Dividend Income Report: September 2019
Summer and September are officially done and done. The trees are shedding their leaves, the days are getting shorter, and the mornings are colder. Autumn has arrived here in the…
The Comedian and the Stock Market
I recently stumbled across the YouTube video "If The Economy Is Great, Why Aren't We?" presented by comedian Francesca Fiorentini for Newsbroke and AJ+ (Al Jazeera). As the video progresssed,…
Dividend Income Report: August 2019
August is done, and summer 2019 is certainly winding down. The days are getting shorter and I'm noticing fallen leaves on the ground that weren't there a couple weeks ago.…
My Latest Trades: DMF (sell); CLM, HQL, PNNT (buys)
Again, like in June, I decided to sell off a low-yielding dividend stock to finance the purchase of higher-yielding dividend stocks and take home a little cash. This strategy serves…
Dividend Income Report: July 2019
I hope the summer has been kind to you and you had a good July. For me, it's been a good month. The summer heat hasn't been quite as bad…
Dividend Income Report: June 2019
Well, June 2019 is over and done. Overall, it was a good month. My wife and I took a somewhat leisurely trip to Spokane and visited some friends of hers…
My Latest Trades: VFL, DMF (sells); PNNT, HQL (buys)
June was certainly an unusually busy month for trades, with two sells and two buys. With all the dividend cuts my portfolio has suffered this year, I decided to sell…
Father’s Day and Financial Advice
This Father's Day has more meaning than usual to me, because late last year my stepfather passed away. I knew him nearly all my life, and although he wasn't my…
My Dividend Investing Presentation
A couple months ago I attended the Investor's Business Daily investors meeting at one of the public library branches in Vancouver Washington. I was late and only caught the last…
Dividend Income Report: May 2019
Well, May is done and over. Here in the Pacific Northwest, it looks like summer is here with very warm sunny days and plenty of outdoor projects to keep one…