Welcome back to another dividend stock watch list article!  The stock market took a nose dive on August 26th, shedding over 3% in some instances on the overall valuation of the stock market.

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 September 2022! Continue reading →

Fundrise continues to innovate and offer new and exciting investment products to individual investors. The company’s new opportunity, Fundrise Innovation Fund, will allow individual investors the opportunity to invest in privately held tech companies. That’s  right, individual investors like us will have the chance to invest like a venture capitalist! In this article, I’ll review the Fundrise Innovation Fund and explain why I’m planning on investing in this new investment opportunity!

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2022 continues to fly by. So much so that it has taken a little extra time for me to prepare my monthly dividend income summary. June is the last month of a quarter. Therefore, the dividend income we received is always off the charts due to mutual fund and ETF payments.  Our June dividend income is exciting and hopefully, shows some solid growth. Let’s dive into the detailed report!

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Earnings releases came out from both AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ).  The release for AT&T (T) was highly anticipated, after the spin-off of WarnerMedia with Discovery.  In addition, both earnings statements would show insight into the inflation and recession concerns from consumers.

After earnings were released, both dividend stocks plummeted to lows we have not seen in a very long time.  The question is, was the stock price decline overblown or should we avoid these two stocks?  Let’s take a look. Continue reading →

Alright folks, I thought it would be a nice day to check in on my new investing strategy – buying Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) each and every single day.

The update will be based on April 22, 2022 through July 15, 2022.  What’s odd is my brokerage platform that I’ve been doing this on, doesn’t allow me to go back further than April 22, 2022.  However, I will show you the figures and amounts since then, the average invested per day, how much I have invested over that time frame and the massive snowball that has been built!

Remember, it’s all about reaching financial independence / financial freedom.  This is one investing strategy that I have been doing to help me achieve that goal!  Let’s dive in. Continue reading →

Fundrise is an online crowd funding platform that allows investors to invest into real estate.  The platform provides another avenue for passive income that can be helpful on the journey to financial freedom!  That is the exact reason we have been investing with Fundrise.

My wife and I have now been investing with Fundrise for approximately 3.5 years.  We cannot wait to share with you the performance and the additional income that the investment can provide! Continue reading →

This article discusses the dividend stocks we purchased in June and the dividend income added as a result! The stock market was extremely volatile last month with rising inflation, interest rates, and soaring gas prices. Stock prices swung wildly, presenting many buying opportunities for eager dividend growth investors like ourselves.

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