📈 Investing for income: dividends & passive income

Does passive income sound like music to your ears? Then this is the episode for you, as we’re diving into income investing and share dividends! Owen Rask chats to Scott Phillips, the Chief Investment Officer of The Motley Fool Australia, about building an income focused portfolio, balancing dividend and growth investing, finding high yielding shares and diversifying your portfolio. This episode is part of Shares Month on The Australian Finance Podcast - be sure to check out other episodes first like our Share Investing Checklist if you haven’t tuned in yet! Ready-made ETF portfolios? Rask ETFs has you covered (use code ‘AFP’ for $50 off your lifetime membership). Take one of our amazing money & investing courses (think ETFs, shares, property and FIRE) on Rask Education and join our wonderful FB community. If you want to thank us for putting this show together, please give The Australian Finance Podcast a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - it’s a 5 second task which really helps support the show (and puts a big smile on our faces). Pearler, the broker for long-term investors. Sign-up to Pearler using the code “RASK” for $10 of Pearler Credit: bit.ly/Pearler We're proudly supported by ETF Securities. Learn more about the growing range of leading ETFs, on the ETF Securities website: bit.ly/fundsETFS Boost your investment potential, with FundLater. With InvestSMART's Fundlater, you can start a $10,000 investment portfolio, with only $4,000 upfront. Find out how: rask.com.au/inv-fundlater Investing Made Simple. Thanks to InvestSMART's ready-made ETF portfolios, you can start investing now in a portfolio managed by experts. Not only that, you can invest confidently knowing your investment fees are capped. Learn more: rask.com.au/inv-pma DISCLAIMER: This podcast contains general financial information only. That means the information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Because of that, you should consider if the information is appropriate to you and your needs, before acting on it. If you’re confused about what that means or what your needs are, you should always consult a licensed and trusted financial planner. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this podcast, including any financial, taxation, and/or legal information. Remember, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. The Rask Group is NOT a qualified tax accountant, financial (tax) adviser, or financial adviser. Full individual disclosures for each guest are available via the show notes page. Owen, Kate and The Rask Group Pty Ltd do NOT receive anything for mentioning Super funds, products, shares, bank accounts, etc. Access The Rask Group's Financial Services Guide (FSG): https://www.rask.com.au/fsg Date recorded: 27th of May 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices