Last year in September, my dividend income broke a record. It was the first 3-digit dividend month ever! That was a great feeling to be honest. This years September broke another record! The biggest pay check I've received so far.. and it's a 35% increase compared to last year. Seems like the snowball is starting to grow, even for me as a very small investor. September 2017 earned me a $152.31 in dividends. Here's the breakdown. Dividend income JNJ - $13.44 TGT - $17.36 AFL - $8.17 CVX - $10.80 TROW - $6.84 QCOM - $8.55 WFC - $13.65 WMT - $2.55 ADM - $7.36 F - $6.75 BA - $11.36 VLO - $1 ..read more

July is usually a slow month for me. This year was no different. However, I'm still very satisfied with the year over year growth. Dividend income KO $15.54 GE $9.60 CSCO $8.99 GPS $10.35 VIAB $4.60 Total July: $49.08 (pre tax) Net received: $39.71 Comparison with last year (gross) July 2016: $39.71 July 2017: $49.08 This is a 23.6% YoY increase. Could be better, could be worse, right? :) Dividend raises OHI increaseed their quarterly dividend from $0.63 to $0.64. This is a 1.59% increase. Due to this change, my YOC is now at 7.65%. Update on goals My goal is to r ..read more

Yesterday I sold my position in MCD. I've been wanting to sell this position for a while now. Most importantly, because it does not fit the 10x10 rule anymore. Basically this means the balance between the yield and the growth is not optimal. Apart from that, the current P/E ratio (24) and the payout ratio (69%) are too high for my taste. Let's see what happened during my time as a shareholder of MCD. 08/25/14 - Bought 11 shares at $94.77 for $1042.47 2014 Dividends received - $7.95 2015 Dividends received - $32.16 05/19/16 - Sold 6 shares at $124.99 for $749.94 2016 Dividends r ..read more

November was another nice month. No all time record this time, but still very satisfied with the result of the small portfolio! T - $23.52 PG - $8.70 OHI - $28.67 ABT - $3.90 Total November (gross): $64.79 Comparison with last year November 2016: $64.79 November 2015: $73.56 This is a 11.92 YoY decrease. Reasons for this, are 2 sold positions that both paid dividends in November: KMI & CAT. KMI was sold after they cut their dividend and CAT was sold after a disappointing Q2 ' 16 earnings report. Dividend raises On November 18th, UNP increaseed their quarterly divid ..read more

October is usually a slow month. However, we still managed to get a great YoY increase. Dividend income KO $14.70 GE $9.20 CSCO $5.46 UNP $4.40 GPS $10.35 VIAB $4.60 Total Octoer: $48.71 (pre tax) Net received: $41.40 Comparison with last year (gross) October 2015: $22.73 October 2016: $48.71 This is a 111% YoY increase. Boom! Loving the double up. :) Dividend raises Quite a few this month! On October 13th, OHI increaseed their quarterly dividend from $0.60 to $0.61. This is a 1.67% increase. Due to this change, my YOC is now at 7.29%. On October 26th, AFL increaseed their ..read more

September broke records! Both good and bad records. Unrelaized gains At 9/1 the total unrealized gains on the portfolio were at $2328. At 10/1 the total unrealized gains on the portfolio were at $1773. That's a 23% loss, but obviously it's not that important. Price is just a number. Value is what we care about! New dividend income record Much more interesting is the alltime high on dividend income. I'm very pleased to announce my very first 3-digit monthly dividend income! September 2016 earned me an amazing amount of $113.61 in dividends. Here's the breakdown. Dividend income JNJ - $12 ..read more

August was a great month! It's not an all time record, but I'm very satisfied nonetheless. T - $23.52 PG - $8.70 OHI - $28.20 CAT - $9.24 ABT - $3.90 Total August (gross): $73.56 Comparison with last year August 2016: $73.56 August 2015: $59.11 This is a 24.4% YoY increase! There were no recent dividend increases for my portfolio unfortunately. How was your August? Thanks for reading. Editted at 12/15, because BA didn't pay in August, but in September ..read more

In contrary to June, July is a slow month. Not many companies pay their dividends. Despite that, it was a good month compared to last year! Dividend income KO $14.70 GE $9.20 CSCO $5.46 BA $10.35 Total July: $39.71 (pre tax) Net received: $33.75 Comparison with last year (gross) July 2015: $22.73 July 2016: $39.71 This is a 175% YoY increase. I think I'm in love with this compounding strategy! It's amazing to see these results in just 12 months of steady investing. Dividend raises On July 14th, OHI increaseed their quarterly dividend from $0.58 to $0.60. This is a 3.45% incr ..read more

Today I sold my position in CAT. One reason for this is the disappointing Q2 earnings report, which went public last Tuesday. EPS down to $0.93, from $1.31 last year. Despite the bad news, the share price was very close to hitting the 52-week top value of $84.29. Of course, bad news could also be a reason to buy more. In this case however, the outlook for CAT does not look promising at all to me. Growth in China is halting and commodities are low. The company basically struggles with all their sectors. Let's see what happened during my time as a shareholder of CAT. 08/09/15 - Bought 12 sha ..read more

June was a great month, despite Great Brittain choosing to leave the EU. As a matter of fact, the portfolio achieved its alltime high dividend income! Hopefully my first 3 digit income, soon. :) Here's the breakdown. Dividend income JNJ $12.80 TGT $15.68 AFL $7.79 MCD $4.45 CVX $10.70 TROW $6.48 QCOM $7.42 WFC $6.46 ADM $6.90 UNP $4.40 Total June: $89.58 (pre tax) Net received: $76.14 Comparison with last year (gross) June 2015: $54.02 June 2016: $89.58 This is a 66% YoY increase. Once again, I'm very happy with this progress! Dividend raises On June 8th, TGT increased the ..read more