Did I Not Receive a Dividend?
I hate to say this, but one of my holdings had a dividend payment date come and go. Almost 30 days later, I still have not received the dividend. This is my first time dealing with this, but I’m... Read More
June 2018 Dividend Income Update – End of Quarter!
I received $153.91 in taxable June 2018 dividend income. The third month of the quarter is when my sizable VTI holding pays out, along with quite a few other taxable holdings. In other news, I’v... Read More
How Many Companies Do I Want in a Taxable Portfolio?
I began writing a post about my watchlist, and immediately realized I should talk about the number of stocks in my portfolio (and how many I would like to have). I will save the watchlist post for lat... Read More
Financial Date Night
I got engaged to the woman of my dreams a few months ago. There are countless things I like about her, but one of them is that she is incredibly conscious about her spending. We are generally on the s... Read More
May 2018 Dividend Income – Still Going!
I received $82.04 in taxable May 2018 dividend income. This is up from $65.36 in May 2017, but is especially exciting after a restructuring toward more solid (in my opinion) companies with lower yield... Read More
April 2018 Dividend Income – Prioritizing Tax Sheltered Accounts
I received $69.61 in taxable April 2018 dividend income. It’s boring, but I keep rebuilding my emergency fund and filling up my 2018 Roth IRA. I’m building my emergency fund to be larger t... Read More
March 2018 Dividend Income – Resume the Contributions!
I received $154.35 in taxable March 2018 dividend income. Keeping to a strategy is indeed easier said than done. I’d much rather make some large contributions to my taxable account. Instead, I&#... Read More
February 2018 Dividend Income – While Refilling My E-Fund
I received $68.81 in taxable February 2018 dividend income. I’ve been on the dividend growth investing sidelines for the last two months while I cover the costs of a bathroom remodel and emergen... Read More