Mega deals, dividend stocks, and lots of listener questions. It was a busy week in the market, so Edgi and Derek catch up on the news and work through your questions.

In this episode:

Schneider Electric wants to buy PTC for €22.6 billion. Does the deal make sense, and is a 42% premium too much?
Starbucks is reportedly looking at Chipotle. Where is the synergy, and what does it mean for the dividend?
Starlink Mobile wants to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, and Verizon’s share price took a hit.
Ireland’s new investment account: €12,000 per year, tax-free up to €50,000, and what it means for Irish investors.
PepsiCo earnings, the Starbucks dividend hike of 1.6% and Tesco’s 5.2% increase to its interim dividend.

Listener questions:

Why not buy bonds at 6% yields instead of dividend stocks?
Preferred stocks, closed end funds and building a dividend portfolio with only ETFs
DRIP, currency effects and when to sell before a dividend cut
Home Depot, Tomra, IIPR, credit bureaus, and BP versus Shell

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