Recent Buy - The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

Made another purchase of PG that tacked on an additional 22 shares to the previous 42 I've acquired in recent months.

Purchased: 22 shares x $78.28 = $1,722.16 (+$4.95 commission)

Dividend Income: Increases forward annual dividend income by $63.11 ($2.87/sh annually; paid quarterly in Feb, May, Aug, and Nov)

Comments: Other than the purchase price, not much else has changed since my initial purchase last month.  As such, I'll refer you to the initial purchase here where additional metrics and the company profile can be found.  Forward dividend yield is 3.66% based on the company's recent announcement that can be found here; dividend increased by 4%.  With this recent purchase, PG now accounts for roughly 2% of my portfolio which I am comfortable with at current valuation.

2018 March Dividend Summary

Spring has arrived and the month of March has come to a close.  As I referenced in the February summary, March was a another month with significant changes in dividend income YoY.  This year I received $986.60 in dividends compared to last year's total of $427.97, a 76.6% increase.  Similar to the months the January and February, the significant changes in dividend income were largely driven by changes in holdings within my portfolio.  In early 2017 I deployed quite a bit of cash that I had generated from selling some ETFs, non-dividend paying stocks, as well as some idle cash I had built up in my retirement account.  Below are some details as well as some additional commentary on the dividend income for the month.

Recent Buy - Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)

While traveling with my son for baseball tournament this past Friday, I was surprised to open the Yahoo Finance app on my phone to see that KMB was trading around $106 and subsequently closed on Friday at 104.74.  I quickly put in a small limit order to pick 5 additional shares.

Purchased: 5 shares x $106.30 = $531.50 (+$0 commission)

Dividend Income: $20.00 ($4.00/sh annually; paid quarterly in Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct)

Comments: I initiated a position in KMB earlier this month when the price was $111.50.  The purchase was made just before the ex-dividend date so I captured a $1 for each of the 25 shares I purchased at the time.  Other than the price, many of the metrics remain unchanged from earlier this month, which you can view here.  Forward dividend yield is 3.7% and my recent purchase price was nearly five percent cheaper than my entry point earlier this month.

Recent Buy - The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

Made another purchase of PG that tacked on an additional 10 shares to the previous 32 I bought towards the end of February last month.

Purchased: 10 shares x $76.47 = $764.70 (+$4.95 commission)

Dividend Income: Increases forward annual dividend income by $27.60 ($2.76/sh annually; paid quarterly in Feb, May, Aug, and Nov)

Comments: Other than the purchase price, not much else has changed since my initial purchase last month.  As such, I'll refer you to that post here where additional metrics and the company profile can be found.  Current dividend yield is 3.58% and PG is expected to announce a dividend increase within the next few weeks.  If prices continue to hover below < $80 with all else remaining fairly constant, I will continue making purchases of PG.

2018 February Dividend Summary

The shortest month of the year is in the books for 2018.  Similar to January, I experienced some significant growth income, percentage wise, compared to the same period last year.  Take a look below for the details on what contributed to the growth in dividend income.

Recent Buy - Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB)

Today I initiated a new position in Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB).  I have been watching this stock in recent months and have had a specific price in mind and it has been hovering dang close so I decided not to quibble over the few extra cents and decided to raise my limit order to $111.50, which was executed this afternoon.  Below are the details of the purchase.

Recent Buy - The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)

It has only been a few weeks since my last purchase, but for whatever reason, it feels like it has actually been a lot longer (like months rather than weeks).  In any event, today I initiated a new position in Procter and Gamble - it was only a matter of time.

Recent Buy - Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM)

Who would have guessed that after a month of purchasing Kimco (KIM) at $17.70 a share, I would have the opportunity only a month later to add to my position at a 17% within 31 days time.  At this recent price, KIM is now yielding over 7.6% with a comfortable FFO/Payout ratio.

2018 January Dividend Summary

Bam! Just like that and the first month of the year 2018 has come to a close.  My wife and I just got back from a cruise to the eastern Caribbean and quite enjoyed the experience and the time away certainly contributed to the month of January feeling as if it just flew by.  The YoY change in dividend income amounted to a 86.4% increase. Without further ado, I present the monthly dividend summary for January below:

Recent Buy - The Southern Company (SO)

Yesterday, I added to my position in SO.  The share price has been trading roughly 7% below my cost basis and is now yielding > 5% with sound metrics to back it up.  Of course, it is widely understood that it is speculation concerning interest rates that has weighed heavily on the stock price and thus forcing the yield higher to compete with what Wall St. is expecting to be higher bond yields in the not too distant future.  I comfortable moving against the grain. Here the details of the purchase:

2017 December Dividend Summary

Happy New Year!

Each year, December typically brings in the largest sum of dividend income and this year was no exception.  Total dividends in December amounted to $1,397, representing an 8.9% increase over the same period last year. See below for a summary of the monthly dividend income:

Recent Buy - Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM)

Just 4 days into 2018 and I've made my first purchase for the year.  I increased my relatively small position in KIM by 40 shares.  Further details of the company and the purchase can be seen below.