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What Don Hamson has said on podcasts

44 statements · 24 positive · 14 negative · 2 mixed · 4 neutral

  1. on Australian equity marketPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Dividends and franking credits produced two-thirds of Australian equity returns over 20 years.

    “If you look at the last 20 years, two-thirds of the return of the Australian equity market was actually in dividends, including frank credits.”

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  2. on Australian equity market dividendsPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Dividends and franking credits comprised two-thirds of Australian equity returns over 20 years.

    “two-thirds of the return of the Australian equity market was actually in dividends, including frank credits.”

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  3. on All-equity portfolioPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    A $1 million all-equity portfolio can generate roughly $75,000 annually.

    “You need about a million dollars to get that sort of number, and that's an all-equity portfolio.”

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  4. on Cash incomePositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Cash income is preferable for retirees needing spendable funds.

    “Cash is king.”

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  5. on Dividend income for retireesPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Regular dividend cash is valuable for retirees without salary income.

    “there's nothing better than giving regular actual cash in the bank.”

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  6. on Australian share prices during the GFCNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Australian share prices fell approximately 50% during the GFC.

    “share prices fell about 50% peak to trough.”

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  7. Dividends generated more than half of Australian market returns over a century.

    “more than 50% of the returns of the Australian market, and I'm talking like over 100 years, have come from... So dividends are actually more important than capital growth.”

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  8. on Australian equity index franking creditsPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Franking credits add approximately 1% to index-level returns currently.

    “frank credits are like an extra 1%”

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  9. on Australian equity indexPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    The index currently yields about 3.2% cash and 1% franking income.

    “at the moment, it's about 3.2% cash yield and 1% franking yield off the index.”

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  10. Recent Australian budget changes relatively favor income investing over capital gains.

    “if anything, it's been a relative boost for income investing over investing for capital gains.”

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  11. Approximately $1 million is needed to generate $75,000 at the stated yield.

    “you need about a million dollars to get that sort of number.”

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  12. on High-income investment strategiesNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Generating substantially more income likely requires very high risk.

    “Otherwise, you are going to be taking probably very high risks.”

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  13. on High-yield equity portfolioMixedAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    A roughly 7–7.5% income yield is probably near the maximum without higher risk.

    “that's probably the highest income level you can get.”

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  14. Patience and discipline allow compounding to work in investors’ favor.

    “It does require patience and discipline. Yeah, but the power of compending, it does go in your favour.”

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  15. Building substantial investment wealth requires patience and discipline.

    “It does require patience and discipline.”

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  16. on Accumulation-phase investingPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Accumulating investors should prioritize total return rather than current income.

    “if you're in the accumulation phase, it's all about total return. You don't necessarily need the income.”

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  17. on Australian equity total returnPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Australian total returns including dividends and franking credits approach 10%.

    “when you look at the total return, accumulated return, including the... dividends and the frank credits, it's getting close to your 10%.”

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  18. on Diversified income portfolioPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Living solely on diversified portfolio income makes running out of money unlikely.

    “if you can live just off the income for your investments and not sell shares, not sell the capital component, if you're happy, if you're getting enough from the income, It's very hard to run out of money”

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  19. on G8 Education dividendNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    G8 Education is expected to pay no dividend currently.

    “we expect they pay nothing now.”

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  20. on G8 Education dividendNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    G8 Education’s historical yield is misleading because its forecast dividend yield is zero.

    “we expect they pay nothing now. So really the... The forecast yield for us is zero, but the type year is 30%. So that is a classic dividend trap.”

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  21. on G8NegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    G8 Education’s historical 30% yield masks a forecast yield of zero.

    “So really the... The forecast yield for us is zero, but the type year is 30%. So that is a classic dividend trap.”

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  22. on High dividend yieldsNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Dividend yields above 10% warrant scrutiny for potential traps.

    “anything that's probably above 10%, you've got to start to question”

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  23. on Consumer discretionary sectorNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Consumer discretionary stocks currently have elevated dividend-trap risk.

    “where a lot of names are coming up with relatively high probabilities to entrapped is in the consumer discretionary area.”

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  24. on Consumer discretionary stocksNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Consumer discretionary stocks are likely to struggle amid rate and petrol-price increases.

    “consumer discretionary area. And it's obvious we've had three or four, you know, three interest rate rises. We've had petrol prices rising. People are struggling. So who's going to struggle? The consumer discretionary stock's going to stumble.”

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  25. on Portfolio diversificationPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Diversification reduces portfolio risk and is beneficial for investors.

    “Diversification is your friend.”

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  26. on Portfolio diversificationPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Diversification reduces portfolio risk and is finance’s main free lunch.

    “Diversification is your friend. It's about the only free lunch you get in finance.”

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  27. on Portfolio diversificationPositiveAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Investors should diversify across industries, companies, and countries.

    “diversified means across industries and names and across, ideally, countries as well”

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  28. on Ex-dividend share price adjustmentNegativeAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    A stock’s share price falls when it goes ex-dividend.

    “the share price falls on the ex-date.”

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  29. on Franking creditsNeutralAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    Share prices generally do not fully price franking credits on ex-dividend dates.

    “it doesn't generally price the franking credit.”

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  30. on Fully franked dividendMixedAug 24, 2026· Equity Mates Investing Podcast

    A fully franked $1 dividend typically coincides with a $1 price fall and 42-cent credit.

    “the share price falls about a dollar, but you're getting like a 42-cent franking credit with it as well.”

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