Ah-ha! An epiphany over my head came yesterday, a little after 7:00pm. A few days ago, I showed Bert that I added a column to my portfolio spreadsheet that showed this year of 2014’s dividend growth rate for each stock. One other column that I have in my spreadsheet, as well, is not just the weighting each stock has in my portfolio, but also the weight each stock has of income in my portfolio. After adding in the dividend growth rate to my portfolio on each stock, I decided to weight each growth rate by mistakenly the weight it had in my portfolio via market value. When talking with Bert yesterday, I realized I made that mistake and changed it to apply to the weight of income it had in my portfolio. I began to think of what this tool meant, how it can be used and the actual impact it has on the path to financial freedom! 
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Crushing $5,000 in Projected Dividend Income
What a year it has truly been. A few late dividend announcements has allowed me to conclude that my forward looking dividend income stream has hit a new milestone that going into 2014 – I had no idea existed. Heck, my initial 2014 dividend projected goal was $3,350 which kept being subsequently moved up as the year progressed. You can judge my post by the title, but let’s see what projected dividend income milestone I have reached.
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Dividend Diplomats December Watch List
Another month is entering the mid-point, which means another Watch List for the Dividend Diplomats! The market has shown us signs of great opportunities with the Oil discussions, amongst other things. This has put pressure downward on stock prices, which as dividend investors, we love. The watch list may have old names, but also some new names to the listing. We may be looking at re-upping our positions or embracing new family members to the dividend portfolio. Enough of the chit chatter, let’s get into the December watch list below!
Diplomats Weekly Purchase Summary
What another crazy week in the stock market. The price of crude oil continues to slide, causing the price of many great dividend growth stocks to continue to slide. Both Diplomats had extra capital to spend (one much more than the other) to take advantage of the discounts the market has provided us. Which stocks did we buy this week? A few markets, outside of the market as a whole, took a little more of a “goodfellas” beating than others – Canadian Banks, Oil, Mineral/Resource realm.
My 2015 Goals
With 2015 approaching, I wanted to formally put together my goals for the next year. Ever since Lanny wrote about his goals last month, I have been hard at work thinking about my goals. What I like/respected the most from Lanny’s set of goals were that they were very challenging and well-rounded, containing both investing and life goals. It reminds me that while I should be focused on growing my portfolio and sprinting towards financial freedom, you still can’t forget about your life and building those memories that you will tell your kids and grandkids about. I should achieve this balance in 2015, so lets take a look at my goals for the year!
Expected Dividend Increases in December
2015 is quickly approaching! Holy smokes. As the calendar turns for the final time this year, it is time to review which Dividend Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in December. For all new readers, we have reviewed projected dividend increases at the beginning of each month. Why? Because the Dividend Diplomats love dividend increases, especially from Aristocrats. With that being said, let’s review our projections from November and take a look ahead to the final month of 2014!
Stock Purchase – 11/28/14 – BBL
Well, my Black Friday shopping did in fact happen! Even after I talked about ways to appreciate and be frugal this holiday season, I still went shopping Friday early morning! However, I didn’t wait in line overnight, instead – I chose to buy stocks with a few clicks of my mouse! There was one area of the market that took a beating yesterday – oil and minerals, and I took advantage of the steep, STEEP decline on Friday the 28th. Let’s dive into what I bought, how many and why.