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Baby AAI’s Portfolio – Year 1 Update
Baby AAI is now walking and his portfolio is making some strides as well. He’s not talking yet and has no idea what a portfolio or equity is yet though. That’s perfectly ok because there is lots of...
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February Dividend Increases – KO, CRI, GILD, OMI
What’s better than receiving dividends every quarter? Well receiving a larger dividend of course! All 4 of my expected February dividend raisers have increased their dividends. 1.) The Coca-Cola...
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Options Update – March 2018
With the markets recent volatility, some readers have asked that I share an update on my options activity. I continue selling puts against companies I want to own more of and using proceeds to...
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Milestone Reached – $1,000 a Month in Forward Dividends
That’s right, the next 12 months from now will bring in a minimum of $12,000 in dividend income ($1,000 a month)! That’s without any raises or new contributions. My goal was to reach $12,000 in...
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Welcome Rental #4 , All Properties Leased
I purchased my first potential flip property back in March. I have not mentioned it at all yet because I’ve been so busy. It was a bank foreclosure in a nice gated neighborhood. It had been on the...
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Options Update – June 2018
With the markets recent volatility, some readers have asked that I share an update on my options activity. I continue selling puts against companies I want to own more of and using proceeds to...
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Robinhood Review – How to Receive a Free Share of Stock and Free Trades
So E*trade decided to buy out Capital One Sharebuilder, the consolidation will happen towards the end of the year. I’ve been looking at adding a new broker for a while. A friend of mine opened up a...
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Recent Dividend Increases
What’s better than receiving dividends every quarter? Well receiving a larger dividend of course! Most companies I own have a track record of raising their dividend each and every year at a rate...
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Recent Purchase
If I had to pick one company from the S&P 500 that I felt would still be around in another 100 years, JNJ would be at the top of a short list. Johnson & Johnson is a healthcare behemoth with a...
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Recent Purchase
SBUX recently lowered it’s Q3 ’18 growth outlook and a series of downgrades ensued resulting in the stock dropping about 5%. It’s sitting near it’s 52-week low. The trade wars may also be weighing...
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Quarterly Update – 2nd Quarter 2018
Wow, half the year has already gone! Time does fly! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. Below is a summary of my activity for the quarter: Notable Purchases: MO – currently largest position...
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Options Update – August 2018
With the markets recent volatility, some readers have asked that I share an update on my options activity. I continue selling puts against companies I want to own more of and using proceeds to...
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I’m addicted to tobacco STOCKS , I can’t stop buying more MO
I’m not addicted to smoking, in fact my wife and I don’t use any tobacco products. But I am addicted to buying wonderful businesses. On 08/23 I fully expect MO to declare a dividend raise, their...
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Milestone – $500,000 Portfolio Value
My total portfolio value hit $500k this week for the first time! Yes half a million. In fact my portfolio was up .02% versus -.30% for the S&P earlier today. I don’t really have much exposure...
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Why I’m a Dividend Growth Investor
Can you Imagine living off of a stream of income in perpetuity? Imagine handing down this stream to your heirs when you die. This is what you can accomplish with dividend growth investing. What is...
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Quarterly Update – 3rd Quarter 2018
I hope everyone is having a great year and is well on their way to meet most of their goals. Below is a summary of my activity for the quarter: Notable Purchases: Speculative account (this is My...
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VISA – Dividend Increase
What’s better than receiving dividends every quarter? Well receiving a larger dividend of course! Most companies I own have a track record of raising their dividend each and every year at a rate...
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Options Update – November 2018
I’m trying to get these updates out about every quarter. Readers have asked that I share some of my activity. I continue selling puts against companies I want to own more of and using proceeds to...
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Business Plan For A Dividend Growth Investor
First and foremost, I consider myself a Dividend Growth Investor. I typically buy companies that have long histories of paying dividends and plan to hold those companies long-term. This is my “All...
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BabyAAI 2-year Portfolio Update
Baby AAI is now walking running and so is his portfolio! He’s also starting to talk. He has plenty of time to grow and learn while his portfolio is also working for him. I funded Baby AAI’s account...
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