Everyone, we have a lot of catching up to do! While I have been busy as heck at work over the last couple of weeks, I have also been very busy putting some capital to work! Over the last two weeks I have purchased three stocks with an average dividend yield of 4.98%, which in total added over $75 in forward dividend income to my portfolio. Which stocks did I purchase?
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Expected Dividend Increases in March
We are coming off of a pretty active month in February. I have been tracking Dividend Aristocrats that are expected to announce a dividend increase each month since May 2014, and February set a record as 8 companies were expected to announce an increase. While March won’t pack the same punch with announced increases, it is the most active month in the quarter for receiving dividends! Time to dive into the details, which Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in March?
Dividend Diplomats February Watch List
We are already halfway through February and it has been a very fast month for us. Time is flying by and the market is rapidly evolving as a lot of new data has become available over the last week. It is time to update our February watch list to reflect the changes in the market. Lanny gave our watch list a new look this month, so we are excited to unveil our changes. Let’s see which companies we have our eye on!
Philip Morris (PM) Stock Anaylsis
Looks like I have a little capital from my recent ARCP sale to deploy, so I wanted to take this opportunity to research a potential investment for the excess capital. For me, it was a no-brainer figuring out which stock I was going to analyze. Tobacco has a relatively low weight in my portfolio even though the power companies in the industry offer a very attractive yields. With stock prices falling lately, it seemed like a great time to assess my only tobacco holding, Philip Morris (“PM”), to determine if I should re-up my position.
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 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.