September 2017 Monthly Purchases
I focused on my quest to balance my individual stock portfolio with a broad market index fund. At the end of September, my taxable portfolio is roughly $44,000. $9,250 is in VTI and $34,750 is in indi... Read MoreApril 2017 Monthly Dividend Income (looking back)
Some healthy dividends are rolling in! I’m letting them pile up until I can use them to buy more stocks. The snowball is small, but it’s rolling. April 2017 Dividend Income... Read MoreMarch 2017 Monthly Dividend Income (looking back)
Wow! I killed it this month. Looks like the last month of each quarter are my strong months. I have some good names in here, but I’ll cut down a bit eventually on the higher-yield stocks. March ... Read MoreFebruary 2017 Monthly Dividend Income (looking back)
Still coming along. I have yet to match my December total, but it’s better to compare quarter by quarter rather than month by month. Some good ones and bad ones in here. I’ll eventually cl... Read MoreJanuary 2017 Monthly Dividend Income (looking back)
It’s coming along. January 2017’s dividends were lower than December, but I like these dividend growers much more. Part of the reason for the lower payout is that these stocks have a lower... Read MoreDecember 2016 Monthly Dividend Income (looking back)
December was eye-opening. Almost $41 in my second month. These are all high-yield stocks and I’d later remove all but KO from my portfolio, but I’m starting to get excited. December 2016 D... Read MoreNovember 2016 Monthly Dividend Income (looking back)
My very first dividend! I was honestly surprised when I saw this in my account. After buying a few stocks, this was the first tangible return on my investment. November 2016 Dividend Income That’... Read More