March 2014 Dividend Income Update

Time for the March 2014 dividend income update:

Dividends Received

• WFC: $25.20
• AFL: $21.83
• PSX: $10.53
• TGT: $9.89
• NSC: $8.10
• IBM: $7.60
• CVX: $11.00
• JNJ: $11.22
• MSFT: $14.84
• MCD: $22.68

Total dividend income for March: $142.89 

A nice improvement compared to last years $96.47 I received in March 2013

You can see my progress here.

February 2014 Dividend Income Update

Antoher month gone, another dividend update, my favorite type of post. It shows you the cold, hard cash a dividend portfolio can produce. I added some Coca-Cola beginning this month. Only a few weeks later the Board announced a healthy increase in the dividend! Long term shareholders of great businesses get rewarded with a dividend raise.

Without further ado, the dividends for February 2014:

Dividends Received

• GIS: $14.06
• T: $17.48
• MA: $3.30
• ABBV: $8.00
• ABT: $4.40
• PG: $10.83
• KMI: $34.03

Total dividend income for February: $92.10

I set my dividend goal for 2014 at $1500. So far I'm 12.9% of the way there, my progress is tracked here.

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January 2014 Dividend Income Update

The first month of 2014 is over. And what a month it was, for the first time in a while the soaring stock market took a breather. I have not bought anything yet, but my trigger finger is itchy. A lot of things look nice now. KO, PM, CVX, WMT all had decent pullbacks and are in the buy range for me. Problem is, I can't buy them all because I don't have the funds! I only have enough for one, I have more ideas than money at the moment. Without further ado, the dividends for January 2014:

Dividends Received

• WMT: $9.87
• DPS: $25.84
• PM: $33.84
• MO: $16.80
• GE: $14.52

Total dividend income for January: $100.87

I set my new dividend goal for 2014 at $1500. So far I'm 6.7% of the way there, my progress is tracked here. Will I make it? Whatever the total dividends I will receive this year, I'm proud where I am in live and the portfolio I have build.

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December 2013 Dividend Income Update

2013 is over. It was a great year for me. It was my 2nd full year of investing. My passive income was great. It's amazing how my passive income grows. Looking back to my first few months of investing, I was getting $25 a month. Now I pull in $100 regularly. Without further a do, here is the last income update for this year.

Dividends Received

• WFC: $25.20
• PSX: $10.53
• AFL: $21.83
• JNJ: $11.22
• NSC: $7.80
• IBM: $7.60
• CVX: $11.00
• TGT: $9.89
• MSFT: $14.84
• MCD: $22.68

Total dividend income for December: $142.59

My 2013 goal was $1000, I made it! This year total dividend income was $1068.62! I'm still not sure how high I'll set the bar for 2014. 

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November 2013 Dividend Income Update

In the month November I opened a new position in TGT. I expected T to announce a dividend hike but it didn't came yet, any day now. After I bought TGT it pulled back some more, I'm contemplating buying more, it's one of the few stocks that seem fairly valued to me.

Here's the dividend update for November 2013:

Dividends Received

• GIS: $14.06
• T: $17.10
• MA: $1.80
• ABT: $2.80
• ABBV: $8.00
• KMI: $34.03
• PG: $10.83

Total dividend income forNovember: $88.62

My 2013 goal is $1000, so far I'm 92.60% of the way there, my progress is tracked here. I just need $73.79 in the next months to reach my goal.

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October 2013 Dividend Income Update

In the month October I added to my DPS position. Phillips 66 (25%), Aflac (5.7%), Kinder Morgan Inc. (2.5%, 13.9% YOY) and Abbott Laboratories  (57.1%) announced a dividend hike. Things are going according to plan. I have enough money for one purchase. I'm not sure what I'm gonna buy yet, but it's probably going to be an oil major.

Here's the dividend update for October 2013:

Dividends Received

• DPS: $12.54
• MO: $16.80
• PM: $33.84
• GE: $12.54

Total dividend income for October: $75.72

My 2013 goal is $1000, so far I'm 83.74% of the way there, my progress is tracked here. I just need $162.59 in the next two months to reach my goal.

I'm 100% sure I will meet this goal and already thinking about setting a goal for 2014. Last month I was thinking about  about $1500 in dividends for 2014, but I'm thinking I could do more.

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September 2013 Dividend Income Update

Nice month for the portfolio regarding dividends. September treated me with four dividend increases, I decided to sell Intel, and today PSX announced a stunning 25% dividend increase! I love the growing stream of passive income my portfolio is generating. The amount of dividends my portfolio generated this month is a record!


Here's the dividend update for September 2013:

Dividends Received

• WFC: $25.20
• INTC: $11.25
• WMT: $9.87
• PSX: $8.44
• AFL: $20.65
• JNJ: $11.22
• IBM: $7.60
• CVX: $11.00
• NSC: $7.80
• MSFT: $12.19
• MCD: $21.56

Total dividend income for September: $146.78

My 2013 goal is $1000, so far I'm 76.17% of the way there, my progress is tracked here.

I'm 100% sure I will meet this goal and already thinking about setting a goal for 2014. I'm thinking about $1500 in dividends for 2014 would be a nice challenge.

Thanks for reading

August 2013 Dividend Income Update

Another month over, another month of dividends hitting my account. The taper-talk is getting a bit old. Interesting to see what happens to the market when the FED reduces stimulus. I have been building op some capital in the last few months, even tough I'm long stocks, I root for a pullback in the markets, I have some dry powder I'd like to use!


Here's the dividend update for August 2013:

Dividends Received

• GIS: $14.06
• T: $17.10
• MA: $1.80
• ABT :$2.80
• ABBV: $8.00
• KMI: $33.20
• PG: $10.83

Total dividend income for August: $87.79

My 2013 goal is $1000, so far I'm 61.49% of the way there, my progress is tracked here.

Looking forward, next month will be a big month for me, more than half of my positions will be paying out. I'm also expecting dividend increases from MCD, MSFT and PM. I can't wait!

Thanks for reading

July 2013 Dividend Income Update

A bit of a disappointing month for me. INTC didn't raise the dividend. I decided not to sell yet and make a decision on whether to sell or not in the future. NSC did raise the dividend only 4%. I was really hoping for something a little bit more than that, given their previous raises were substantially higher. I also added some KMI shares to my portfolio.

All that said, dividends just keep rolling in like clockwork.

Here's the dividend update for July 2013:

Dividends Received

• MO: $15.40
• PM: $30.60
• GE: $12.54

Total dividend income for July: $58.54

Small month compared to the previous, but that's because only three positions paid me this month.

My 2013 goal is $1000, so far I'm 52.71% of the way there, my progress is tracked here.

Looking at the market, there aren't any stocks that stand out as bargains right now to me. Some things look fairly valued. I have some capital ready to allocate into a great business, if the opportunity arises, I'll grab it.

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June 2013 Dividend Income Update

Small correction in the market this month. Mostly due to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke speaking, he will stop pumping $85 billion in the economy somewhere in 2014-2015, at least that's the plan.

I don't think much about it. I keep accumulating shares in wonderful companies that give me an ever increasing amount of dividends. This is the plan, what the Fed is planning to do won't change that plan.

Day to day fluctuations in the paper price of my portfolio has no effect on my happiness. My time horizon is decades, I can ride out the volatility.

Here's the dividend update for June 2013:

May 2013 Dividend Income Update

 Another dividend update. Slight pullback right at the end off the month in the stock market. There might be some buying opportunities. My companies just send in the dividends like clockwork, giving me cash to deploy. Here is the dividend update for May 2013:

April 2013 Dividend Income Update

Time for my favorite article, a dividend income update. Here is the dividend update for April 2013:

March 2013 Dividend Income Update

Anther month gone, another dividend update. Here is the dividend update for March 2013:

February 2013 Dividend Income Update

Another month behind us, it's amazing how fast time flies by! Here is the dividend update for February 2013:

January 2013 Dividend Income Update

Here's my first dividend income update: