Recent Raises

Recent Raises

As a federal employee, I have not talk about the government shutdown much. The shutdown will surely start o affect a lot of my employees starting next week. Tomorrow is the end of the pay period and with the furlough hiatus much of the payroll paperwork will not be processes. Majority of my employees in the 90% range live paycheck to paycheck, they count with their paycheck to survive and pay much of their financial obligations. 

My Job requires that I work without pay as an exempted employee. Although the gig economy allows a person to pick up gigs here and there we cannot since we working with a paycheck for the time being. I learn back in 2013 to work in savings and not depend on my paycheck, by having a six (6) month emergency money. Most of my employees are not so fortunate to have a cushion.

So there goes my shutdown rant! Now lets focus on what is more important to me. Building a passive income that will support me and my family. I have to assets that I concentrate on, Rental income and Dividend paying stocks.

In the last few months few of the stocks I hold, have share news with us that they will raise their dividend. Thus sharing some of their wealth with me, the shareholder. The government is in the shutdown mode, so is my salary, I will not receive another raise this year. However, my dividend paying stocks, will give me a raise in form of dividend increases.

Let us review some new names: 

Dominion Energy (D) 9.9% increase from $0.835 to $0.9175 current yield is at 4.8% and this will also raise my yearly dividend by $5.00.

AT&T (T) 2% increase from $0.50 to $0.51 current yield 6.82% also raises my dividend by $0.40 in yearly dividend.

Realty Income Corporation (O) 0.2% increase. O is a monthly paying dividend and this will raise its monthly dividend from $0.2205 to $0.221, this will raise by $0.12.

Abbott Laboratories (ABT) 14.3% increase from $0.28 to $0.32, this adds $0.80 to my forward yearly dividend.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) 2.5% increase from $0.40 to $0.41, this will only add $0.08 in my forward yearly dividend.

This are small increases, but the power of compounding is powerful and can build wealth over long term. That is my intentions to hold and accumulate assets to grow my passive income year after year.

The increases adds $5.55 in forward yearly dividend to my Dividend pursuit fund.

Do you share any of this names? Are others paying?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

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Purchase December 20th to January 4th

Recent Purchase Update

Timing the market is in my humble opinion impossible. Specially when the market volatility continues to dominate the headlines. It seems experts have different suggestions, which end up being just noises surrounding the market conditions. We saw during the recent holidays market down one day up the next, just like a seesaw. However, long time investor see it as an opportunity to buy at a discount. We all like to shop when there is a sale out there in our favorite retail or online marketplace. SO why not buy stocks when it is trading at a discount price?

Now let us review some of my purchase in the last few weeks. Due to the holidays, I have been busy with family and also took some time to get the apartment unit up and ready to be rented.

Without further ado....here is what I purchase recently:

December 21, 2018

ITW 4 shares @ $123.97 total $495.88

December 26, 2018 

CMI 2 shares @ $127.12 total $254.35

ITW 1 shares @ $119.99

EPR 3 shares @ $64.15 total $192.45

BLX 2 shares @ $16.82 total $33.64

December 27, 2018

BLX 1 shares @ $16.79 

December 28, 2018

BNS 5 shares @ $50.81 total $244. 05

CAH 6 shares @ $45.03 total $270.18

T 1 Shares @ $28.65

January 2, 2019

KDP 4 shares @ 25.21 total @100.84

I did not sell any securities, although I did consider selling a few but tauch it was not the right time to sell. As we entered a new year, this will give me time to consider some of my holdings to see which merits my full attention and those who are dogs and need to go.

Volatility gave me a chance to reduce my cost basis down a lit and add more shares on my stalwarts company who will take me forward to my Next goal.

With the result purchase I added $67.33 to my forward dividend to $1658.09. 

What do you think of recent purchase?

What are you buying?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money. 

Watch List January 2019

Watch List January 2019

New year, new month. However, the market gyrations continue to see seesaw reactions, with every different news that it digest, either good or bad. We saw the market go up a 1000 points the day after Christmas day, and down again just the following day. So we cannot pay attention to the market gyrations if you are a long term investor, instead focus on why you are buying the stock in the first place. Either to hold for 5 or 10 years or even more.

Let us review what stocks are on my watch list for January 2019. 

ABT, VZ, T, TD, WDFL, CVS, MAIN, EPR, LTC, ABBV and O

Out of this list ABT, LTC and MAIN looks to be a top contender to buy for my portfolio. However, we all know Mr. Market tends to present other opportunity not consider at the time of evaluations.

What are you planning to buy this month? Are the market gyrations scary you to the sidelines?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.

Purchase and Sell December 5-20

To buy or sell

The market continues to be volatile in December. The down is at its lowest since early 2017. However, as a long term investor and dividend investor in particular it is time to buy at a discount. If you plan to buy an item you have covetect for awhile but the price was still expensive, wouldn't you buy it at a 20% discount? That is th ekind of mind set you need as a long term investor. It is time to buy at a discount during volatility in the market and not pay attention to market gyrations, that pundits tend to over enphasize or create fear amonst the general masses.

Are you buy or selling during the market volatility? Way back in early November I decided to trim the numbers of stocks I own at the time from 80 to 60. I began the journey with some turmoil and daily gyrations at the time. Some I sold turn out to be a good sell highsight 20/20. however, my intentions were not to sell due to market condictions. It was merely to lower the amount of stocks I am currently tracking due to other ventures that requires my attention.

Now lets see some of the activity that has taken place since December 5th in my account. without further ado... let us review the stocks sold first:

December 6, 2018

AGNC 18 shares @ $17.70 total $318.60

December 11, 2018

PAA 10 shares @ $22.32 total $223.25

PFE 3 shares @ $44.08 total $132.26

Decemeber 12, 2018

PCH 8 shares @ $35.18 total $281.45

Totol proceedes $955.56, was all put to work immediatelly on other stocks I wish to keep long term. It may come to a point where I could invision buying some of this stocks again. At the moment however, they do not fit in the fund.

Now let us look at the stocks I purchase or add more shares to:

Decemeber 6, 2018

DIS 3 shares @ $113.32 total $339.96

Decemebr 11, 2018

LEG 10 shares @ $37.64 total $376.40

MAIN 4 shares @ $37.42 total $149.68

December 12, 2018

IRM 14 shares @ $34.27 total $479.78

December 14, 2018

MAIN 6 shares @ $37.45 total $224.69

December 18, 2018

CB 2 shares @ $125.40 total $250.81

I Spend total of $1444.92 adding new shares and start a new position in Iron Mountain (IRM) they operate a highly durable business with consistent cash flow, it engages in the provision of storage and information management solutions. Its businesses operates in from its headquarters in boston to Asia pacific, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Western Europe. It has a range arrays of business serving customer worldwide and protecting their data and mission critical infrastruture.

IRM also just raised its dividend from $0.5875 to $0.611, that is an amazing 4% increase last quarter Ex-Dividend date was December 14, 2018.

What do you think of recent purchases and sale? Are you buying on this market condictions at a discount?

With the resent transactions I added $23.18 in forward yealry dividend, total yearly dividend is now at $1590.76.

What are you buying during the market volatility?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed, except for AGNC, PCH, PAA and PFE

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money. 

Dividend Raises 4th Quarter

4th Quarter Recent Dividend Raises 

As a dividend stock investor, this is the best news possible. When stocks you hold announce that they will be share even more of their wealth with the investors. I received six (6) such wonderful news and they all contribute to future growth on my FIRE fund. The most amazing thing is that I did not have to do any work. Most of the work was already done, when I took the initiative to buy the stocks.

Let us review recent raises:

Raise December-January

Disney -DIS raised its dividend by 4.8% from $0.84 to $0.88.

Legget Platt -LEG raised its dividend 5.6% from $0.36 to $0.38.

WP Carey -WPC raised its dividend .50% from $1.025 to $1.03.

Ventas -VTR raised its dividend 4.84% from $0.79 to $0.7925.

WD-40 WDFC also raised its dividend by a whopping 13%, wow...the dividend went from $0.54 to $0.61. Nice raises overall. With this raises my forward yearly dividend is now at $1567.58.

Did you received a similar raises? 

As a federal employee, I may not get a raise at work this year. However, my stocks are really showing me some love here with dividend increases that are keeping up with inflation. Inflation erodes the power of dollar on a yearly basis. That is why I am an investor, the dividend paying stocks I invest in raise their dividend yearly, when they don't or cut dividend I either sell or re-evaluate why I purchase it in the first place. I am on a path to sell some holdings just to make things simple, until I reach Financial Independence (FI) when I do I may repurchase some of them. I also Invest In real estate to generate some cash flow. 

How are you doing with your investment, are they generating more income for you passively?

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Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money. 

November 2018 Lamdlord Report

November Landlord report

As of October 2018, I am separating income received from Stocks versus passive income received from rental property. This is a way to simplify my tracking of dividend received compare to my goal to reach FIRE. Although both will contribute to reaching that goal. I will also gear this post toward anything relate to being a landlord and how much time it takes and expenses and my overall experience dealing with tenants.

$65/hour managing this property

Let us review last month report as landlord. Again last month saw a positive cash flow as landlord. Property #1 has 4 units, 3 of the four paid on time for a total of $3700.00. The fourth (4th) unit we finally had a day in court after I execute the eviction process. I did made one mistake by not looking at the expiration date on the execution. So this cost me two weeks, I had to go back to court and to get another hearing and ask the judge for another execution. 

On November 13, 2018, I head back to court and the judge finally grant me an execution. I immediately had the sheriff serve the execution and schedule an eviction for the following Monday. The tenant finally moved out on November 15th. The tenant had already paid First and last and security deposit. Overall the court grant me the security deposit for late payments and last. This closed the tenant account still owing me $620.00 in past due account. I could go to small courts to get this final payment, but it would be a waste of my time at this point, better to move on.

Overall, I pocket security deposit for the month, so total income for the month equal $4700.00. 

Income  $4700.00

Expenses :
Mortgage -$2171.00 
Utilities -$263.17
Material for upgrades -$380.00

Total Expenses -$2814.17

Cash Flow $1885.83

Overall another solid month $1885.83. I spend a total of 29 hours last month managing this building, that is $65 an hour pay.  

The time spent here includes some updates needed for the unit for a turnaround before it is placed back in the market for rent. I still will need 3 to 4 more weeks before I can complete this project. As I will only dedicate 2 days out of my week , when I am not working on my full time job. 

Still a positive cash flow for the month. The proceeds are being put to work in the market, savings account for a new property and I am also tapping into the account to pay for my other expenses at the moment.

What is your excuses for not being a landlord? $65 a hour Job!

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Recent Purchase November 17-December 4 2018

Recent Purchase November 17 - December 4 

The Market volatility continues to make headwinds. It seems this days that every expert and analysts has difference of opinion on how to proceed during the volatility. However, any long term investors need to stomach the pain that the market may bring on the downswing and be prepared to save cash for the down-market where opportunity will present it self to add more shares to moat stocks, that can be bought and hold for long term.

It has been awhile since I made an update on recent purchases. It is now that time to see where capital were deployed and how this impact the portfolio. The goal of sell stocks to minimize the number of stocks on the portfolio is still of goal of mine. I will continue to trim positions and deploy the funds to stocks I envision holding for long term (10- years or more). 

Also on my mind is the current situation with Robin Hood, clearing house. They switched last month from APEX to their own clearing house Robin Hood Financial. Last month my dividend payout did not paid on the date promise. There has been multiple back and forth with them to ratify this. I just was not expecting to do that after switching from Capital One Investing. However, I do like the fact the transactions are free. So will wait and see how things develop on that end.

However, during this period I did not sell any new stocks, but made four (4) small purchases to continue to grow my portfolio. Coming off a record month in dividend collected will surely add more fire to the burning desire to reach my milestone "FIRE" sooner rather than later. 

Now let us take a look at what I purchase without any further ado....Here is what I purchase last period:

November 20, 2018

ADM 3 shares @ $45.70 total $137.70

November 28, 2018

AGNC 6 shares @ $17.74 total $106.44

November 29, 2018

PFG 6 shares @ $49.70 total $298.20

December 4, 2018

QCOM 3 shares @ $57.79 total $173.37

The purchase brings my total forward yearly dividend to $1565.89, after adding $37.38, with this purchase. ADM purchase added $4.02, in forward yearly dividend. AGNC purchase adds $12.96, in forward yearly dividend. PFG purchase adds $12.96, in forward yearly dividend. QCOM purchase adds $7.44, in forward yearly dividend.

What do you think of recent purchase?

What are you planning or buying now?

Are you staying in the side lines or buying with the current market volatility?

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Dividend Pursuit

Disclaimer: Long on all stocks listed

Disclaimer: I’m not a licensed investment advisor and not an investment professional. This site is only meant for educational or entertainment purposes only. I’m not liable for any losses suffered as a result. Please consult with an investment or tax professional before investing any of your money.