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. We are changing it up going forward to have both Bert & Lanny’s dividend income summary into one post – to save on postings/focus for the month. This hopefully allows readers to also track and compare Lanny vs. Bert and who is dominating who in the dividend income playing field, isn’t that right BERT?! Now onto our October dividend income results! Time to step up to the plate
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Lessons Learned From ARCP
ARCP always seems to find a way to be in the news. Whether the company is acquiring a large amount of properties, selling assets, possibly spinning-off a segment of its business, etc., it always seemed the management team was pushing the flooring the pedal trying to improve the company. Until recently (2nd quarter of 2014), this aggressive strategy kept the share price climbing and allowed ARCP to quickly ascend and compete with the large, established competition (O) in the industry. And quite frankly, the success of the company, management’s aggressive nature, and the dividend were major factors in my decision to invest in the company. However, as all ARCP shareholders know, the company has had a very difficult two-week stretch. In this article, I will summarize what has transpired recently for ARCP and share what I have learned about dividend growth investing from this experience.
2015 Year Goals – Geared up!
Wow — 2014 has come and gone fairly quick. We have roughly two months left of this roller coast of a year and to me that is reflection but also — looking forward. Typically between November 1st and end of December I meet with a few friends (you guys know who you are), where we establish life, financial and personal type goals. Goals such as traveling, improving your quality of life, portfolio of stocks, dividend income and other financial endeavors. This will be the first time that I will publicly discuss my 2015 year goals and see if I can make those happen with action beginning now, but theoretically – January 1, 2015. I will break down the 2015 year goals and show you what I can do to gear those up to the finish line by December 31, 2015. 
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Diplomat $500 Stock Purchases
Hey everyone! It’s been a fun and exciting day for the Diplomats. While Lanny has been actively taking advantage of the stock markets decline, Bert has been quiet and has sat on the sideline watching Lanny have all of the fun. Today, both Diplomats pulled the trigger and had stock purchases! Let’s see which companies we bought today!
Mattel Stock Analysis (MAT) – Updated!
With the upcoming quarterly earnings release amongst us on Thursday, I wanted to dive back into Mattel, talk about what the press is discussion, see what happened from my first analysis on Mattel, as well as the items I am looking for. As we all know, the market has taken a beating as of late, which has pushed prices lower, thus allowing me/pushing me to dive into another Mattel Stock Analysis to see what has changed.
Pepsico (Pepsi) Stock Analysis
Pepsico’s (“Pepsi”) large brand portfolio can be found can be found in almost all grocery stores, convenience stores, stadiums, homes, etc. You get the picture. This brand is iconic. What else is great about Pepsi? It is a strong dividend growth stock with a long history of paying a dividend. While it is not quite an Aristocrat, Pepsi can be found in many dividend growth investors’ portfolios (including Lanny’s). So why not run Pepsi through the Dividend Diplomat Stock Screener and see if I will be adding any shares to my portfolio?
Lanny’s August Investment Report
Another month has passed and another month of results to analyze and look back on. Time to look at where I stand with my goals, to see if any “tweaking” needs to be performed and also – another month closer to Financial Freedom! Let’s see what August brought us.