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July was a scorcher—not just here in Las Vegas, but in the stock market as well. Still, a hot market doesn’t mean that all the opportunities are gone. You just have to dig a little deeper. One of my favorite hidden gems right now is Badger Meter (BMI), which is my top dividend stock to buy in August.
The journey toward financial freedom with dividend investing is not a fast and easy one. Because it takes so long, there are naturally going to be times when you question whether it’s actually working—especially when the world around you feels like it’s moving so much faster.
After five years of contributing to my portfolio every single week and reinvesting every single dividend, I finally crossed the $100,000 mark. Here’s what it taught me.
Here in the newsletter, we talk a lot about which stocks to buy and what to look for in a great investment. But this week, I want to flip the script and shed some light on five things you want to avoid when hunting down your next dividend stock.
My top dividend stock to buy in July might not be familiar unless you’re deep in the weeds of the commercial trucking industry, but you’ve most definitely seen their products out on the road. PACCAR (PCAR) is the company behind Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF—three of the most respected names in commercial trucks.
Einstein once said that not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. The more time I spend with my head in the stock market, the more I’m realizing just how true that really is.
Investing isn’t about constantly switching strategies or chasing whatever’s working right now. It’s about finding an approach that aligns with your goals—one you can stick with through both the highs and the lows.
One of the perks of my “job” is that I have a constant influx of stock ideas being sent to me—too many to keep up with, actually. One thing I’ve noticed over time is that the same names start popping up again and again, with one of those names being EOG Resources (EOG), which is my top dividend stock to buy in June.
Money is more than just the physical dollars and cents that you visualize when you hear the word money. When you really break it down, money is a form of energy—and it flows through everything, touching almost every part of our lives.
When it comes to figuring out which stocks to buy, Buffett and Munger have given us a North Star to follow. Their timeless principles distill investing down to its most basic element and offer something most investors struggle to find: a real sense of direction.
I’m not just sharing the dividend stocks with the highest yields—I’m sharing the ones that I believe strike a solid balance between yield, reliability, and growth potential (because we still want to see increasing dividend payouts over time).
I think Mohnish Pabrai is one of the few modern investors who belongs in the same conversation as Buffett and Munger. And at 60 years old, after decades of investing, Mohnish realized that his entire investing approach had been completely flawed.
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ABOUT ME
Die-Hard Dividend Investor | Experienced Margarita Enthusiast
HEY, I’M RYNE.
When I first dipped my toe into the investing world, I had zero experience and no financial background. I was an absolute beginner.
What started as a random curiosity quickly became an addictive hobby. I soon realized that dividend investing is not only a powerful tool for building long-term wealth, but it also teaches valuable lessons in patience, discipline, and financial responsibility—skills that anyone can benefit from.
One of the biggest misconceptions about investing is that it’s reserved for financial experts or the already wealthy. I am neither (although we’re working on it).
With an infinite amount of information online, the barriers to entry have all but disappeared. Building wealth is not an exclusive privilege. It is an empowering endeavor available to all.
Through my cocktail of content consisting of YouTube videos, a weekly podcast, a weekly newsletter, and all of my stock research and book notes, I’m sharing my investment journey every step of the way. I hope to inspire others to not only get started but to stay the course.
If I can do this, then so can you.
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