September… ah September. The leaves are changing and so did my dividend income for the month. It’s a wonderful quarter end, which for me and most investors – typically means a larger than normal month of dividend income to our portfolio. Most of the big blue chip companies pay on the calendar quarter end and I own quite a bit that does so. As the leaves change color and the temperature begins to cool in Ohio, our portfolios heat up with checks coming into our mailbox from all of the wonderful companies that we own. Now… to the numbers!
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Dividend Diplomats September Watch List
It’s about that time of the month everyone! The stock market has been wild and rampant, with dips, swings up, going upside down, normal side right, well you get the picture. The Dividend Diplomats have strung together a few companies we are analyzing during this month of September to see what we can create or add to within our portfolio. Essentially volatility can be great, if it means the companies are fundamentally strong but that overreaction to external and macro events are causing the push down in prices across the board – thus opening up opportunities for us dividend investors. Come and see what is on our dividend stock watch list!
Lanny’s Recent Purchase – EMR
It’s the middle of the month and well, you know the Dividend Diplomats have a tough time sitting on the side lines during market movements! Given that the market has been on a rollercoaster ride lately, and mostly down over the last few weeks, it was time to add more income for less and take advantage of a discounted aristocrat of a company I already owned. I was excited to round the position out even further, and thought – I think the future me will be happy for it. Let’s take a look at the recent add to my current position of Emerson Electric (EMR):
Procter & Gamble (PG) Stock Analysis
It’s close to the middle of the month and the market has still been extremely volatile. With that, I know that opportunities are out there, wonderful opportunities, especially dividend stocks that are aristocrats. Yields are looking fairly unusually high for a few of the aristocrats that do not historically have them at these levels. This makes us all extremely motivated and excited investors as our dividends are reinvested at better valuations and also opens up the table for buying potential! With that, we will analyze one of the dividend aristocrats in Procter & Gamble or PG.
Lanny’s August Income & Expense Summary
August is officially in the books after a quick review of the income & expense breakdown for the month. It was probably the best overall month that I’ve had in a while, as I was home predominantly again for the period outside of just one week that was 2.50 hours away from home, plus a lot of fun activities happening during this time period. Wonder if I still am achieving the 60% savings challenge? Only one way to find out, let;s check out my income & expense summary for August!
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Top 5 Benefits for Dividend Investors in a Stock Market Downturn
The last one month has seen the stock price of the S&P 500 decline by more than 8%, and 8.22% to be exact (as of Labor Day weekend)! There are many things working AGAINST the market at this point in time – China, Oil prices, Canada officially in recession, as well as many other global crises occurring. However, and most importantly – I feel that consumer sentiment is also moving against the market, as the Michigan survey has indicated a downslide from July 2015 to August 2015. What does this stock market downturn mean for Dividend Investors? One Word. Opportunity. Continue reading
Lanny’s Recent Purchase – JNJ
Mr. Market you can keep taking that downturn all you want. As long as us Dividend Diplomats have capital and we feel there is an opportunity, we are going to try and strike, in the words of Austin Carr – throw the hammer down. The market was on a nice decline today, came slightly back, but then took another slide in the park for us. Let’s dive in about who, why and how much I bought of a certain stock!
