As I'm writing this blog post on Saturday, April 6th, the temperature here in Central Wisconsin is expected to reach a high of 54 degrees Fahrenheit. Needless to say, that's quite nice for this time of year. Without further ado, I will be sharing three of the dividend stocks at the top of my watch list for May 2024. Image Source: Pexels Dividend Stock #1: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) The first stock on my watch list for next month is Brookfield Asset Management (BAM). Since my previous Seeking Alpha article in February, my investment thesis is unchanged. Simply put, BAM is a proven and l ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it's April 3rd. My paternal grandma is officially 86 years old today! After a relatively warm March, the weather has cooled off in recent days to start April here in Central Wisconsin. The temperature today is 34 degrees Fahrenheit and the ground is covered with a few inches of snow. I'm not complaining, though. We have had limited snowfall so far this season and not much rain, either. So, I'll take precipitation however we can get it for the grass to get greened up. Now that March is in the books, I will take a look at my dividend income for the month. Nearing ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it's Wednesday, March 27th. The high temperature is expected to reach 34 degrees Fahrenheit here in Central Wisconsin today. Good Friday and Easter weekend are shaping up to be very warm, with the high temperatures reaching into the 50s. So, it will be a great time to for me to spend time with family, praise my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, and get outside! Now that there is just one trading day left in the month, it is time to discuss my dividend stock purchases for March 2024. Dividend Stock Purchase #1: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) I started off my purcha ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it's March 18th. The temperatures have cooled off considerably in the last week, with the high set to reach just 37 degrees Fahrenheit today. That's a far cry from the temperatures ranging in the 50s to 60s just a few days ago. I haven't yet purchased any of the stocks on my March 2024 Dividend Stock Watch List, but plan to in the coming days. With the month more than half over, I will now be looking ahead to April 2024. Here are three of the stocks on my watch list for next month. Image Source: Pexels Dividend Stock #1: PepsiCo (PEP) The first stock on my watc ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it's the ides of March. The temperature is currently 52 degrees Fahrenheit here in Central Wisconsin, with the high temperature expected to edge another 2 degrees higher to 54 later today. Needless to say, that's warm for this time of year. All of my anticipated dividend hikes for this month have already played out. So, with that being the case, I will reminisce on these raises and how they compared to my expectations. I'll also look ahead to the payout boosts that I'm predicting for April. Let's dig into it! Actual Dividend Increases For March 2024 Dividend Inc ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it's officially March. The temperature here in Central Wisconsin is a balmy 53 degrees Fahrenheit. Needless to say, that's quite warm for this time of year. With that in mind, I just wanted to post a brief update on my dividend stock purchases/sales in February 2024. As was the case in this series' previous post, I remained busy with improving liquidity in February as well. My emergency fund is a few months beyond my target at this point. However, before I allocate $6,500 to opening an IRA account, I want my liquidity to be built up a bit more. That is why th ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it is Saturday, February 24. The temperature here in Central Wisconsin remains quite warm, with the high temperature expected to reach 34 degrees Fahrenheit today. With that aside, I am going to highlight my net dividend income for February 2024. In February 2024, I received $351.91 in net dividends. That works out to a 7.4% growth rate over the $327.57 in net dividends that I collected in November 2023. My net dividends were 41.9% higher versus the $248.08 in net dividends that I received in February 2023. Digging into detail, I collected $335.97 fro ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it is Friday, February 16th. The high temperatures here in Central Wisconsin are expected to reach into the 40s over the next week. Needless to say, that's a heat wave for this time of year! With that said, I have received my dividend raises that I anticipated for the month. Thus, I will be discussing those and looking ahead to the next month of dividend raises that I am predicting. Actual Dividend Increases for February 2024 Dividend Increase #1: Shell (SHEL) Shell announced a 3.9% increase in its quarterly dividend per share to $0.688. Across my nine shares o ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, Valentine's Day is just two days away. The weather here in Central Wisconsin has remained unusually warm, with the high temperature today reaching 45 degrees Fahrenheit. That's well above the average high of 30 degrees Fahrenheit for the month of February, so I'm very happy to have such warm weather. Now that I have largely built up my liquidity to my preferences, I am tentatively planning on being a buyer of equities in March with my own capital. Without further ado, please allow me to briefly discuss a few of the stocks on my watch list heading into next month ..read more

As I'm writing this blog post, it is February 5th. Yet, the temperature here in Central Wisconsin is 49 degrees Fahrenheit. Suffice it to say, that's very warm weather for this time of the year. Better yet, the temperatures are expected to stay around or above freezing here for at least the next week. With that in mind, I will discuss my net dividend income for January 2024. Without further ado, let's dig into it! In January 2024, I received $265.76 in net dividends (disregarding the $5.25 payment from Broadcom that Webull indicates was paid on 1/2 when it was paid by the company on ..read more