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Bert’s June Dividend Income Summary

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June is coming to a close and you know what that means….we are officially halfway through 2015!  That’s right, our year is nearly 50% completed.  Are you kidding me??  It seems like just yesterday that I was writing my 2015 goals article and trying to scheme about how I am going to knock these goals off.   This month is one of my favorite dividend months as most of my portfolio pays out in third month of the quarter, so this is always one of my favorite articles to write!  Let’s see how I performed in June and if I was able to knock of Lanny, who had one heck of a month as well racking up nearly $850 in dividend income!

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My Greece Strategy

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There have been a lot of major news stories over the last week covering topics ranging from social to financial issues.  It seems like every day there was some new development that had major implication, which is a great fit for our 24 hour news cycles.   The one story that has a substantial impact on us dividend growth investors is the continuing saga in Greece.  Once again, we find ourselves staring a default, departure from the European Union, etc., in the face and worst of all at any second a decision could be made that could send shock waves through the financial markets.  It finally hit me, I didn’t have a plan to capitalize on a potential downturn in the market.  But that all changes now.

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Running on Thin Ice

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Running on thin ice – you know exactly what this post is about everyone?  I know, very ambiguous and disguise-like, but it’s how I’ve been running over the last 5-6 months.  This year has had many events, opportunities and actions that has had me running on thin ice, but for some reason – it’s becoming less and less “scary”.  What do I even mean about running on thin ice, one may be asking?  One slight cue – it deals with cash. And not simply just cash but… Continue reading →

3 Reasons I Would Sell a Stock

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As a dividend investor, I carry a buy and hold mentality with each stock purchase.  Once a stock enters my portfolio, it rarely leaves.  At least, that is the plan.  However, as we all know, whether it is investing or life, circumstances change over time and we have to adapt to the constantly changing environment.  For our investments, not all changes are positive and the changes may force us into a corner.  Do we continue to hold the stock?  Or do we sell?  Man does it suck typing that word out.   In this article, I am going to discuss 3 scenarios that would cause me to consider selling an investment and review my portfolio to see if any of my holdings fit 1 of the 3 descriptions.

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Power of the 401K Match for a Dividend Income Investor

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Ah, the beauty of being a dividend growth investor.  There are many, er, most of us that still work for an employer that isn’t our own self.  Most of us still work for a firm, a company, a business that pay us on a periodic basis throughout the year, whether that be hourly or salary.  As a benefit of working for such an organization – they may offer a matching policy for 401K contributions.  Today… yes Today, I want to go through the power of the 401K match has on our dividend portfolios!

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Dividend Income for May from YOU the bloggers

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This month I wanted to take a different approach and create a summary report from all of the blog posts I read this morning related to May’s Dividend Income.  I’ll list out the website name, the individual and their May dividend income with a link to their article.  I won’t be going in any order – so don’t be afraid if your name is at the top or bottom of the list – it really goes in order of when I stumbled into your blog in the past or follow clicks from others comments to read your blog – so no real order here.  I am pumped to review all of your performances and share them in a summarized format for the community.  How did YOU perform?  Let’s check it out.

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Lanny’s May Dividend Income

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As time passes, so does a month of collecting dividend income. Five wild months are already in the books and the sun is shining here in Cleveland.  Talk about a rarity these days.  As spring is upon us, I think, it’s time to see what the 5th month of dividend income was able to bring.  Now to the results

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