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Mar 2025
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Dividend investing: how to build passive...

Equity Mates Media
About this episode

It's the most popular ways to generate long-term passive income, but what is dividend investing? And how can you use dividends to start building passive income? Whether you are new to Dividend investing and want to know where to start or are a dividend lover who wants to refine your strategy, this episode has something for you.


We cover: 

  • What are dividends? And how do they work
  • How are dividends calculated? How to estimate your earnings
  • Why invest for dividends? Who suits this investing style
  • How to start dividend investing: Beginner-friendly guide
  • Our top ASX dividend ETF picks 


Links Referenced: 

Our episode on 4 steps for building passive income

Our deep dive on ASX ETF VHY

The Morningstar Australian ETF list

The Morningstar upcoming Dividend list


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