Ah.. Mid-February. The markets have been on another Cedar fair’s rollercoaster ride and we’ve been buckled in feeling the stomach drop… while going through winters that are warm with no a sign of snow to the normal brutal Cleveland winter of a “snowmagheddon” for a great way to put it. With the market “swoons” we all sign into our brokerage accounts to see what our balance is, what dividends have been received and what new stocks have popped on our watch list. Then it hit me – what about doing a brokerage service stock analysis? We are due to write one and this one felt… right. To the analysis my friends.
Recent Buy – Pfizer (PFE)
I couldn’t sit on the sidelines too long. After a strong month of purchased in January, which saw me add to my current stakes in ADM and CZNC, I wanted to keep the momentum rolling. At the end of my January dividend income article, I mentioned that I purchased a stock but haven’t disclosed the purchase yet to the community. Well, that is about to change. Last week I unloaded some capital and purchased a stake in Pfizer (PFE). Let’s see why!
January Dividend Income from YOU the Bloggers!
First month of 2016 is now officially in the books and you know what that means? The posts on dividend income from the month from YOU the bloggers! I love this time of the year and seeing everyone’s progress, the leaps, bounds, the ups, the downs and the big hitters for each month that we are receiving. It’s a great way to show the articles we read and how excited we are for every single pursuit – to financial freedom! Let’s see how everyone did during January! Continue reading
Bert’s January Dividend Income Summary
Wow….January just flew by. One giant blur to me. As I take some time to reflect on the month, I realize just how large of a roller coaster ride it was. Whether it was the wild swings of Mr. Market, receiving dividends, or purchasing a couple of stocks (ADM at the beginning of the month and CZNC at the end of the month), I always had something fun and exciting to look forward to. So now, just like every month, I took a step back and reviewed my monthly dividend income summary to see how my income stacked up against the same month in the previous quarter and the previous year. Let’s check it out!
Lanny’s January Dividend Income
YES! January of 2016 is already in the books. Can you believe it? Already one month down and here we are, getting started with the first monthly dividend income post for the new year. I am pumped. Why? Because this is the first month to see what rewards were benefited from the 2015 work, and is also the first month to start tracking the yearly progress. January was a crazy month in the stock market, but we like crazy, right? You betcha. Without further a-do, let’s check out the January Dividend Income Total!
Recent Buy – Citizens & Northern (CZNC)
Well…well…well….it looks like January ended the same way it started for me….with buying a stock! At the beginning of the month I was able to add to my stake in ADM, a darling of the dividend investors community of late due to drop in stock price over the last few months. And after the boom that occurred at the end of the month, I was happy I purchased shares in ADM when I did. After my ADM purchase, there was a little bit of a lull period when I sat on the sidelines as the madness unfolded. Until the end of the month, when I accidentally stumbled on a great opportunity. You guessed it, I purchased some additional shares of one of my Roth holdings Citizens and Northern Corporation (CZNC). See why I purchased more shares in this community bank. 
Dividend Diplomat’s 2016 Blog Goals
Now enter 2016 baby!!! I know this post is long overdue, but we did not want to rush our 2016 annual goals and get them down on paper. These goals will be hard for sure, but what is worth having something if you didn’t have to work hard for it? Almost as if bananas were already peeled and you had to just pick up and eat it… maybe an orange is a better correlation there, but nonetheless, we have extreme goals for our blog. This will mark the year where we cross our two year Dividend Diplomat anniversary and want to make the year very forward-moving. We have quite a few new ideas for posts, twists to our current postings, as well as just the overall jokes between the two of us – this will come to you… ALL YEAR… LONG. Yep, I know you are all excited for us two crazy CPAs trying to find the balance in our pursuit for financial freedom through dividend investing, as well as the bumps, turns, bruises and the occasional bad pasta sauce along the way. Enough of the shenanigans… on to The Dividend Diplomat 2016 Goals!
