The Dividend Guy Blog Podcast with Mike and Vero

Weekly Episodes

100% Dividend Growth Investing

Should I buy? Should I sell? Or Should I stand pat? The market should never dictate how or when you invest. By increasing your confidence levels, you will invest with more conviction, save time, and eliminate many of your dilemmas. Everybody deserves a happy retirement. Mike Heroux from The Dividend Guy Blog is not only a passionate investor, but he is also pretty good at explaining how the market works and how you can make your money work more effectively for you. For these weekly discussions, Mike is supported by co-host Vero, his core business manager and long-time partner at Dividend Stocks Rock.

The information contained in this podcast should not be considered buy or sell recommendations. Please read the full disclaimer here.

What to Expect

This podcast covers all aspects of dividend growth investing. The clearer and more detailed your investing methodology, the easier it is to stick to your plan and avoid potential pitfalls. Supported by dividend stock examples, facts, and a well-tested investing strategy, you will receive his best advice on how to properly respond to market fluctuations; how to build your dividend growth investing portfolio; and, how to manage that portfolio so you can eventually enjoy a stress-free retirement.

Latest Episodes

Can I Retire with $500k?

Worried that the “magic number” of a $1M won’t be achieved? We run the math on a $500K nest egg and show how the right levers—timing, taxes, and total-return investing—can still deliver a confident retirement.

5 Crucial Things to Do Before Retirement

We often view retirement as the end goal, but it’s actually one of the biggest transitions in someone’s life. To make that transition as smooth as possible, you need to prepare. So, today, we’re walking through the 5 critical things you should do before you retire. Whether you’re 6 months or 5 years from retirement, this episode will help you feel confident — and avoid costly mistakes.

Passion & Purpose in Retirement: Why it Matters — with Mark Young

Retirement is the end of a paycheck—not the end of your purpose. Vero sits down with Mark Young to unpack how passion, purpose, and service create a deeply satisfying next chapter. You’ll hear practical ways to “retire to something,” use the skills you already have, and start experimenting this week.

Sell Your Winners Before It’s Too Late

Your best stocks won’t stay perfect forever. We lay out a clear framework to decide when to take action on winners. Let’s walk through how to define acceptable risk per position, evaluate concentration, and confirm the move. Make confident, rules-based decisions.

Dividend Growth Investing vs The Market – Who Wins?

Does dividend growth investing really keep up when “the market” rips higher? We stack Dividend Growth Investing (DGI) against broad indexing across four distinct periods. You’ll hear where DGI shines and where indexing wins.

Crazy Payout Ratios (-50% or 200%), What to Do?

Payout ratios look simple… until they’re not. Mike and Vero unpack why the classic “<80% = safe” rule can mislead you—especially when earnings get distorted, special dividends hit, or you’re dealing with capital-intensive businesses. You’ll learn how to read “ugly” numbers like negative or 200% payouts without panicking.

Confused by Stock Price Movement? Listen to This!

Confused by wild price swings? Here’s a repeatable, 3-step playbook to make faster, calmer buy, hold, and sell decisions—without guessing.

Why I Ignore Morningstar’s Review (What I Do Instead)

Star ratings are helpful—until they become a shortcut. Morningstar’s 1–5 stars are primarily about valuation, not business quality. Learn the smarter way to build conviction and why stock price (or past return) shouldn’t drive your decisions.

Invest at All-Time High – How Valuation Can Tell You What to Buy

Learn how to use the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, how to identify “priced-for-perfection”, and why low P/E Ratios can be value traps. Case studies: Visa, Costco, Canadian Natural Resources, National Bank—plus what to do when prices skyrocket, how to think about all-time highs, and tweaks if you’re near or in retirement.

Mike’s Portfolio Review – Losing Money on Apple, Keep or Sell?

Eight years after rolling a $108K pension into a DIY portfolio, Mike walks through a quarterly review that’s up ~200% since inception—but not without bruises. He dissects three laggards (AAPL, ATD.TO, SBUX), explains when he holds vs. trims, and shows the exact process he uses to separate price noise from business news.

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About Mike

Since 2003, Mike has been 100% invested in equities. He shifted his entire portfolio into a dividend growth investing strategy in 2010. Mike worked in the financial industry for several years, including 5 years as a certified financial planner and 5 years as a private banker. He decided to leave the corporate banking world at age 35 because his ultimate goal was to help more investors succeed. In 2013, he founded Dividend Stocks Rock, a service that now guides around 3,000 investors down the path of success using a Dividend Growth Investing model. He is followed by over 55,000 people and counts 13,000+ webinar attendees to date.

About Vero

Vero completed her Communications college degree in 2007. During the first years of her career, she mainly worked in the marketing field for a newspaper and a large high-end furniture store, where she learned to adapt to the fast-changing advertising world. In 2010, she made the bold move of working in the “blogosphere” alongside Mike. This life-changing decision opened the doors of dividend growth investing for Vero. She quickly turned into Mike’s second brain and has held the Core Business & Marketing Manager position since the foundation of Dividend Stocks Rock in 2013. Throughout the years, she has discovered a high interest in investing and believes in investors’ empowerment.

Full disclaimer: The information contained within this podcast is for informational purposes only and it is not intended as a recommendation of the securities highlighted or any particular investment strategy; nor should it be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any security. In addition, this information is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete, or timely. The securities mentioned in this podcast may not be suitable for all types of investors and the information contained in this podcast does not constitute advice. Before acting on any information in this email, readers should consider whether such an investment is suitable for their particular circumstances, perform their own due diligence, and if necessary, seek professional advice.

Weekly Episodes

100% Dividend Growth Investing

What to Expect