his successes and failures in his podcast.
Very helpful to a novice in the investing world.
Appreciate a view and advice about investing from a blue-collar host who shares his real-life convictions.
Informative and fun—consistent, easy listening with useful takeaways.

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#306~ She Quit VTI To Buy This Instead...
Q: What's your biggest lesson learned from investing so far?
The importance of start early, stay consistent, understand retirement as a function of long-term planning rather than a fixed age, and the value of reducing costs through low-fee funds like Fxaix, while avoiding overconcentration in single stocks.
#306~ She Quit VTI To Buy This Instead...
Q: Do you prefer a core and satellite approach in your 401(k) and investments?
She describes tailoring a portfolio given typical employer constraints, using a high stock allocation, and incorporating ETFs and mutual funds to balance growth and stability.
#306~ She Quit VTI To Buy This Instead...
Q: What's your big investing strategy right now?
Her focus has been on growth through momentum ETFs like SPMO, with a plan to eventually shift toward stable income through dividend-focused funds when the time feels right.
#306~ She Quit VTI To Buy This Instead...
Q: Were you always in the finance space, or did you grow into it later?
Lisa explains that she had limited knowledge initially and started learning more in recent years by following mentors on YouTube and through various experiences, including the pandemic and the desire to not rely on corporate jobs.
#296~ Stock Lessons From 35 Years in the Market w/ Adam Kahn
Q: What do you look for when deciding to buy a stock?
He highlights strong brands, earnings durability, and a history of dividend growth; he also notes the importance of not overpaying despite a company's fame, using Nike and Target as examples of evaluating fundamentals amid headlines.

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A practical, earnings- and fundamentals-focused show that teaches dividend growth investing through analysis of stocks, screens, and real-world portfolio lessons. Episodes emphasize quality businesses, conservative valuation, and long-horizon thinking, often weaving in personal journeys and blue-collar perspectives to make finance approachable. Noteworthy is the mix of rigorous stock-discussion with candid storytelling about mistakes, risk management, and daily life, which helps listeners evaluate ideas without financial advice being given outright. Overall, it's helpful for listeners who want actionable ideas, a disciplined framework, and relatable host commentary that blends investing with everyday experience.

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Recent guests on Dapper Dividends include:

1. Lisa J
2. Adam Kahn
3. Russ Knopf
4. Kelly Amber Green
5. Alex Morris
6. Kelly Green
7. Joey Agree
8. Stephen Foerster

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