About a month ago we published our September formal Watch List. A lot has changed over the last month. We have received a ton of dividends, the S&P 500 has been on a decline of 4.33% through October 17th. With October nearly in the rear-view mirror, it is time to update our watch list for the end of October and creep into November.
Wow… as my title suggests, I have had my portfolio ammunition – locked, cocked and ready to UNLOAD! There has been a lot of activity this month and thought – well, by Monday we are halfway through the month essentially and there’s been a lot of activity worthy of a post. My locked, cocked & ready to unload began the very first day of October and has came to another chapter Friday October 10th. This could go down as the biggest investments I have made in a single 10 day span. Ready? Let’s check it out.
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Another month down in the dividend income books. Monthly I will evaluate and show the results of which companies paid dividends, progress towards the year and comparison to the past. This is a great way to track my dividends to see if I’m on pace for financial freedom. Now onto my September dividend income results!
As the calendar prepares to turn, it is time once again to review one of the Dividend Diplomat’s favorite investing topics: dividend increases. Each month we compile a list of Dividend Aristocrats that we anticipate will announce a dividend increase and reward their shareholders by increasing their annual return! Lets see which aristocrats increased theirs in September and those that are expected to have a dividend increase in October!
About a month ago we published our first formal Watch List. A lot has changed over the last month. We have received a ton of dividends, the S&P 500 has increased another .5%, Alibaba began trading, and McDonalds announced a 5% dividend increase! With September nearly in the rear-view mirror, it is time to update our watch list for the end of September and first half of October.
The best month of the quarter is upon us! September adds a wave of capital to our portfolio through DRIPs or the receipt of cash. Tracking my portfolio is particularly fun in this month since many of the companies I own will pay a dividend this month and one of my stocks is supposed to increase its dividend this month. It seems like every two-three days a stock in my portfolio will have a new update for me to follow. It is great! Let’s take a look which Dividend Aristocrats are set to increase their dividend this month.
Hold on tight everyone on this ride — the week has brought a tremendous downturn, which really, the week has brought us tremendous new opportunities! The S&P 500 is down 2.43% since Monday’s close and even more so on a few stocks I’m going to talk about… Continue reading