August 2014 Income
While I only have three stocks that pay their dividends in August, all three pay well and make up a large portion of my portfolio. Last August I made $117.04. This August I received a total of $233.74,...
View ArticleCrazy Visa Statistics
When you think of a dividend paying stock, Visa does not immediately come to mind. You might change your mind as you drool over these stats: Payout ratio: 18.33% Dividend Coverage Ratio: 545.69% 3 Year...
View ArticleNovember 2014 Income
While I only have three stocks that pay their dividends in November, all three pay well and make up a large portion of my portfolio. Last November I made $82.90. This November I received a total of...
View ArticleFebruary 2015 Income
February has traditionally been not that big of a dividend payout month. However, mostly thanks to AAPL, February isn’t too shabby anymore. Also, compared to last February, I also own two additional...
View ArticleNew March Purchases – T, CAT, GE, JNJ, KKR, TROW, V
There was a ton of activity today. First, I sold 100 shares of AAPL for a total of $12,660. AAPL is still the largest portion of my portfolio by far and will continue to be that way for awhile....
View ArticleAAPL Dividend Increase
Apple just released strong second quarter results. Included among the report was an expansion of the capital return program to $200 billion by March 2017. The Board also approved an 11% increase in the...
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July 2015 Income
Even July, which historically hasn’t been that big of a dividend payout month, contributed $172.88 this year. This is a 73% increase from last July. The big reason is that I own quite a bit more of GE...
View ArticleAAPL Covered Call Options
I’ve been starting to put in some options trades again and I wanted to finally let you guys know. I currently have around 324 shares of Apple. While I love Apple products and like them as a stock, that...
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August 2015 Income
For those that care about day-to-day values of their portfolio, August was not a great month. Overall, I finished down about $9-10,000 compared to the end of July. However, I’m just staying the course...
View ArticleMid September Purchases
On 9/4/2015 I bought-to-close two LEAPS on JCP with a strike price of $5. These were set to expire on Jan 15th, 2016 and were in the money, since JCP stock was over $5. I purchased these LEAPS for 4.58...
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February 2016 Income
In total, I received $319.36 in dividends for February 2016. Last February I received $279.47, giving me an increase of 14% YOY. I’ve received $463.64 so far in 2015. Options: I currently have a put...
View ArticleAugust 2016 Income
In total, I received $278.82 in dividends for August 2016. Due to dividend cuts from KKR and KMI, I actually dropped substantially this month (first time that has happened!). Last August I received...
View ArticleNovember 2016 Income
In total, I received $280.57 in dividends for November 2016. Last November I received $391.43, giving me my first rather substantial drop in year-over-year dividends. However, this also factors in the...
View ArticleAssigned AAPL Call, Purchase of JNJ and HXL
On 1/25/2017 I sold a call on AAPL with a strike of 125 when the stock was trading at 121.95. The expiration date was 2/24/2017. For selling this I received $105.99 after commission. I’m using the past...
View ArticleFebruary 2017 Income
Better late than never! I’ve been super busy with work, traveling to a prostate cancer conference in San Francisco, and traveling with my girlfriend. While the blogging has slowed a bit, I’ve still...
View ArticleMay 2017 Income
May 2017 continued the trend of year-over-year dividend increases for me. Secondary largely to added investments, my year-over-year dividend income increased by 52.7% to $632.02. My option income was...
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August 2017 Income
These months are going fast! August, while not usually one of the higher paying months, turned out pretty good this year thanks to excellent dividend payouts from Apple and AT&T. In total I...
View ArticleNovember 2017 Income
Here’s my November 2017 dividend income report. Better late then never. I have actually been away from the computer (and work) the last 12 days traveling with my girlfriend. As such I’ve been slow to...
View ArticleFebruary 2018 Income
Better late than never! There’s been a lot of developments in my life that have taken me away from being able to update the blog as regularly. Foremost, I got engaged a couple of weeks ago. I’m very...
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May 2018 Income
May 2018 was another great month and provided a substantial increase from last year. Last May brought in $632.02. This May brought in $941.62…almost another month reaching $1000. I’ll definitely hit...
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