Fundrise Review: Bert’s Q2 2023 Portfolio Update

Fundrise, Real Estate Investing, Crowdfunding

We have been investing into Fundrise for several years now. Fundrise started as an online crowdfunding platform to allow individual investors (like us!) to invest into real estate.  Today, the platform has grown to allow individuals to invest in the company (IPO) and the company’s new venture capital arm (private equity).  In this article, we will share our Fundrise review of our portfolio as of June 30, 2023!

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Bert’s February Dividend Stock Watch List | Dividend Investing 2023

We are back with another dividend stock watch list!  After all, we are always on the lookout for undervalued dividend stocks to buy.  Bert has identified two undervalued dividend stocks from his portfolio to add to his dividend stock watch list. In this article, he will run each of the two companies through the Dividend Stock Screener and let you know if he will be buying one, both or neither!

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Riding the Dividend Train with Norfolk Southern (NSC) or Losing it’s Steam?!

The chart above is a certain railroad stock, Norfolk Southern (NSC).  In fact, there are HUGE reasons why I have the screen shot above.  There have been periods of time where NSC increased their dividend not just once but twice in the year.

We are now 4 quarters in with the same dividend and the question dividend investors need to ask themselves, “Are you riding the dividend train with Norfolk Southern (NSC)?”.  Let’s see what’s going on with this railroad’s business and dividend stock metrics, especially as they transport and ship goods around the world for the holidays. Continue reading

Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny’s November 2022 Edition

Welcome back to another dividend stock watch list article!  The stock market is still down almost 19% year-to-date, but the last full week of October there definitely was a big push!

What does that mean?  Undervalued dividend stocks to buy now, baby!  As a frugal individual and dividend investor, I love nothing more than buying dividend stocks on sale!  Bring it on recession and upcoming interest rate hikes, just bring it!

Therefore, as I do every month, here is the Dividend Stock Watch List for November 2022! Continue reading

My 3 Dividend Stocks to Watch in September 2022 | Dividend Stock Watch List

We are always on the hunt for undervalued dividend stocks to buy. The name of the game is growing your passive income stream by buying, and building, a growing dividend income stream. The S&P 500 continues to present us with PLENTY of buying opportunities and we continue to capitalize. That is why in this article, we will share 3 undervalued dividend stocks that have caught Bert’s. See Bert’s 3 dividend stocks to watch in September 2022.

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