July marks the first month of the third quarter. In this month I received a total of $374.03, a massive 265% increase YoY. I was paid by the following companies: STAG $6.79 INGR $7.20 ESS $7.84 EMN $8.80 EQR $9.04 CSCO $14.15 AVB $16.69 OMC $21.00 FRT $23.85 PM $24.30 AQN $25.59 KMB $25.65 MRK $34.12 TROW $36.00 WPC $47.25 MO $65.79 Please note that TROW usually pays on the June cycle, it had paid a special dividend this month. Here is my dividend income thus far: And here it is on a YoY basis: Once again I was very active in the market this month, maki ..read more

In June I received a record high dividend income of $858.76 – nearing four figures! Concretely, I was paid by the following companies and funds: ANTM $4.24 TSN $6.01 MSFT $6.72 STAG $6.79 CNI $6.98 CCI $6.98 UPS $7.65 ADM $8.32 INTC $10.42 RGA $11.02 NOC $11.77 TROW $12.96 AMGN $13.20 KR $13.50 UL $15.48 DLR $15.66 HD $16.09 TRTN $17.10 WBA $18.23 AVGO $18.90 CVX $20.10 PFG $20.13 LHX $20.65 NEM $23.51 PEP $24.19 VLO $24.25 PNW $26.14 ED $26.16 PFE $29.25 ENB $30.85 LMT $35.10 GILD $35.14 PRU $38.81 VT $89.69 ACWV $186.77 ..read more

As my dividend growth celebrates its first birthday, it is time to focus and redefine my goals for this portfolio. The first and foremost goal is, of course, to produce passive income that would cover our expenses as a family. This in turn should reduce my dependency on my day job, freeing up more time for me and my girlfriend to enjoy life without having to feel that someone owns me. Thankfully, I already have some relatively stable passive income streams: I have a rental apartment generating ILS 4,200  per month. In addition, I have online assets (besides this blog) that generate approx ..read more

Welcome to my April dividend report! My primary focus for this portfolio is collecting more and more dividends and I attempt to achieve that purchasing dividend growth stocks. My portfolio produced a dividend income of $323 in April. This is an increase of 32% compared to the first month of Q1. I’m very happy to have crossed the $300 per month milestone for the first month of the quarter! Concretely, I was paid by the following companies: STAG  $6.79 TD       $12.05 MRK    $27.30 CAH    $7.65 AVB     $16.69 E ..read more

Hi everyone. March 2021 marks the end of the 1st quarter of 2021. This is a good time to review my portfolio’s performance so far! Portfolio value: $157,661 Free cash: $1,309 Projected Annual Dividend Income (PADI): $5,182 Weighted Dividend Yield: 3.71% Weighted Yield on Cost: 4.92% Weighted 5 year dividend growth rate: 7.5% Total positions: 56 Weighted beta: 0.78 Weighted dividend safety: 75.74 (“Safe” according to SSD) March 2021 Dividend Income In March I was paid $520.45 by the following companies: INTC $10.42 ENB $29.34 KR $13.50 PNW $16.81 ADM $8.32 VLO $13.23 RGA $11.02 PFE $16.96 AM ..read more

Time for the monthly dividend summary. Typically, the second month of the quarter is the slowest one for me. In February I was paid by the following companies: STAG $6.79 GD $12.37 GIS $13.00 ABBV $29.25 BMY $19.11 TD $11.53 T $27.30 VZ $14.59 BTI $32.84 CVS $18.75 Dividend Changes Several companies increased their dividends (although some hardly can be considered as an increase): Realized dividend increase from $TROW (20%) Realized dividend increase from $OMC (7.7%) Realized dividend increase from $PRU (4.5%) Realized dividend increase from $GILD (4.4%) Realized divide ..read more

Let’s look at my results for the first month of 2021. In January I was paid by the following companies: MRK Merck & Co., Inc. $13.65 CAH Cardinal Health Inc $7.65 AVB AvalonBay Communities Inc $16.69 EQR Equity Residential $9.04 ESS Essex Property Trust Inc $7.79 DLR Digital Realty Trust, Inc. $6.72 WPC WP Carey Inc $23.53 PM Philip Morris International Inc. $24.30 EMN Eastman Chemical Company $8.80 OMC Omnicom Group Inc. $19.50 AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp $8.49 VIAC CBS Corporation Common Stock $7.02 MO Altria Group Inc $33.54 CSCO Cisco Systems ..read more

December 2020 was a record high month for the portfolio in terms of dividend income. Overall, I recorded a monthly dividend income of over $483! This month I was paid by the following companies: ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co $7.30 UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. $7.57 AVGO Broadcom Inc $8.10 ED Consolidated Edison, Inc. $9.18 TSN Tyson Foods, Inc. $6.01 RGA Reinsurance Group of America Inc $11.02 INTC Intel Corporation $9.90 ENB Enbridge Inc $27.82 KR Kroger Co $8.64 PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corporation $6.22 PFE Pfizer Inc. $8.55 CVX Chevron Corporation $19.35 LHX ..read more

Welcome to the November 2020 Dividend Report. I will now review the income received from my dividend growth portfolio during the past month. Since its inception in May 2020 the portfolio generated $1,006.83 in after tax dividend income. My total dividend income for the month of November 2020 was $140.49, paid by the following companies: STAG $3.69 GD $9.07 ABBV $20.35 BMY $11.81 TD $11.04 T $27.30 VZ $14.59 BTI $31.39 CVS $11.25 Dividend Changes This month, one company in my portfolio announced dividend increases: MRK – 6% There were no dividend cuts this month. Transacti ..read more

Welcome to the October 2020 Dividend Report. My goal here is to review the income received from my dividend growth portfolio during the past month. I also wish to highlight certain dividend changes and recent transactions that took place. Since its inception in May 2020 the portfolio generated $866 in after tax dividend income. My total dividend income for the month of October 2020 is $130.65, paid by the following companies: Merck & Co., Inc.(MRK) $6.40 Cardinal Health Inc (CAH) $7.65 AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB) $16.69 Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) $18.00 Eastman Ch ..read more