Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: December

It is time again for my Monthly Progress Review...the final monthly progress review of the year until I publish my 2011 Annual Review.

This was a huge month for me in terms of buying and selling.  In fact, I sold off six of my dividend paying companies to free up some capital for my day trading aspirations, and then began that particular strategy around the middle of the month as well.  Overall, a very exciting month to end the year.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received for the month of December in my Dividend Income Portfolio.  I also will highlight my profit (or loss!) from my day trading activities.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

On This Day..


Merry Christmas!

"But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD"

~Joshua 24:15

Monday, December 19, 2011

Recent Sell #4

“Another sale?” you may be asking?  “This guy has lost it,” you may be thinking. “He has completely abandoned his strategy,” you may claim.  BUT STAY WITH ME.  I do have a detailed plan in place, and will unfold all of the details if you just read on.  Though I have trimmed my positions, a more in depth look will reveal that I haven’t sold off that much of my portfolio ‘percentage-wise’ (which I’ll explain in greater detail later).

In this article, I will highlight the final sale that I recently made in order to fully fund my day trading strategy. 

Though some of you are probably more than skeptical at this point, I am hoping that when I release the results of my first month of day trading in my “December Monthly Progress Review” that you will, if nothing else, appreciate my attempt.  I intend to be completely open and honest with reporting my results of this new venture.  So, we’ll see how it goes!

Without further adieu, the following company was last on my list of targeted sales:

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Recent Sell #3

The selling continues. 

In one month alone I have now sold six of my fifteen holdings.  (But stay with me.  Let's see how this turns out.)

This article will highlight two more companies that I have targeted to be eliminated from my dividend income portfolio.  The two companies that I have now sold my entire position of were:

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Recent Sell #2

 Continuing my effort to amass the necessary capital to fund my day trading strategy, I have sold once again.

This article will cover my recent sales of two more great dividend paying companies.  This time, the following two companies were placed on the dreaded chopping block:




Thursday, December 8, 2011

Recent Sell....

This is the first time in two years I have sold a stock.  Two years gone by without selling.

Consequently, this is the first article where I will highlight the details of my decision to sell.  In fact, my decision to sell two companies.  Two great dividend paying companies at that.




Thursday, December 1, 2011

Let the Day Trading Begin...


I know, I know.  Many of you may be thinking.."Day Trading! Day Trading?!? What is a title like that even doing on a dividend investment site whose focus is quality, dividend growing companies!" :)

Monday, November 28, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: November

It is time again for my Monthly Progress Review.

Two cool things happened to me this month that I'll highlight in this article: one with my portfolio, and one in my personal life. 

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of November in my Dividend Income Portfolio:


Friday, November 11, 2011

DivPartisan Updates: Top 20 Stock List, Portfolio, etc...

Hello all,

It has been far too long since I have made some updates to DividendPartisan.  Consequently, I wanted to let you know that I have now updated the following:

*Dividend Income Portfolio Tab
*Top 20 Stock Watchlist Tab
*Progress Tab (through October)
*Reader's Poll Question

Listed below are some of the details of these updates.  Be sure to check out the specific 'tabs' above and the Reader's Question on the right of this page.  Be sure to vote too! Thanks again...

Monday, October 31, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: October

Happy Halloween! 

This past week I saw on the television show "The Biggest Loser" that the average American spends $45 on Halloween candy.  My wife and I spent $7 total.  How much did you spend?  Regardless, let's see how many Americans' candy tabs my dividend income for this month would have covered... (jk)

It is time once again for my Monthly Progress ReviewListed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of October in my Dividend Income Portfolio:

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Why I Need to Average $150 a Month in Dividend Income


Airborne.  For those of us affiliated with the military, we recognize the above picture as our fellow high-speed paratroopers exiting a C-130 aircraft as part of an airborne operation.

We also realize, (though the average civilian may not), that this skill, given its additional requirements and inherent risks, affords us the opportunity to make an additional $150 a month should we maintain our airborne currency status.

Monday, October 24, 2011

How Can You Reduce Your Mortgage Payments?
This is a guest post written by Scott at mortgagefit.com 

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Why I Absolutely Love Dividends...

First, this shirt is way over the top, and is definitely too much for me.  (It was in the first row of pictures when I googled "love dividends").  Now, that said, however, like many of the readers of this site, we do in fact love dividends.  That's why we blog about them and invest in companies that offer them and use them in specific ways in our investment strategies. 

This article, referencing a specific example from my life and my portfolio highlights exactly why, like so many of us, I love dividends...........because when you think about it, we do love them don't we?...

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Ah, the real estate market...

As you can tell, it's been a few days since my last post.  Well, that said, I am pleased to report that my absence in writing is a result of one thing: the real estate market.

That's right, real estate.  My wife and I are finally entering the real estate market and I am thrilled.

You may have heard that the fastest way to become a millionaire is through real estate.  Oftentimes I believe it, yet obviously I have yet to experience it first hand.  And I doubt I will at this point.  However, it is great to begin my journey in this type of investing.  In fact, I am very excited about this investment opportunity, because that ultimately is what I view it as, an investment opportunity.  Consequently, I would like to share the details of it with you now.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: September

Since I was gone for the past month, it is time now to catch up on my Monthly Progress Review.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of September in my Dividend Income Portfolio:


Friday, September 30, 2011

I'm Back!

Hello all,

I wanted to write a quick note letting you know I have officially returned from my military training exercise. A little bit about the training if you’re interested…

My unit “deployed” to NTC - the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, California where we spent the month in intensive training validating our systems and preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Without going into too many details, I spent about 25 days (working 16hrs on average/day) in the desert of California that definitely reminded me of the desert in Afghanistan. A lot of similarities! Needless to say, I am very thankful to be back.

Training like this always reminds me of two things: how proud I am of our military and how great we live as Americans. This past month I was consistently reminded of the numerous daily comforts we take for granted. Don’t believe me? Try living without air conditioning in the summer for awhile. Try walking long distances to get to where you need to go instead of driving. Go without showering for four days. Try using only a Port-O-Pottie for three weeks straight. And these are just a few examples. When you really think about it, there truly are so many ways; so many luxuries that we have been blessed with that ultimately make our lives much more enjoyable. I would encourage each of us to be thankful and always remember all that we have been given.

As for the DividendPartisan, I will begin regular posting again starting next week. I have a lot to update you on in regards to dividends and am excited for the future and the remaining few months of this year. Thanks again for your patience during my absence.

Take care,

DP

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Gone For the Month

Hello all,

I wanted to post a quick note today informing you that I will not be writing during the month of September.  I have some lengthier military training going on (some across the country even), and will therefore not be making any updates to DividendPartisan during that time. 

We've been working tirelessly in preparation for this training (avg 14hr work day) that ultimately will validate our unit to deploy to Afghanistan.  As a result, my entire focus needs to be on this training until the exercise is complete.  If you would like to know more, leave me a message in the comments section, and I'll go into more details.

I will resume regular posting in the beginning of October and will be sure to cover what happened with my portfolio - purchases and sales, dividends received, etc. from September. 

Stay with me! I appreciate the support.

God bless our military and our country! Take care,

DP

Monday, August 29, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: August

It is time again for my Monthly Progress Review.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of August in my Dividend Income Portfolio:


Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dividend Portfolio Update: August

At the start of each month I update my Dividend Income Portfolio.  Though I am very late this month, I have now made updates to the following: 

     * Current holdings 
     * Each holding's current yield 
     * Each holding's respective % of my portfolio
     * Each holding's % of my total income 
     * 2011 Total Annualized Income 
     * Morningstar's Average Star Rating of my portfolio
                  

See an updated list here for the month of August, or click on the 'Portfolio' Tab above.  


Any advice??

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading,

DivPartisan

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Final Recent Buy...


Well, I pulled the trigger again. Probably for the last time this year.  

I am completely leveraged at this point and need to seriously focus on re-balancing and rebuilding cash reserves.

Nonetheless, I am happy with my decision and would like to share the details of it with you now.

Recently I added to my position of: 

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

New Recent Buy...



Recently I added another position to my portfolio.  

With the addition of this company, I now have 15 dividend stocks (and have accomplished one of my goals for 2011! :)

The stock I recently purchased was:

Friday, August 12, 2011

Recent Buy...


As some of you know, I began investing in individual companies back in January 2010.  Then in January 2011 DividendPartisan was created.  Well, I recently made another purchase - nothing fancy, just adding shares to a company I already own.  In fact, I initiated a position in this company with only 15 shares back in January 2010 (that was all I could afford). 

That purchase was one of my first stock purchases EVER, and was part of the 'original six;' the six companies I started with to create my dividend income portfolio.  Well, with the recent massive drop in stock price, I decided to pick up some more shares and thereby considerably lower my cost/share.

The company I just purchased was:

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: June and July

It is time again for my Monthly Progress Review.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the past two months, June and July, in my Dividend Income Portfolio:


Monday, August 8, 2011

Recent Buy...



From April 29th through August 2nd, the S&P 500 fell 8%.  

What does that mean to me?...

Time to start buying!

Friday, August 5, 2011

While I Was Out...!


Good afternoon investors and faithful readers, :)

This has been the longest drought in my writing since DividendPartisan was launched back in January 2011.  As a result, I feel I should first apologize for my extended absence in posts - my apologies. Secondly, I also thought it would be appropriate, however, for me to provide an explanation of what has been going on in my life - both personally and with investing (of course) - during my summer hiatus.  I hope you'll find it interesting and informative.

So, with that, here's what's been going on:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: May

It is time for my Monthly Progress Review.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of May in my Dividend Income Portfolio:


Monday, June 6, 2011

Dividend Portfolio Update: June

First, my apologies for my brief absence in writing over the last week and a half.  I was doing some demolitions training with the military all week that prohibited me from any time at my computer, and then my family was in from out of town visiting me and my wife.  Thanks for your patience! 



At the start of each month I update my Dividend Income Portfolio highlighting the following: 

     * Current holdings 
     * Each holding's current yield 
     * Each holding's respective % of my portfolio
     * Each holding's % of my total income 
     * 2011 Total Annualized Income 
     * Morningstar's Average Star Rating of my portfolio
                  
See an updated list here for the month of June, or click on the 'Portfolio' Tab above.

Tomorrow, I will post my Portfolio ‘Progress Update’ showing in detail my income received as well as the purchases/sales I made for the month of May. 

That’s all for now.  Thanks for reading,

DivPartisan

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Best Website for Your Financial Plan

As many of my readers know, I recently got married (about 5 months ago now).

Well, Investopedia has an interesting article entitled, "The No. 1 Reason Why Couples Fight."  Any guesses on what the number one reason is?....

Money.  Yep, I'm sure many of you guessed it.  Money.

Since our wedding my wife and I have had several in depth "money" discussions, but fortunately we have yet to fight over this topic.  In fact, thankfully we've  been able to sincerely and candidly (but still lovingly) discuss this area of our lives and appear to be for the most part on the same page with each other.  Thank the Lord!

Nevertheless, despite these conversations, we both didn't have what I would call a clear "financial plan" I think.  In fact, we've recently found ourselves spending almost all (and even more than) what we were making some months (despite my job and her part time job.)  This, as you can guess, makes it difficult to invest..

Fortunately, however, I believe we have found an answer.  The answer came to us in a single website - a website that will allow us to develop a comprehensive financial plan and monitor our progress- everything from spending, budgeting, goal setting, investing, you name it.  And the best part - it's completely free as well.  If you haven't used this program yet, you need to...

Monday, May 23, 2011

Investment Advice From an Unusual Source


Sometimes you never know where you'll come across quality investment advice.  Sometimes it may be hard to find; other times it may be easy.  Sometimes you may not even be actively looking for it...But, if you have trained yourself to - as the saying goes - "know it when you see it,"  you may find it in unusual places without even looking.  Otherwise, you may miss it altogether...

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Weekend Reading: 15-21 May

It's time again for my Weekend Reading List highlighting the quality articles that others have written throughout the week.

Below are the articles I believe will be worth your time, and will benefit you the most as a fellow investor:



Dividend Growth Stocks - "How to Build a Sustainable High Yield Portfolio"

DividendMonk - "Novartis (NVS) Dividend Stock Analysis"

DividendGrowth Investor - "Dividend Stocks Increasing Retirement Income for Investors"

DividendNinja - "Derek Foster Interview"

TheDividendGuyBlog - "Dividend Stock Battle: AT&T vs Verizon"

ThePassiveIncomeEarner - "Dividend Income: May 2011"

DividendMantra - "Recent Buys"

All of these articles are well worth the read.  Great work all,

DivPartisan

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

New Page! "Portfolio Progress"

But first, a humorous graph highlighting the many emotions 'regular' investors go through: 


We dividend growth investors avoid all these headaches though! 

"How so?" you may ask.  

By choosing high quality, dividend growing companies and holding them throughout the ups and downs....ie (most of the time) holding them forever! 

If you'll notice, you start at 'optimism', and if you "cut out the middle" and avoid frantically following the daily market swings and gyrations you end again with..optimism. 

Anyway, back to the point of this post.  There have been many benefit's to the launching of DividendPartisan back in January 2011.  First, I am extremely grateful for the encouragement I have received throughout these initial months and would like to start by saying thank you to all who have read and commented on the site.

Another particular blessing - since the site's launch I have become much more diligent in monitoring and evaluating my portfolio's performance.  I do not believe I was negligent beforehand, but DividendPartisan has afforded me the opportunity to actively and purposefully assess my portfolio's strengths and weaknesses on a continual basis that I did not do before.

Furthermore, I feel I have done my best to be candid to my readers in all aspects of my portfolio: my purchases, my sales, it's performance, etc.

In an effort to continue to openly share the direction of my portfolio and my personal journey of developing passive income to show God's love and financially assist many worthy causes around the world, I have decided to add a "Portfolio Progress" Page that will highlight the details of my portfolio's dividends progression over the years.

See the growth of my Dividend Portfolio since 2010 here or by clicking on the 'Portfolio Progress' page above.

That's all for now.  Thank you again for reading,

DivPartisan

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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Weekend Reading: 8-14 MAY

Many of the quality investing blogs and websites I try and follow throughout the week all post a "Weekend Reading List" that highlight the best articles others have written in the past seven days. As a result, I have created my own list as well. Below are the articles I believe will be worth your time, and will benefit you the most as a fellow investor:

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

5 Utility Stocks I'm Considering

For those of you who read my Dividend Portfolio Analysis, one of the things you may have noticed is that I currently only own one Utility company: Southern Company (ticker: SO).  Southern Company has been raising dividends for 10 years now, has been an excellent part of my portfolio, and I am very optimistic about its future. 

Furthermore, SO was one of the few companies I call "The Original Six." To provide a brief background to my dividend investing days before DividendPartisan, the very first purchase for my Income Portfolio was near the beginning of 2010 of six individual stocks, SO being one of them.  The other originals were: ABT, JNJ, PAYX, PEP, and WM.  This initial 'mix of six' provided me a relatively diverse foundation to begin with: 2 stocks in Healthcare, 2 in Industrials, 1 in Consumer Defensive, and 1 in Utilities;  all six part of my strategy of choosing solid dividend payers.

Since then I have added seven more companies (ADP, ANH, CINF, GE, LEG, PG, and WMT)  making it a current total of 13 in my income portfolio.  

I am now looking to possibly add another utility by the end of the year, which would help further my diversification and would also provide another attractive yield.

The following are 5 Utility Stocks I am considering for purchase at some point in the future:

Monday, May 9, 2011

Top 20 Stocks Watchlist Updated

In the month of April I initiated positions in Walmart (WMT) and Anworth Mortgage (ANH).  As a result of these purchases, I have removed these two companies from my Top 20 Stocks Watchlist and have added two new companies.

From my initial Watchlist, Walmart ranked #1 and Anworth Mortgage ranked #6.  Though they fell in line at rankings other than #1 and #6, I have replaced WMT and ANH with two new worthy dividend companies that are both relatively attractively valued at this point.  The two new companies and their respective spots on the list are:


Thursday, May 5, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: April

It is time for my Monthly Progress Review.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of April in my Dividend Income Portfolio:

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Dividend Portfolio Update: May

At the start of each month I update my Dividend Income Portfolio highlighting the following: 

     * Current holdings 
     * Each holding's current yield 
     * Each holding's respective % of my portfolio
     * Each holding's % of my total income 
     * 2011 Total Annualized Income 
     * Morningstar's Average Star Rating of my portfolio
                  
See an updated list here for the month of May, or click on the 'Portfolio' Tab above.

I initiated two new positions this month, so be sure to see my new holdings and let me know whether you agree or disagree with my decisions..

On Thursday I will post my Portfolio ‘Progress Update’ showing in detail my income received as well as the purchases/sales I made for the month of April. 

Be sure to check back to see the latest for my dividend income portfolio's progress.

That’s all for now.  Thanks for reading,

DivPartisan

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Friday, April 29, 2011

Weekend Reading, Poll Results, and New Poll Question

Listed below are the results from DividendPartisan's poll question: Which stock is the BEST buy right now? (ABT, JNJ, MCD, PG, WMT) as well as some of the best investing articles from around the web for this past week.

Finally, I also announce an interesting new poll question that will run for the entire month of May.


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Three Levers to Reach $1 Million


 If you are similar to the average American, you do not have time to read lengthy articles that are not of interest to you.  You want valuable information, presented in a straightforward, to the point kind of way.

At the DividendPartisan, I personally understand that (and want it myself), and try with each article to keep it short but also interesting and of value to you as a reader.  That's why in my recent article on where I feel the stock market is headed, for example, I gave three facts, a summary statement, and then left the rest up to those who would like to delve deeper a discussion format.  I'm always willing to talk more in depth through comments and email, but won't write all of my thoughts in a 5000+word article.

As a result, I guarantee you now: I will always do my best to keep my articles concise and to the point (and...worth the few minutes it takes to read them).

Transitioning now, as I mention above, if you are in fact similar to the average American, then one of your goals may very well be to reach $1 million dollars someday.  Or if not that, then enough to retire. Or to help give back and bless others. Or to travel the world.  Whatever passion or particular goal you may have, you probably also have some aspiration or dollar amount attached to it.

That said, the remainder of this article will provide you with The Three Levers You'll Need to Pull in order to reach that destination.  For this particular example, that $1 million dollars.   Unfortunately for most of us though, according to research firm Spectrem Group, only 7% of American households ever get their investment portfolio's to reach seven digits.

This article, however, will help give you the starting tools you'll need to get there.  Chances are, you won't make it without them.  But if you know them and apply them, your path to $1 million will be greatly improved.

Friday, April 22, 2011

The Greatest Love...

Ponder this statement for a moment: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 




What an investment God has made for you and me.

Stop and consider this for a moment, What if it's all true? What if the God of the universe actually sent his son to die on our behalf that we might be rectified of our sins, purified of all our transgressions, and now looked upon as holy in God's sight if we just believe in Him?  

Tonight I'll close with two short notes:

First, a quick fact and a follow-up question: FactThe amount spent annually on bibles is more than half a billion dollars.  As a result, the Bible is the best selling book of the year, every year.  Why is it that this book crushes (and I mean absolutely crushes) every other book there is in number of sales per year and it does it EVERY SINGLE YEAR?  Why is that?

Second, I'd ask each of us to reread the verse at the beginning of this post: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." From that statement, think of how we as individuals should respond.

How should we honor the greatest investment that has ever been made?

Thanks for reading,

DivPartisan

"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." ~ Ephesians 5:1-2

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Quarterly Review: JAN-MAR

It is time for my Dividend Portfolio's first Quarterly Review of 2011.  This review will cover my portfolio's performance as well as dividend activity from January - March.  Additionally, this post marks my first quarterly review since the website 'DividendPartisan' was launched on January 10, 2011. 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

The Best Investment I've Made

Now, as many of you know, I love investing. I really do.  I'm 25 years old, recently married, and very passionate about being a good steward of my wife and I's resources.

Well, a few weeks ago, we decided to make an investment.  This investment, however, was new and different. In fact, this particular investment even goes somewhat against how we normally define and think of dividends.

Nevertheless, I believe this is the best investment I've made in quite some time

This article will be slightly different than most of my posts, but occasionally I like to highlight investment topics outside of my "strict dividend investment philosophy."  :) However, I can assure you of two things: you will learn something new, and perhaps this article will spark an interest in you to make a similar investment decision.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Weekend Reading: 10-16 APRIL

As you know, I recently joined the Div-Net.  As a result, I would like to highlight some of the great articles that other members of the Div-Net have written this week for my Weekend Reading List. Below are the 6 investing articles I believe will be well worth your time, and will benefit you the most as a fellow investor:




Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The Div-Net

The Div-Net, short for The Dividend and Value Investing Network, is a network comprised of investors focused on three things: dividend investing, value investing, and a long-term buy and hold philosophy. Exactly what I am looking for as a Dividend 'Partisan.'

If you have not visited this site, you need to.  The Div-Net is a one-stop-shop location for reading and following some incredible dividend growth and value bloggers. The site posts articles on a daily basis with valuable information for us as investors; especially those interested in dividends.

There are qualifications that one's site must achieve before being applicable for membership, and I am thankful to say that as of a few days ago DividendPartisan was recently accepted as an Associate Member.

Monday, April 11, 2011

The Future of the Stock Market


As Dividend Partisans (those who show strong allegiance to a particular cause - in this case, Dividends), we should always be searching for two things: value, and quality dividend growing companies.

Oftentimes however, it is these particular companies we're searching for that make up the majority of the S&P500.  As a result, how the market performs as a whole will potentially be indicative to how our personal portfolio's perform as well.  Consequently, we shouldn't be too concerned with the day-to-day market swings; rather with where the overall market is headed in the longer term.

The rest of this article will discuss some thoughts about where the market is headed (Bull vs. Bear style).

In addition, however, it is intended to hear your thoughts on where the market is headed.  Are you bullish or bearish? Have you read anything lately to make you feel one way or another? What are your thoughts? I know many of you understand the market much better than me!

As illustrated in The Thinker above, let's put our brains together and come to some accurate market conclusions.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Dividend Portfolio Analysis: Part 2

When I updated my 'Portfolio' tab for the month of march, I also mentioned that I would do an in depth analysis of my Dividend Income Portfolio. From that assertion, this series began.

 For this post, I will review the highlights from my first post, Dividend Portfolio Analysis: Part 1, and will then spend the rest of the article addressing my portfolio's Dividends.  As Dividend enthusiasts, I hope you enjoy it; and I look forward to your comments.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Monthly Progress Review: March

It is time for my Monthly Progress Review.

Listed below is a summary of the dividends I received, as well as the purchases I made for the month of March:



Saturday, April 2, 2011

Weekend Reading: 27-2 APRIL

Many of the quality investing blogs and websites I try and follow throughout the week all post a "Weekend Reading List" that highlight the best articles others have written in the past seven days. As a result, I have created my own list as well. Below are the few articles I believe will be worth your time, and will benefit you the most as a fellow investor:


Friday, April 1, 2011

Dividend Portfolio Update: April

At the start of each month I update my Dividend Income Portfolio highlighting the following: 

     * Current holdings 
     * Each holding's current yield 
     * Each holding's respective % of my portfolio
     * Each holding's % of my total income


     ** This month I have added two new features: 
               - Total Annualized Income 
               - Morningstar Portfolio Average Star Rating
                     *As stated in the site's title, my goal is to have a 5-Star Portfolio. Currently it's at 4.13.

See an updated list here for the month of April, or click on the 'Portfolio' Tab above.

On Tuesday I will post my Portfolio ‘Progress Update’ showing my income received as well as the purchases/sales I made for the month of March.

That’s all for now.  Thanks for reading,

DivPartisan