# Why I Never Buy Dividend Stocks at Market Price (And You Shouldn't Either)

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Podcast: [Peter Pru | Option Sellers School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/peter-pru-option-sellers-school-7298973)
Published: 2026-04-16T19:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

🖥️ Register For A Workshop + Free Calculators: 👉 https://onlypeterpru.com/ark-options-workshop?utm_source=pod&utm_id=social 🚨Get Trade Ideas & Market Updates: 👉 https://theweeklywheel.beehiiv.com/ Dividend investing has one structural flaw that almost nobody in the community discusses — you have zero control over the price you pay, which means buying a quality business at the wrong valuation and sitting on an unrealized loss while you wait months for a quarterly payment to arrive. This video walks through a framework for using cash-secured puts to enter dividend stocks and dividend ETFs at a preferred price, collect premium income while waiting to see if the market brings the stock to you, and then layer covered call income on top of the dividend once assigned — turning one income stream into three on the same underlying position.

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