In the world of dividend investing, YouTube became a go-to source for valuable information when I started investing in 2023.
Below are 5 dividend investing YouTubers you should follow, plus 2 honorable mentions. Joseph Carlson and Matt Derron don’t proclaim themselves as dividend investing YouTubers but most of the stocks they are holding pay a dividend.
Their videos are packed with information and advice, creating a supportive community for anyone interested in growing their money through dividends.
- Ryne Williams
Ryne Williams is where Ryne documents his investing journey and hopes to inspire and motivate others to start investing. The channel is all about reaching financial freedom with dividend investing. Ryne provides a portfolio tracker spreadsheet that you can download for free on his website.
- Joined: Nov 18, 2013
- Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/@rynewilliams
- Subscribers: 45.4k
- Number of Videos: 608
- Website: https://www.retirewithryne.com/
- Country: United States
Ryne’s portfolio value to date is $62,800 as per his latest portfolio updates.
- Dividend Diplomats
Dividend Diplomat was founded by Bert and Lanny who started investing in 2009. They cover topics such as how to start investing, research for dividend stocks, critical stock metrics to look out for, and what they are doing in terms of saving and investing.
- Joined: May 22, 2014
- Channel Link: http://www.youtube.com/@DividendDiplomats
- Subscribers: 18.4k
- Number of Videos: 654
- Website: https://www.dividenddiplomats.com/
- Country: United States
Bert and Lanny’s portfolio values to date are $503,887.14 and $591,451.38 respectively. (Information extracted from their website portfolio)
- Dividendology
Dividendology joined YouTube in 2021 and has established a large and loyal following in a short period. His channel focuses on finding great value dividend-paying companies by finding their intrinsic value, creating stock portfolio trackers, tracking real dividend portfolio each month, and most importantly, finding ways to live off dividend income!
His stock portfolio trackers tutorial video is helpful and informative. I followed along and created my portfolio tracker, all thanks to dividendology.
- Joined: Jan 28, 2021
- Channel Link: http://www.youtube.com/@Dividendology
- Subscribers: 105k
- Number of Videos: 373
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dividendology
- Country: United States
Dividendology’s portfolio value to date is $155,000 as per his latest portfolio updates.
- Dividend Growth Income
Nick is the founder of Dividend Growth Income who shares his thoughts on investing and the stock market with his informative video content. He documents dividend stock analysis and strategies, aiming to reach financial independence.
- Joined: Jul 23, 2022
- Channel Link: http://www.youtube.com/@DivGrowthIncome
- Subscribers: 23.1k
- Number of Videos: 129
- Country: United States
Nick’s portfolio value to date is $20,869 as per his latest portfolio updates.
- Dividend Data
Dividend Data was founded by Zach who provides a monthly analysis of his full dividend stock portfolio and weekly videos on a range of topics (Stocks Reviews, Weekly Stock Purchase and Investing Theory, etc)
Zach also develops a stock research tool (Dividend Data) which provides analysis on company key financial metrics as well as tracking your portfolio performance and dividend record.
- Joined: Apr 20, 2020
- Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@DividendData
- Subscribers: 139k
- Number of Videos: 194
- Website: https://www.dividenddata.com/
- Country: United States
Zach’s portfolio value to date is $155,800 as per his latest portfolio updates.
(Disclaimer: The above website link is not an affiliate link as I am not a subscriber of Dividend Data)
- Joseph Carlson
The Joseph Carlson Show is a series about growing wealth through purchasing stocks. The channel discusses breaking investment news, comments on current events, answers community questions and shows the progress of a 6 figure portfolio built into a million-dollar portfolio.
Though not necessarily a dividend investing channel, the focus on buying only quality companies lets you review your portfolio and rethink your strategy.
Joseph Carlson founded Qualtrim that is a smart stock analysis tool, that uses data visuals to help me easily understand a company’s fundamentals.
- Joined: Sep 20, 2013
- Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@JosephCarlsonShow
- Subscribers: 331k
- Number of Videos: 381
- Website: https://www.qualtrim.com/
- Country: United States
Joseph Carlson’s portfolio value to date is $645,000 as per his latest portfolio updates.
(Disclaimer: The above website link is not an affiliate link as I am not a subscriber of Qualtrim)
- Matt Derron
Matt’s channel aims to be the absolute best place to learn about stock investing. He shares his results as a transparent example you can follow along with as you learn and build your strategy.
- Joined: Jul 11, 2020
- Channel: http://www.youtube.com/@mattderron
- Subscribers: 22k
- Number of Videos: 142
- Website: https://buildinvestlive.com/
- Country: United States
Matt Derron’s portfolio value to date is $260,000 as per his latest portfolio updates.
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Did I learn anything from them?
Hell yeah, in the realm of the stock investing world, we shouldn’t blindly follow what others are buying. There will be a monetary loss if we don’t put in the effort to analyze the financial fundamentals and conduct thorough research on a company.
One company in my portfolio is Williams-Sonoma (Ticker WSM). I first heard about this company on Ryne’s channel, particularly noting on Ryne mentioning Williams-Sonoma’s low debt and consistent revenue earnings.
I did my homework, read the company presentation report, and purchased the shares in April 2023 at an average cost of $122.46. Currently with four shares, I am up 84.62% to date as the current price of Williams-Sonoma is $226.10. My only regret is I didn’t manage to purchase more at that time.
I love to watch Dividendology’s portfolio tracker spreadsheet tutorial and I created my own by following along with his videos. Additionally. the channel provides the intrinsic value of the mentioned stocks which serves as a valuable guide for consideration in your purchase.
Conclusion
While these channels offer valuable insight into numerous stocks, I need to emphasize the importance of conducting your due diligence before investing in any of the mentioned stocks.