Statistics Beginning 2015 Account Value: $123,001.82 Ending 2015 Account Value: $153,615.72 Dividend income in 2015: $4,303.67 Forward 12-month dividends: $4,947.65 Options income in 2015: $855.70 Total lifetime dividend income: $9,297.86 Post-tax salary: $45,140 Pre-tax moonlighting income: $11,950 Effect of Dividend Increases Company Effect of Dividend Increase Apple $47.94 Aflac $4.93...
Another year is over and it sure went by quick! Total dividend income for December 2015 was $483.47. In December 2014 I received $363.79; in December 2013, I received $265.71; and in December 2012, I received $243.78. Options: No current open options. See my options page for further details. Symbol...
It is hard to believe that it is 2016 already! Let’s see how I did in achieving my goals for 2015: To review in more detail my goals for 2015, please visit the post here: Scott’s Goals for 2015 1) Max Roth IRA ($5,500) as soon as possible – PassThe...
In total, I received $391.43 in dividends for November 2015. Last November I received $236.24, giving me an increase of 66% YOY! This includes only receiving $1.30 from CAT (versus $54 last quarter); the reason for this is that I sold CAT and then bought it back in order to...
October hasn’t been one of my high payout months, but it still came in respectably at $163.81. This is up 63% from last year but is actually down slightly from its most recent quarter in July. This can be attributed to the fact that the spinoff combination of Baxter and...
September has historically been one of the higher payout months. Total dividend income for September 2015 was $635.77, an all time single month record! In September 2014 I received $312.11; in September 2013, I received $186.88; and in September 2012, I received $87.42. I like the trend that I’m seeing!...
Sorry for the late June update. It seemed that not too long ago July had just started! I just moved to Chicago for work and have been busy getting settled here. I’ll post an update about that soon. Also, a new update is coming about another investment idea that I’ve...
Well, it is that time again. Time to review my dividend investing strategy. While I don’t worry about the short term fluctuations of the portfolio and could very well just do a full review at the conclusion of each year, part of the reason why I like doing this review...
April isn’t historically one of the higher paying months with only 5 companies paying. I did receive a $36.23 special dividend from TROW, which helped. You’ll note that this wasn’t automatically reinvested as my dividends usually are. I guess that is just a consequence of the special dividend. My quarterly...
March has historically been one of the higher payout months. This March did not disappoint with contributions coming from 18 of my 30 stocks. Total dividend income for March 2015 was $617.32. In March 2014 I received $258.07; in March 2013, I received $103.64; and in March 2012, I received...
