2014 has been a crazy, unreal year for my portfolio. I have pushed myself to invest more capital than I was comfortable investing for the sake of reaching financial independence that much faster. When 2014 began, I was projected to earn only $750 in dividend income. My portfolio only had $17k invested in income producing assets with some major funds just sitting on the sidelines. When the calendar flipped, I initially set a projected dividend income of $1,500 and surpassed this total early in the year. I decided to increase this goal $250 and set a new target of $1,750. I can now proudly say I my projected annual dividend income is $1,752, surpassing my goal. So how did I do it?
Category Archives: Investment Activity
Latest Stock Purchase 8/26/14 – John Deere
Today was a quick trigger type of day. I wanted to initiate a position that has been gaining a lot of attention – not only on our watch list, but from the dividend blogging community as well. I made a purchase on my phone while at a Financial Institutions conference with 3% battery life left. After the trade was made, my phone died. Timing? We’ll see. Continue reading
Latest Stock Purchase 8/20/14 & 8/08/14 – Toys & Alcohol?
Hey everyone! Within the last 12 days – 2 purchases have been made into my portfolio and they are newly initiated positions into two companies that I have never owned before but had performed thorough analyses over. Looks like I’m getting into Toys and Alcohol? Continue reading
Scotts Miracle Gro Dividend Hike & $2.00 Special Dividend!
I was wondering what was going to blossom from the fertilizer of Scotts Miracle Gro from their earnings performance so far this year! I love surprises and holding on the edge of my seat – especially when it comes to dividend announcements and increases. Continue reading
August Transaction Summary – Week of 8/8/14
Another crazy week in the market. The week started and ended in the green with three red days in the middle. Fortunately for me, I was able to benefit from a positive earnings release and stock for a lesser loss. But the madness did not stop there, I used the proceeds of the sale to purchase another stock on the Diplomats Watch List!
Latest Stock Purchase 8/1/14- Aflac
Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack, AFLAC! I think everyone can get the gist of what this article is going to be about. I had my latest stock purchase last Friday on the 1st of August, as a nice little downturn to the market showed a more appealing side to my favorite insurance company – Aflac (AFL). Continue reading
Latest Stock Purchase 7/21/14
Wham! And right out of left field – I purchased a stock on Monday, July 21st. Ready to get down and dirty? I’m talking about being outside, in your garden, your lawn, pruning up those rose bushes… so wait, what did I just purchase?