Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode, I’ll show you how my dividend stocks did over the last 5 bear markets to see if my passive income tickers actually outperformed when markets were crashing. I’ll then end things by comparing the total returns of the SP500 to gold over several timeframes, and I think you might be surprised at the findings.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:36 Bull & Bear markets in the US overtime
02:06 Dot-com bear market
03:28 How stocks/investors have historically tended to perform
05:14 McDonald’s performance & div hike & my historical income
04:37 Global Financial crisis bear market
07:27 Lost decade bear market
08:32 Microsoft’s performance
08:59 Pandemic bear market
10:32 Inflation/Fed tightening bear market
10:56 Today’s market & tomorrow…
11:13 Why gold is going up & its historical performance
15:44 Crypto thoughts
17:24 Shoutouts, pitches & outro
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Please LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE to support this channel - it helps me immensely! Also, please SHARE this video with your friends :) Thanks, I really appreciate it!
Investing Books to read (Amazon affiliate links):
The Intelligent Investor ➜ amzn.to/2WPwgtj
One Up on Wall Street ➜ amzn.to/2YTDAXt
Rich Dad, Poor Dad ➜ amzn.to/2SUCwOZ
The Richest Man in Babylon ➜ amzn.to/2SUHStw
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing ➜ amzn.to/2YUgjo4
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing ➜ amzn.to/2STECPp
Attributions/SEO/Useful Links:
Use My Financial Modeling Prep affiliate link for awesome stock data (up to a 25% discount)
https://bilello.blog/2025/the-week-in-charts-9-1-25
finance.yahoo.com/news/40-russell-2000-companies-unprofitable-114646238.html
yahoo.com/finance/news/gold-suffering-worst-drop-12-003634972.html
longtermtrends.net/stocks-vs-gold-comparison
macrotrends.net/1333/historical-gold-prices-100-year-chart
Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. These videos are for entertainment, inspiration, and educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. I am only sharing my opinion with no guarantee of gains or losses on investments. Please consult an appropriate adviser and do your own research before making any decisions on anything. I am not responsible or liable for any actions you take. The data shared may be inaccurate.
Copyright © 2025 GenExDividendInvestor. All rights reserved.
#DividendInvesting #DividendGrowthInvesting #PassiveIncome
In this episode, I’ll show you how my dividend stocks did over the last 5 bear markets to see if my passive income tickers actually outperformed when markets were crashing. I’ll then end things by comparing the total returns of the SP500 to gold over several timeframes, and I think you might be surprised at the findings.
Use my FAST Graphs Link and coupon code AFFILIATE25 to get 25% off your 1st payment for new signups ➡️ fastgraphs.com/?ref=GenExDividendInvestor
Use my Seeking Alpha Affiliate Link (benefits change overtime) ➡️ link.seekingalpha.com/2352ZCK/4G6SHH
JOIN my channel membership to access new perks ➡️ youtube.com/channel/UCuOS-UH_s4KGhArN6HdRB0Q/join
Subscribe ➡️ youtube.com/c/GenExDividendInvestor?sub_confirmation=1
Share this Video ➡️ youtu.be/pFAb-UIgnCo
Watch this Video next ➡️ youtu.be/mkc31kiLaN8
➡️ DIVIDEND DISCORD: discord.gg/kkSr5FY
➡️ TWITTER/X: twitter.com/GenExDividend
➡️ BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/genexdividend.bsky.social
➡️ INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/genexdividendinvestor
➡️ PATREON: patreon.com/join/genexdividendinvestor
➡️ SOUNDCLOUD PODCAST: soundcloud.com/genexdividendinvestor
➡️ ITUNES PODCAST: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/genexdividendinvestor-podcasts/id1476933524
➡️ DIVIDEND MERCH (10% donated to St Jude): teespring.com/stores/genexdividendinvestor
➡️ REDDIT: reddit.com/user/GenXDividendInvestor
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:36 Bull & Bear markets in the US overtime
02:06 Dot-com bear market
03:28 How stocks/investors have historically tended to perform
05:14 McDonald’s performance & div hike & my historical income
04:37 Global Financial crisis bear market
07:27 Lost decade bear market
08:32 Microsoft’s performance
08:59 Pandemic bear market
10:32 Inflation/Fed tightening bear market
10:56 Today’s market & tomorrow…
11:13 Why gold is going up & its historical performance
15:44 Crypto thoughts
17:24 Shoutouts, pitches & outro
Donate to St. Jude’s Children Hospital: stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_icid=header-btn-donate-now
Please use my Amazon Affiliates Link before shopping on Amazon ➜ amzn.to/2YLxsiW (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases).
Please LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE to support this channel - it helps me immensely! Also, please SHARE this video with your friends :) Thanks, I really appreciate it!
Investing Books to read (Amazon affiliate links):
The Intelligent Investor ➜ amzn.to/2WPwgtj
One Up on Wall Street ➜ amzn.to/2YTDAXt
Rich Dad, Poor Dad ➜ amzn.to/2SUCwOZ
The Richest Man in Babylon ➜ amzn.to/2SUHStw
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing ➜ amzn.to/2YUgjo4
The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing ➜ amzn.to/2STECPp
Attributions/SEO/Useful Links:
Use My Financial Modeling Prep affiliate link for awesome stock data (up to a 25% discount)
https://bilello.blog/2025/the-week-in-charts-9-1-25
finance.yahoo.com/news/40-russell-2000-companies-unprofitable-114646238.html
yahoo.com/finance/news/gold-suffering-worst-drop-12-003634972.html
longtermtrends.net/stocks-vs-gold-comparison
macrotrends.net/1333/historical-gold-prices-100-year-chart
Disclaimer: I am not a financial adviser. These videos are for entertainment, inspiration, and educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. I am only sharing my opinion with no guarantee of gains or losses on investments. Please consult an appropriate adviser and do your own research before making any decisions on anything. I am not responsible or liable for any actions you take. The data shared may be inaccurate.
Copyright © 2025 GenExDividendInvestor. All rights reserved.
#DividendInvesting #DividendGrowthInvesting #PassiveIncome
