One month down in 2015! Hopefully everyone started out 2015 with a strong dividend month to really set the tone for the rest of the year. As most of you know by now, each month, we project which Dividend Aristocrats are expected to announce a dividend increase during the upcoming month. Why? Because as dividend growth investors, we love seeing our dividend income streams increase! With that being said, let’s see which Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in February.
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Dividend Diplomats’ January Watch List
We are already halfway through the first month of 2015 and it has been a very active month for us. There have been a few purchases, some we have written about and a few we haven’t, and one big sale. If there is one thing I have learned over the last year, it is that we do not hold cash for a long period of time and we are always looking to make a move. The big question is, which stocks are currently on our radar?
Bert’s Portfolio Review and Assessment
2014 has been a CRAZY year for my portfolio, Lanny’s portfolio, and many other participants in this great community. For many of us, we have pushed ourselves to the limit and infused as much capital as possible into our portfolios to get the dividend growth snowball running. After all, as dividend growth investors, we know the power of dividend reinvesting and all the benefits, so stretching ourselves to invest as much as possible early just makes sense. Before we begin 2015, I wanted to take some time to perform a portfolio review to assess the current state of my portfolio and perform some quick tests to see what tweaks my portfolio may need in 2015 or what areas I should be focusing on with my next round of capital deployment. With that being said, let’s peel back the layers my portfolio and dive in!
Expected Dividend Increases in January
First off, Happy Holidays everyone. Regardless of which holiday you celebrate, take these few weeks to spend as much time with your family, share as many stories as possible, and create life long memories! Once again, the calendar is turning and a new set of Dividend Aristocrats are getting ready to announced dividend increases. So let’s take a look at which Aristocrats announced dividend increases in December and which Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in January.
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The Impact of the Dividend Growth Rate
Ah-ha! An epiphany over my head came yesterday, a little after 7:00pm. A few days ago, I showed Bert that I added a column to my portfolio spreadsheet that showed this year of 2014’s dividend growth rate for each stock. One other column that I have in my spreadsheet, as well, is not just the weighting each stock has in my portfolio, but also the weight each stock has of income in my portfolio. After adding in the dividend growth rate to my portfolio on each stock, I decided to weight each growth rate by mistakenly the weight it had in my portfolio via market value. When talking with Bert yesterday, I realized I made that mistake and changed it to apply to the weight of income it had in my portfolio. I began to think of what this tool meant, how it can be used and the actual impact it has on the path to financial freedom! 
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Dividend Diplomats December Watch List
Another month is entering the mid-point, which means another Watch List for the Dividend Diplomats! The market has shown us signs of great opportunities with the Oil discussions, amongst other things. This has put pressure downward on stock prices, which as dividend investors, we love. The watch list may have old names, but also some new names to the listing. We may be looking at re-upping our positions or embracing new family members to the dividend portfolio. Enough of the chit chatter, let’s get into the December watch list below!
Expected Dividend Increases in December
2015 is quickly approaching! Holy smokes. As the calendar turns for the final time this year, it is time to review which Dividend Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in December. For all new readers, we have reviewed projected dividend increases at the beginning of each month. Why? Because the Dividend Diplomats love dividend increases, especially from Aristocrats. With that being said, let’s review our projections from November and take a look ahead to the final month of 2014!
