Monthly Archives: February 2021

Fundrise: Doubling My Monthly Investment | Real Estate Investing

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Fundrise, Real Estate Investing, Crowdfunding

Investing into cash producing assets isn’t always easy.  Especially when the stock market is hitting all-time highs and the world is acting, occasionally, that COVID-19 is no longer.  Luckily, there is a great real estate platform in Fundrise, which we have been a part of for 2 years.

Given that the market continues to surge, yields continue to plummet and drop.  Further, trying to fund undervalued investments becomes an adventure, as well as noticing you may be extremely exposed to the stock market, in general.

My wife & I made the decision to increase our monthly contribution to Fundrise – the Real Estate Investing Platform! Continue reading →

Dividend Income Summary: Bert’s January 2021 Summary

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2021 is flying by at light speed, or at least it sure feels that way.  That is why we are pursuing financial freedom. To slow time down! Winter is kicking our butts and there have been some HEAVY snow days.  Sometimes, I ask myself why I choose to live in the cold. Every month, we summarize the dividend income we received from our investments.  This article summarizes the dividend income I received in January 2021!

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Dividend Stock Purchase: Lanny’s January 2021 Summary

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Welcome back to another month of Dividend Stock Purchases!  The first month of 2021 has been in the books and it was time to start the year off on the right foot.  Excited for 2021, as I am sure many of us cannot wait to move away from the turbulent year of 2020.  You know, the big presidential debate, the global pandemic, the plummet and resurgence of the stock market, to name a few.

The journey to financial freedom does not take breaks and one must continue to persevere through uncertainty, put cash to work and push that forward dividend income forward.  What did January 2021 activity show?  You will have to dive in and see the dividend stock purchases!

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Pokemon 25th Anniversary & McDonald’s Happy Meals | McDonald’s Stock a Buy or Hold?!

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Pokemon Cards 25th Anniversary

Gotta catch them all – Pokemon!  Yes, the nostalgia is real and Pokemon is now ringing in the 25th Anniversary of the brand.  I used to own the Blue version and definitely had a stellar collection of the base set Pokemon cards, which is no where to be found now (no, I didn’t have a Charizard, but I did have plenty of 1st Edition holos!).

Pokemon & McDonald’s partnered up for the limited edition 25-card set for the Happy Meal.  Not only are the price and value of Pokemon cards going through the roof, but now – Happy Meal sales stand to reach a similar height.  The argument/discussion today begs the question, is McDonald’s (MCD) a stock to buy now with this Pokemon venture or do the metrics want to keep you on the sideline? Continue reading →

Dividend Income Summary: Lanny’s January 2021 Summary

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Dividend income baby!  2021 is here, President Biden is at the helm, Tom Brady has won his 7th Super Bowl, WallStreetBets took a punch at the hedge fund managers but ONE thing has stayed consistent…

You may be wondering what that is.  “That” is very simple – dividend income continues to come in, day in and day out.  The work of saving and investing has paid off, as the dividend income snowball continues to roll and pick up steam!

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Dividend Increases Expected in February 2021

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2021 is off to a CRAZY start. As a dividend investor, I couldn’t be happier that companies continue their trend of strong dividend increases that started at the end of 2020. The dividend increase news took a back seat to WallStreetNews, however. All investors were fixated on the madness that was taking place with GameStop, Bed Bath & Beyond, and other stocks. Since I invest in dividend stocks, I was happily watching this action from the sideline and continuing to find undervalued dividend stocks to buy. Instead, I was spending my time researching dividend stocks and dividend increases!

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Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny’s February 2021 Edition

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One month down, already, insane – right?  Well, with the global pandemic still popular, the COVID-19 vaccines coming out left and right, the change of hands at the presidency AND turmoil amongst wall street, the hedge fund managers, Robinhood and the retail investor – this month was action packed.  However,  I need to keep the dividend stock watch list composed of dividend growth stocks!

As always, it was time to find undervalued dividend growth stocks.  Heading into February, I continued to do just that and three undervalued dividend stocks are on my dividend stock watch list below! Continue reading →