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632 what is dividend investing?

Season 6
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In today’s episode Dev explains dividend investing, touching on:


👉🏾 the difference between a dividend vs distribution

👉🏿 what is dividend yield?

👉🏻 tax on dividends and how franking credits works

👉the pros and cons of dividend investing

👉🏼Dev's thoughts on dividend investing


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