Buying Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF VOO EVERY DAY Update

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: Real Estate Investment Lanny’s Q2-2022 Update

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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

Bert’s Dividend Stock Purchases Report: June 2022 | Stocks To Buy!

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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8 Expected Dividend Increases in July 2022

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We are back with another installment of expected dividend increases. Each month, we predict the dividend increases that are supposed to be announced after the calendar turns. In this article, we will discuss 8 companies with expected dividend increases in July 2022. Continue reading to find out how many of the 8 companies you own, along with seeing our recap of the best dividend increases from June 2022! Continue reading

Dividend Stock Watch List: Lanny’s July 2022 Edition

Dividend investing is STRONG and BACK baby!  There is deep value out there in the stock market, to juice up your dividend stock portfolio.  Many dividends stocks are out there to buy right now, as the stock market is down over 850 points in the S&P 500 heading into July 2022.

In addition, dividend increases have been a plenty.  Dividend investors can argue that 2022 has been another fantastic year for dividend investors, despite inflation, a rising interest rate environment with the great resignation happening.

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

Bert’s May Dividend Income Summary | Dividend Investing 2022

Another fascinating month of dividend investing is in the books. 2022 is proving to be a crazy year for the S&P 500 and the economy. Interest rates and inflation are rapidly rising while the  housing market and S&P 500 are cooling off. It continues to remind me about the importance of building a strong, growing passive income stream. This article is one my favorite articles because it helps show the results of our hard work, and holds me accountable to keep pushing and growing our income stream.  Don’t miss my May dividend income summary!

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Paramount Global (PARA) – Taking a Paramount Downturn – Time to Buy This Dividend Stock?

Paramount Global (PARA) is a massive company within the entertainment industry, not to mention deep in streaming.  Paramount is going up against the goliaths of Netflix (NFLX) and Disney (DIS), when it comes to the streaming wars, as well as Apple (AAPL).  However, Paramount has OVER 60 million subscribers, and that mass of streaming is only growing.

THEN… as we know – Top Gun’s latest box office smash hit is KILLING it in theaters, raking in over $800 million globally, already.  On the flipside, the stock has gotten CRUSHED.  Is it time to buy this stock now? Continue reading