Abbvie is one of my favorite stocks. The way I invest in Abbvie is a bit different than most other stocks in my portfolio. Specifically, I invest directly with Abbvie through their transfer agent, as distinct from a discount broker. This form of investing is called Direct Reinvestment Plans or DRIPs, and it’s one of… Read More »
Just wanted to bring to your attention that I recently added Emerson Elecrtric (EMR) to my dividend portfolio. EMR is a company that I’ve considered numerous times before but didn’t really have the will power to pull the trigger. Well, it’s a New Year. And with that comes new motivation. So, here are my reasons… Read More »
So, the new year is upon us. We’ve said good bye to 2017, and have a whole new year to look forward to. I’ve made my resolutions and now it’s time to dig a little bit deeper. For today’s post, I’m going to be discussing more of my financial plan for the new year. I’m definitely… Read More »
Thank you Johnson and Johnson. I logged into my account at Computershare and noticed that my recent addition to my JNJ shares have been updated. I am the proud owner of 12.255425 shares of JNJ stock. More importantly, because I increased the number of shares, this puts my forward annual dividends to just over $600 for… Read More »
August is officially in the history books and that means it’s time to take stock of how the portfolio did. One of the things that occurred in August was that I finally received my bonus from work. With that bonus, I wrote about how I invested $15,000 into my portfolio. This led to an increase… Read More »
I started this blog in 2016. It was a monumental achievement. I always wanted a blog, but never found a theme I liked until now. Blogging helps keep me motivated to pursue my dividend growth investing strategy. Truth be told, this is not the first time I tried dividend investing. Years ago, I started using… Read More »
April is shaping up to be a very important month. In many ways, it is really the beginning of my long term strategy to invest in dividends. This is my April 2017 Major Update: Dividend Portfolio Freedom Fund report. This month will see new purchases, increased contribution, new goals, and a change in brokerage account. Also, having… Read More »
The perfect broker doesn’t exist. But, of course you knew that. In my quest to pursue a dividend growth portfolio, I am faced with the choice confronted by every other investor. Which broker to choose? There are many different criteria to choose from. It’s important to evaluate the pros and cons of each broker before… Read More »
Here is my March 2017 Update. For the month of March, I purchased one share of Realty Income (O) and one share of Coca Cola. Before the end of the month, I will likely purchase one share of Apple. Since October of last year, I have only been contributing $90 a month to my portfolio.… Read More »