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*26분 영상모음* 배당성장으로 '완전한' 경제적 자유를 이뤘어요. 수익률과 총자산은 중요하지 않았습니다

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Key takeaways

Finance

Dividend-growth strategy and lessons learned

  • After the 2008 financial crisis, the narrator changes their investing approach.
  • Mistake #1: early on, they bought active funds instead of dividend growth stocks or index ETFs, partly because earlier returns had been strong.
  • Mistake #2 (during the 2008 crash period): they bought Royal Bank of Canada shares but sold too early.
    • Buy: 100 shares of Royal Bank on Feb 26, 2009 at $26.92/share
    • Sell: after a small recovery “for a small profit”
    • Regret: later realized they missed continued price and dividend growth.
    • Counterfactual claim: if held, would have been >4.5x share price growth and dividends, with an estimated ~6% dividend yield and an estimated ~18.6% return (exact cost basis not fully specified).

Caution: chasing high dividend yields

  • The narrator explicitly warns against focusing only on high dividend yields.
  • Risk highlighted: high yields may be hard to sustain, which can lead to dividend cuts and potentially a “large loss.”

Living off dividends (cash-flow focus, inflation-aware)

  • Reported updates:
    • “Dividend income updated until March 2025”
    • As of April 21, 2025, they state they’re living on dividend income after early retirement.

March 2025 dividend cash flow

  • Total dividends: 6.47 million won
  • Context: “over 6 million won every month”
  • YoY growth (Mar 2024 → Mar 2025): +17.77% (subtitle garbled; “77%” may refer to a different metric)
  • Reinvestment: 5.55 million won reinvested out of 6.47 million won
  • Expected annual dividend increase: +280,000 won

March activity / volatility

  • Notes higher market volatility due to tariff uncertainty
  • Still followed the long-term strategy; invested an additional 15.4 million won
  • Expected future annual dividend increase: +710,000 won

Three-month total

  • 22.78 million won over three months → monthly average 7.59 million won

Expected yearly dividends

  • Expected dividends this year projected to exceed 91 million won

Hybrid approach & asset allocation concepts (tax-aware dividend investing)

  • An interview segment describes a hybrid investment strategy combining:
    • Dividend-paying stocks
    • Index funds
  • Goal: generate sufficient dividends without touching principal.

Retirement context example (Canadian investor)

  • A Canadian dividend investor example:
    • Retired at age 55 in 2004
    • Cites dividend income of ~30 million won/month (as stated)

“As of April 2021” income and account mix (pre-tax)

  • Total pre-tax dividend income: 360 million won
  • Account distribution (by type):
    • Retirement account: 8.2%
    • Tax-saving account: 1.9%
    • General account: 85.5%
    • Short-term cash equivalent account: 4.4%
  • Implication:
    • Tax-saving accounts hold ~1% of assets; most dividends come from general accounts
  • Portfolio annual dividend yield: 4.2%
    • “Cost-based” yield is described as much higher
  • With 4.2% yield, the implied asset base is >8.5 billion won

Dividend philosophy and holding period

  • “Buying high-quality dividend stocks in a fixed-price manner and holding indefinitely”
  • Preference: stable dividend stocks with dividend yield ≥ 2%
  • Still holds some stocks purchased in 1985

Analysis methods (explicit)

  • Fundamental analysis: fair value + long-term investment appeal
  • Technical analysis: buying points/timing optimization

Dividend vs. high-yield vs. dividend growth (SCHD vs JPI comparison)

Common questions

  • Tradeoffs between:
    • High dividend (e.g., 8% mentioned)
    • Dividend growth
  • Microsoft dividend cited as an example: 0.8% (example usage)

ETF references

  • SCHD (dividend ETF)
    • Dividend yield stated around 3.5%
    • Dividend increases by average ~11% annually
  • JPI (JP Morgan monthly dividend ETF; described as covered-call S&P 500–tracking)
    • Dividend yield stated ~8% or higher

Conservative framework comparison (explicit methodology)

  • Assumptions:
    • Monthly investment: $500 (or 500,000 won) per month
    • Dividends reinvested
    • Time horizon: 30 years
  • Results stated:
    • Ending wealth: SCHD $1.23M (1.23B won) vs JPI $800k (800M won)
    • Total dividends over 30 years:
      • SCHD paid $290k
      • JPI paid $340k ($50k more for JPI)
    • Break-even:
      • “It takes ~27 years for SCHD dividends to surpass JPI dividends”
  • Summary emphasis:
    • JPI better for cash flow
    • SCHD better as a long-term total investment

Example individual stock list (dividend stability examples)

Examples of stable dividend stocks (as mentioned):

  • Pfizer (PFE): “over 150 years”
  • Verizon (ticker not given)
  • Realty Income (ticker not given)

Additional names referenced later in ETF performance discussion context:

  • ConocoPhillips (ticker not given; mentioned for “A+ yield” and low dividend payout ratio)
  • Microsoft (MSFT)
  • Apple
  • Broadcom (tickers not fully listed)

Dividend growth portfolio performance (2008–present) — stated metrics

  • Source mentioned: David Barnett (SeekingAlpha.com), Jan 17, 2025
  • Portfolio:
    • Managed since June 2008
    • Initial investment: about 60 million won
    • No additional deposits (as stated)
    • Holds 27 stocks including some ETFs
    • Still includes McDonald’s, “Real Income,” and “Pepsi-Cone” (names appear garbled; tickers unclear)

2024 achievements

  • New record dividend yield relative to principal: 16.2%
  • Dividends in 2024: 9.05 million won
  • YoY increase: +8.6%
  • Compound dividend growth rate: stated 10.5% to 5% annually (subtitle inconsistent/garbled)

Time to recoup principal

  • Dividends equal to initial investment achieved within 7 years
  • Notes that this is “half of what it used to be” (unclear reference point)

Cash-flow metrics

  • 2023–2024 dividends generated cash flow: 17.38 million won
  • This equals 29% of the initial investment amount

Tracking slowdown / conservatism

  • Dividend growth rates gradually slowing
  • Companies raising dividends more conservatively; organic growth cited around ~5–6%

Total return vs. S&P 500 (risk/opportunity cost context)

  • Portfolio objectives:
    • Steadily increasing income
    • Compete on total return versus S&P 500
  • Reported results:
    • Dividend portfolio total return in 2024: 13.6%
    • S&P variant (“SP” stated; likely S&P 500) total return: 24.9%
  • Reason given:
    • S&P pull-ahead due to large-cap growth after COVID

End of 2024 size and yield context

  • Portfolio value: 260 million won
  • Return vs initial: +338%
  • Dividend yield relative to total assets: 3.7%
    • Noted as >3x SPY’s 1.2% (explicit reference to SPY)

SCHD ETF analysis and dividend growth track record (June 18, 2025 source segment)

  • Source: Shikipa.com (June 18, 2025)
  • Claim: “SCHD is one of the best dividend ETFs”

ETF selection logic described

  • Excludes the most rapidly growing companies
  • Centers on financially sound companies

Dividend growth numbers (as stated)

  • Average annual dividend growth over past 10 years: ~3%
    • Subtitle also mentions 11.3% (appears contradictory/garbled; likely different measurement)
  • Maintained double-digit dividend growth for past 3–5 years

“100 test” backtest methodology

  • Start:
    • 2016: initial investment $25,000 (≈ 35 million KRW)
  • Compare dividends:
    • With reinvestment:
      • 2016 dividends: 1.15 million won
      • 2024 dividends: 3.55 million won
      • Dividends increased >3x
    • Without reinvestment:
      • 1.14 million won (2016) → 2.7 million won (2024)
      • Dividends more than doubled

Inflation/retiree relevance

  • Dividend growth helps “boost inflation” (subtitle wording)
  • Expects similar trend continuing

Peer dividend ETFs and comparison points

  • ETFs mentioned:
    • VYM
    • DGRo
    • HDV
    • VIIG
  • Stated yield figures:
    • VYM: 2.9%
    • HDV: 3.5%
  • General claim:
    • High-yield funds may have slower stock price performance, leading to lowest performance among the compared set

Caution/disclaimer within analysis

  • “Considering all options and focusing on dividend growth does not necessarily guarantee the highest total return.”
  • Need to consider whether SCHD fits the investor’s goals.

Explicit methodology / step-by-step frameworks mentioned

Dividend-growth long-term framework (personal approach)

  • Spend less than you earn
  • Invest remaining money consistently
  • Prefer dividend growth stocks or index ETFs
  • Reinvest dividends to compound
  • Maintain resilience during market volatility (don’t react emotionally to headlines)

Dividend stock selection framework (interview investor)

  • Use fundamental analysis (fair value + long-term appeal)
  • Use technical analysis (buy points/timing optimization)
  • Buy high-quality dividend stocks “fixed-price manner” and hold indefinitely

Hybrid dividend strategy framework

  • Combine dividend-paying stocks + index funds
  • Aim: generate dividends to live on without touching principal

SCHD vs JPI comparison framework

  • Monthly contribution: $500 / 500,000 won
  • Reinvest dividends
  • Use conservative assumptions for yield/growth/price appreciation
  • Evaluate:
    • Ending wealth after 30 years
    • Total dividends and “break-even” time (~27 years for SCHD dividends to surpass JPI)

SCHD backtest framework (“100 test”)

  • Start 2016 with $25,000
  • Run to 2024
  • Compare dividend outcomes with vs. without reinvestment

Key tickers/assets explicitly mentioned

Stocks / issuers

  • Royal Bank of Canada
  • Microsoft (MSFT)
  • Pfizer (PFE)
  • Verizon (ticker not stated)
  • Realty Income (ticker not stated)
  • ConocoPhillips (ticker not stated)
  • McDonald’s
  • Pepsi (referenced; details garbled)
  • “Real Income” (unclear subtitle/label)

ETFs

  • SCHD
  • JPI
  • SPY
  • VYM
  • DGRo
  • HDV
  • VIIG

Index

  • S&P 500 (and implied “SP” comparisons)

Key recommendations / cautions (as stated)

  • Recommendations
    • Prioritize dividend growth and long-term holding; reinvest dividends.
    • Avoid emotional decisions; ignore market “noise” when following a plan.
  • Cautions
    • Don’t chase high dividend yields without checking sustainability; yields can precede dividend cuts.
    • Dividend-growth focus may not maximize short-term total returns versus broader indexes.

Disclosures / disclaimers

  • No explicit “not financial advice” disclaimer is visible in the provided text.
  • Some results are presented as personal experience and third-party/blog claims; explicit legal disclaimers are not included in the visible content.

Presenters / sources mentioned

  • “Takan, a Famous Canadian Dividend Investment Blogger” (title references multiple videos)
  • David Barnett (SeekingAlpha.com) — “Performance of a Dividend Growth Portfolio from 2008 to Present” (Jan 17, 2025)
  • Shikipa.com (June 18, 2025) — “Everything You Need to Know About SCHD…”

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