Dividend Income Summary: Bert’s August 2020 Summary

August marked a huge month on our journey towards financial freedom. We crossed a major dividend milestone. I wrote about how we crossed $12,000 in annual dividend income and now earn an average of over $1,000 per month in dividend income.  Even without the milestone, August was very exciting. As usual, I”m going to show you exactly why. Each month, we summarize the dividend income we received to help monitor our progress and continue to push ourselves. Please continue reading my August dividend income summary!

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6 Dividend Increases Expected in September 2020

 

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Dividend increases are a major foundation of our financial freedom plan. We are building our dividend income, which is the EASIEST form of passive income, to eventually cover our monthly expenses. A key piece of this strategy is investing in companies that increase their dividend. Why? We want our dividend income stream to grow! Who wants their income to remain stagnent and lose purchasing power!

That is why we are constantly monitoring our dividend stocks for dividend increase announcements. It is a hobby the two of us love and are always discussing with each other.  One day, we decided to share this exercise with ALL OF YOU. Therefore, each month, we publish a list of the expected dividend increases in the coming month. 

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Dividend Increases Expected in August 2020

Dividend Increases are the foundation of our plan to achieve financial freedom. We are looking to build a growing, passive income stream using dividends! The key word in the previous sentence is growing.  That is why the two of us are always monitoring our company’s to see if they announce a dividend increase. Each month, we share this passion with all of you and write an article summarizing the previous month’s dividend increases and projecting the announcements in the next month. Here is the August installment of the “Dividend Increases Expected” series.

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Dividend Increases Expected in July 2020

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Dividend increases are the name of the game. We invest in dividend growth stocks to earn a GROWING dividend income stream. That is why the two of our are constantly monitoring our portfolios, and potential investments, to see which companies will increase their dividend. Every month, we share some dividend news and discuss the major dividend announcements that are expected to come. Read more to see the expected dividend increases in July.

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Dividend Kings: Who & What are They

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One of the goals on our blog is educate and improve the financial literacy of as many readers as possible.  With that goal in mind, we create our Investing 101 series!  Today’s topic will focus on an elite class of dividend growth stocks…Dividend Kings.  Let’s jump right in to our latest article explaining Who & What are Dividend Kings!

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Bert’s March Dividend Income Summary

Lanny said it best in his dividend income summary. The coronavirus has dominated everything lately, as it has taken our world and shaken it upside down.  Everyone is learning to adjust to the new, short-term reality, including individuals and businesses.  For me personally, I have cherished the opportunity to spend every day with my daughter, as I have worked at home exclusively. I’ve truly grown to appreciate seeing all the little things and seeing how much she grows and learns each day. This is a feeling that has just made me hungrier, and hungrier, for financial freedom.  And while all of this madness has been going on, the dividends have continued to quietly roll in. Let’s take a look at my March dividend income summary!

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Expected Dividend Increases in April 2020 (Hopefully)

My oh my.  What a difference a month makes.  In last month’s article, we discussed how dividend growth slowed and there may be an economic slowdown.  This month, it is a completely different story.  The coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic has spread and the economic impact has been unlike anything I have ever seen.  The impact on individuals, small business and corporations is changing on a daily basis.  For many companies, they are rethinking their 2020 strategic visions and changing their dividends & capital strategies on the fly.  It will be tough to predict the expected dividend increases in 2020; however, we will highlight the companies that have historically announced dividend increases in April.

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