This month I wanted to make sure I had a timely article to reflect the income & expense summary, as December’s wasn’t posted until almost the end of January! Another month has passed, another month where I ask myself… Did I hit the 60% savings goal with my income and expense tracker? Did I hit the big mark that I set for myself back in August 2014 when I was discussing why I am aiming to save 60% of my income? Let’s dive into the income and expense analysis. Continue reading
Bert’s Dividend Income Summary – January
One month down, eleven more to go in 2015! Man does time fly. January has been quite the active month for me, as I have been slowly (but surely) adding dividend income to my portfolio through a series of small purchases. While this won’t impact January’s income, I am setting the table for the remaining eleven months of the year. After having a lot of activity in 2014, I am expecting to start the year off on the right foot and have a solid dividend month. Let’s dive into the results and see how I performed in January.

Lanny’s January Dividend Income Summary
Hello everyone! It’s the first month of 2015 and it was a fruitful month to begin the new year! It’s wild to see that one month has essentially finished and another month of dividend income is in the books. I know we all love to read these posts from the writers in the community, so let’s get to the January Dividend Income Summary!
Lanny’s Recent Stock Purchase – CZNC
It’s been a wild month in the stock market, with purchases being made by us Diplomats earlier on, I was able to scoop some capital to deploy. This time, however, I wanted to use my work experience to my advantage – I audit financial institutions or lack of better words – banks. I have been watching a bank for some time now and I felt like right now, the time was right – let’s see who I purchased on the 28th…
Expected Dividend Increases in February
One month down in 2015! Hopefully everyone started out 2015 with a strong dividend month to really set the tone for the rest of the year. As most of you know by now, each month, we project which Dividend Aristocrats are expected to announce a dividend increase during the upcoming month. Why? Because as dividend growth investors, we love seeing our dividend income streams increase! With that being said, let’s see which Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in February.
Lanny’s December Income and Expense Summary
I know that this post is LOOOOONG over do… Busy Season for us CPAs has kicked into high gear and it has been tough buckling down writing articles, when you are working 70 hours+, as well as traveling. Regardless – time does come and go and another month has passed, another month where I ask myself… Did I hit the 60% savings goal with my income and expense tracker? Did I hit the big mark that I set for myself back in August when I was discussing why I am aiming to save 60% of my income? Let’s dive into the income and expense analysis. Continue reading
Dividend Diplomats’ January Watch List
We are already halfway through the first month of 2015 and it has been a very active month for us. There have been a few purchases, some we have written about and a few we haven’t, and one big sale. If there is one thing I have learned over the last year, it is that we do not hold cash for a long period of time and we are always looking to make a move. The big question is, which stocks are currently on our radar?

