Dividend Growth Investing for Financial Independence
What a year 2021 it’s been! I collected $8,471 in dividends, raised my PADI to more than $10,000 and received options premium of over $50,000. The average dividend increase for the holdings in my portfolio was a very respectful 8.2% – more than the currently exploding inflation. This is what the Dividend Growth Journey is all about. Check out some portfolio statistics for the year 2021. Thank you for being part of the journey.
With the markets reaching new maximums my portfolio also shows some really nice gains. And with it also Snap-On Incorporated (Ticker: SNA) which I first bought last year in April on a limit order. At market close on Friday, 9th of April, it had gone up by $235.59, making it my third home run!
After I recently announced my first ever home run I am please to report home run number two. In just e few days the stock gained a lot of momentum and crashed the barrier of 100%+ return.
With total returns exceeding my initial investment, DFS is the first home run stock in my Dividend Growth Journey portfolio.
January is in the books and what a month it’s been. As explained in my previous month update I took the decision to basically liquidate my account with my previous broker and re-start with a new brokerage firm. The big sell off took place in december and my PADI went down to only $173 at closing 2019.
January was therefore quite the opposite. With my funds now available I have started to rebuild my portfolio. I deployed $70,910 in the stock market. One of the mayor changes is concentrating this portfolio on US stocks with the possibilities to write options.
We completed 2019 with full steam and some significant changes. I had been investigating to switch my portfolio over to another broker. The main reason is that with my current broker I cannot buy or sell options on american stocks. Since I move more and more to US stocks this has become a limitation which I believe limits my overall return.
Another month has gone by and the monthly review of my Dividend Growth portfolio helps me to keep track of my journey to financial independence. Yet another month with the markets going up, up, and further up. Nevertheless, there are always oportunities to find quality stocks that are undervalued. As a dividend growth investor the … Read more
The monthly review of my Dividend Growth portfolio helps me to keep track of my journey to financial independence. Another month with the markets going up, up, and further up. Nevertheless, there are always oportunities to find quality stocks undervalued. As a dividend growth investor the dividend income generation is the key driver, but it … Read more
The monthly review of my Dividend Growth portfolio helps me to keep track of my journey to financial independence. I am still at the very beginning but the evolution over the past 9 months has been spectacular. The growth of both dividend income and portfolio value are well above my expectation. As a dividend growth … Read more
In my blog launch post I stated that it would be a good idea to go through my portfolio and review purchases so far. Currently my portfolio consists of 35 different stocks. In terms of value 80% is listed in the US and 20% in Europe. At the moment, the largest sector in my portfolio … Read more