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…
My Latest Trades: OIA (sell), PNNT (buy)
This is a quick yet different posting, as I'm combining a stock sale and buy report in the same posting which is something I've never done before. First, I sold…
Dividend Income Report: April 2019
April showers bring May flowers, and there certainly was plenty of April rain here in the Pacific Northwest (they don't call it WASHington state for nothing). The stock market wavered…
Dividend Income Report: March 2019
March is gone, but spring is here! Here in my corner of the Pacific Northwest, March started off with winter's last gasp and it ended with mostly sunshine and the…
Dividend Income Report: February 2019
Thus ends February. Here in the Pacific Northwest, the weather has been quite cold (and expected to get colder heading as March unfolds) and we've had a bit of snowfall…
Dividend Income Report: January 2019
I hope the new year is treating you and your investments well. After December's steep drop (-20% from its 2018 high point!) of my dividend investing portfolio, January has proved…
2018 In Review
Happy New Year! Well, 2018 is now over, and I can now take stock (pun intended) of the past 12 months of my dividend quest. Overall, 2018 was a good…