#300~ Top 10 Terrible Dividend Trades 😬 (And What I Learned)

#300~ Top 10 Terrible Dividend Trades 😬 (And What I Learned)

From Dapper Dividends by Dapper Dividends

May 10, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 300

About this episode

In this episode, Jonah discusses his top 10 terrible dividend trades and the lessons learned from each mistake.

I lost nearly $48,000 by being too "smart" with my investments — and every single one of these stocks beat the S&P 500 after I sold. In this video I walk through 10 real positions I sold from my own portfolio, the actual dollar cost of each mistake, and the lesson each one taught me. From panic-selling on headlines (Wells Fargo) to wheeling myself out of $20,000 in JPMorgan gains, these are the kinds of mistakes no financial media outlet will show you — because they're embarrassing. But that's exactly why they're worth sharing. As Pulak Prasad says: "Be lazy. Be VERY lazy." Unless the fundamentals of a business are truly broken, doing absolutely nothing — DRIP turned on, hands off the keyboard — would have beaten the market and made me nearly $48,000 richer. Drop your biggest sell-too-soon story in the comments. You're in good company. [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Link to YouTube Video ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] Follow Jonah on ⁠Blossom⁠ , ⁠Instagram⁠ or ⁠Facebook⁠ . ⁠Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator⁠ : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dapper Dividends Recommendation Tracker Spreadsheet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out my current portfolio on 📱→Blossom…

People in this episode

Host: Jonah

Topics covered

  • dividend investing
  • investment mistakes
  • stock market
  • personal finance
  • lessons learned

Keywords

  • dividend trades
  • investment losses
  • S&P 500
  • panic selling
  • financial mistakes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Dapper Dividends

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