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) 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 →

Today’s video features an EPIC dividend stock: Franklin Resources (BEN). This Dividend Aristocrat is tumbling in 2022 and the company’s dividend yield is now soaring. In fact, their yield is above 5%!  In this article, we review what has transpired this year and run the company through our dividend stock screener. Are we buying Franklin Resources. Continue reading to find out!

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We are really in a volatile time period everyone.  The inflation report just came in for May and we are looking at 8.6% of a rise in the price of goods since this time last year.

Not only that, but interest rates have been rising at a fast pace, with a 50 basis point jump coming up in just a few short weeks.  The combination of inflation, rise in interest rates has really taken buyers OUT of the housing market. Continue reading →

There is one bright spot in this turbulent stock market and economy. Interest Rates on our High-Yield Savings Accounts are finally starting to rise. Sure, inflation and the price per gallon of gas are soaring. The cost to buy a home increases with each rate hike (or anticipated rate hike), causing the red-hot housing market to finally cool. However, one of the hidden benefits is….at least your high-yield savings account will earn you a higher interest rate on idle cash.

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This is what dividend investing is all about!  Investing in dividend stocks allows YOU to earn dividend income, the best passive income stream!  Bias, you better believe it.

Time to dive into Lanny’s May 2022 dividend income results!  Were records set?  Almost to financial freedom?  One day and one month at a time!

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Dividend investing is BACK baby!  Talk about undervaluation finally coming out of the wood work!  So pumped up to add to my dividend stock portfolio, as the stock market is down over 600 points in the S&P 500 heading into June 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 June 2022! Continue reading →