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OnlyDividends Is Live: Every Dividend Feels Like Pay Day

OnlyDividends Is Live: Every Dividend Feels Like Pay Day

Meet the dividend tracker app that builds your 12-month income calendar from just a ticker and share count, then alerts you on every pay day. Free to start.

Product UpdatesJun 1, 2026 - 8 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Foreign Dividend Withholding Tax: Rates by Country
Tax & Legal

Foreign Dividend Withholding Tax: Rates by Country

Why $100 of foreign dividends arrives as $85 or $65: withholding rates for 17 countries, the foreign tax credit, the W-8BEN and when a reclaim is worth it.

Feb 23, 2026 - 9 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Dividends in a Roth IRA, IRA or 401(k): How They're Taxed
Tax & Legal

Dividends in a Roth IRA, IRA or 401(k): How They're Taxed

Dividends in a Roth IRA, traditional IRA or 401(k) are not taxed when paid. What you owe at withdrawal, the 2026 limits, and one dividend in three accounts.

Feb 16, 2026 - 10 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

How Much to Live Off Dividends? The Number After Tax
Dividend Strategies

How Much to Live Off Dividends? The Number After Tax

The portfolio you need for $1,000, $3,000 or $5,000 a month in dividends, before and after 2026 federal tax. Up to $65,550 of dividends can be tax-free.

Jan 28, 2026 - 10 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Dividend Payout Ratio: How to Check a Dividend Is Safe
Getting Started

Dividend Payout Ratio: How to Check a Dividend Is Safe

The dividend payout ratio formula, the free cash flow version, and what both looked like at GE, Intel and Walgreens in the year before each cut its dividend.

Jan 19, 2026 - 10 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Dividend Tracker Spreadsheet, Broker or App? Free Template
Tools & Technology

Dividend Tracker Spreadsheet, Broker or App? Free Template

Broker statement, spreadsheet or app: three ways to track dividends compared, with a free dividend tracker template for Excel and Google Sheets.

Jan 12, 2026 - 10 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Qualified vs Ordinary Dividends: 2026 Tax Rates
Tax & Legal

Qualified vs Ordinary Dividends: 2026 Tax Rates

Qualified dividends are taxed at 0%, 15% or 20%; other ordinary dividends at your income rate. 2026 thresholds, the 61-day holding rule and box 1b explained.

Jan 5, 2026 - 8 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

How Are Dividends Taxed? 2026 Rates and an Example
Tax & Legal

How Are Dividends Taxed? 2026 Rates and an Example

How dividends are taxed in the US in 2026: 0%, 15% or 20% for qualified dividends, your income rate for the rest. One portfolio's tax bill, line by line.

Jan 2, 2026 - 10 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Ex-Dividend Date vs Record Date vs Payment Date
Getting Started

Ex-Dividend Date vs Record Date vs Payment Date

To get a dividend, buy the stock before the ex-dividend date. What the four dividend dates mean, the last day to buy, and how often dividends are paid.

Dec 29, 2025 - 8 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

How to Calculate Tax on Dividends: Formula and Examples
Getting Started

How to Calculate Tax on Dividends: Formula and Examples

Work out dividend tax by hand: the after-tax yield formula, 2026 rates and two worked examples. A 5% yield taxed at 22% leaves 3.90% in your account.

Nov 26, 2025 - 10 min read

By Mourad Sroutou

Dividend Tracker Privacy: Before You Link a Brokerage
Getting Started

Dividend Tracker Privacy: Before You Link a Brokerage

A dividend tracker needs a ticker and a share count, not your broker login. How account linking works, what it shares, and what to check before you connect.

Nov 22, 2025 - 9 min read

By Mourad Sroutou