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Dividend Income Summary: Lanny’s August 2020 Summary

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Hope everyone enjoyed Labor Day!  The stock market continued to surge OVER 7% during the month of August!  Then, the HEROES ACT or HEALS ACT still sits in Congress, as they are on recess and they make attempts to finalize the next economic stimulus package.  Dividend income, though, continues to be a very hot topic, as us investors away announcements, fearing the potential dividend cut.

In August, we set ANOTHER record for dividend earnings and it shows proof that dividend income is one of the best passive income streams.  Time to dive into my August 2020 dividend income results!

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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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Fundrise: Why I’m Investing $100 Monthly in Fundrise

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I am determined as ever to put this cash to work. Sitting on the sideline is not an option for this investor. Therefore, in addition to researching individual stocks to buy using our Dividend Stock Screener and Vangaurd ETFs, I will also review my Fundrise investment to determine if I should add to my current investment.  We will leave no stone unturned in our journey to financial freedom.

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Dividend Income Summary: Bert’s July 2020 Summary

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July is in the books. We are officially in the second half of 2020 folks. Man oh man does time continue to fly! Each day, the stock market and economic news continues to surprise. The market seems to only head in one direction these days…up! Meanwhile, we continue to search and find undervalued dividend stocks to invest in, despite the surging market. After all, we need to conitnue seeing our dividend income grow as well, right? In July, our dividend income grew at a nice clip compared to 2019. Here is my July dividend income summary!

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Dividend Stock Purchases: Bert’s July Summary

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July was another crazy month in the stock market. The market just continues to rise! Still, despite the rising market, I was able to find several undervalued dividend stocks to purchase during the month. While I didn’t invest the same amount of capital as Lanny in July (Nearly $4k), I was able to continue to add a decent amount of dividend income! Let’s jump right in and see what dividend stock purchases I made in July.

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Dividend Increases Expected in August 2020

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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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