Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BBL, BP, CVX

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.

Chasing the same rabbits down the hole-

Last weeks purchases 12/9 (Dow 17,801):

• $500 of BBL at $44.55. Yield 5.58%

• $500 of BP at $38.57. Yield 6.22%

• $250 of CVX at $107.37. Yield 3.99%

$1250 of new capital invested and adding $68.92 to the pile.

This weeks purchases 12/16 (Dow 17,069):

• $500 of BBL at $41.17. Yield 6.02%

• $500 of BP at $36.03. Yield 6.66%

• $250 of CVX at $104.05. Yield 4.11% 

$1250 of new capital invested and adding $73.31.

On radar for next week: more nose holding with the above names, RDS.B, and to chase it all down, some DEO.

November 2014 Update

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $955.17

• KMR $253.65
• KMI $154.07
• ABBV $120.50
• PG $97.06
• CAT $81.18
• PAYX $56.28
• AAPL $51.60
• VZ $47.29
• ABT $61.33
• CLX $18.98
• ACN  $13.23

Purchases

This months purchases ($2700):

• $850 of BBL at $51.24. Yield 4.85%
• $750 of BP at $41.43. Yield 5.79%
• $550 of DEO at $117.60. Yield 2.94%
• $350 of CVX at $115.60. Yield 3.70%
• $100 of PM at $86.60. Yield 4.62%
• $100 of AFL at $60.02. Yield 2.60%

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$3,655 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 4.34%. 

Dividend Increases

• INTC 6.7% raise. +$42.58 annual income.
• BDX 10.1% raise. +$34.72 annual income.
• EMR 9.3% raise. +$12.21 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $248 from last months total of $14,060 to $14,308. This means my dividend stocks will pay $14,308 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $216.29
• Bank interest received: $34.88

Total passive income: $1,206.39 

Note: Hit my 2014 goal of $14,250 annual dividend income. With high yields in energy names, Q1 2015 should shape up nicely for adding to the snowball.

Lending Club IPO

I have been a Lending Club investor since 2010 and been pretty happy with the platform and returns. I have about $27k currently invested.

Tomorrow, Lending Club goes public and since I am a LC investor, I was given the chance to request shares at the IPO pre-market price.  I requested the max of 350 shares @ $15 a piece.  This is my first time that I have had the opportunity to invest in an IPO pre-market so I am kinda excited to see what happens tomorrow.

The way I look at it, this is pure gambling, I don't have too much capital at risk,  and I'm looking for a big pop.  Will probaly sell before the insider shares unlock.

Hopefully the shares perform better the my oil stocks!

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BBL, BP, CVX

Reporting my automatic buys from last week.

Last weeks purchases 12/2 (Dow 17,880):

• $750 of BBL at $47.83. Yield 5.19%

• $750 of BP at $40.93. Yield 5.86%

• $250 of CVX at $115.85. Yield 3.77%

$1750 of new capital invested adding $92.30 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Will continue to buy energy names with continued weakness in oil.  Yields are getting juicy.  

September & October 2014 Update

Happy Thanksgiving all!  A little late in my September and October numbers but I guess better late then never.

Quick September summary:

• Dividends received $1868.98:  BBL $326.87, BHP $38.18, RDS.B $164.87. RDS.A $90.90, INTC $158.67, LMT $143.64, JNJ $125.53, EXC $101.13, TEVA  $105.53, AFL $89.63, BDX $74.52, FAF $132.67, MCD $86.94, CVX $80.45, EMR $32.60, GS $17.38, V $3.19, FTR $2.07 
• Purchases $2450: $850 of MCD at $92.69, $500 of PM at $83.95, $400 of BBL at $58.31, $350 of AFL at $59.81
• $4319 in total new capital including reinvested dividends
• Dividend increases +$174.46
• Annualized dividend income increased $328 from $13,465 to $13,795
• Lending Club & interest income $245.53
• Total passive income $2,114.51

Now for the October numbers:

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $739.93

• PM $327.18
• MO $194.63
• GE $209
• IDGTX $9.12

Purchases

This months purchases ($3200):

• $900 of CVX at $114.55. Yield 3.74%
• $850 of BBL at $53.61.Yield 4.63% 
• $500 of MCD at $91.45. Yield 3.72%
• $250 of DEO at $115.63. Yield 2.99%
• $250 of ACN at $77.27. Yield 2.64%
• $200 of GE at $24.50. Yield 3.59%

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$3,940 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 3.99%. 

Dividend Increases

• ABBV 16.7% raise. +$80.51 annual income.
• GS 9.1% raise. +$6.31 annual income.
• KMI 2.3% raise. +$14.01 annual income. 
• KMR .7% raise. +$7.25 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $265 from last months total of $13,795 to $14,060. This means my dividend stocks will pay $14,060 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $290.20
• Bank interest received: $45.55

Total passive income: $1,075.60


Note: After today's huge sell-off in oil, I will be going heavy into oil names in December.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BBL, BP, CVX, DEO, PM, AFL

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

This weeks purchases 11/25 (Dow 17,815):

• $350 of BBL at $50.22. Yield 4.94%

• $250 of BP at $41.75. Yield 5.75%

• $150 of CVX at $115.85. Yield 3.69%

• $100 of DEO at $119.66. Yield 2.89% 

• $100 of PM at $86.60. Yield 4.62%

• $100 of AFL at $60.02. Yield 2.60%

$1050 of new capital invested adding $47.31 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Continue to average down on BBL.  Today's buy basically at 5% and is my lowest buy point.

INTC dividend increase

In a bit of a surprise, today, Intel announced that it is raising it's quarterly dividend from $.225 to $.24.

This represents a 6.6% raise and is the first raise since May 2012 when the quarterly dividend went from $.21 to $.225.

Since I own 707 shares, this will increase my annual go-forward dividends by $42.42.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BP, BBL, CVX, DEO

Reporting my weekly buys that went through earlier this week.

This weeks purchases 11/18 (Dow 17,688):

• $500 of BP at $41.28. Yield 5.81%

• $250 of BBL at $52.20. Yield 4.76%

• $200 of CVX at $115.42. Yield 3.71%

• $200 of DEO at $119.05. Yield 2.91%

$1150 of new capital invested adding $54.20 to my annual dividend income.

Note:  Energy continues to be attractive and I will keep on adding.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BBL, DEO

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

This weeks purchases 11/4 (Dow 17,384):

• $250 of BBL at $51.54. Yield 4.81%.

• $250 of DEO at $115.67. Yield 2.99%

$500 of new capital invested adding $19.51 to my annual dividend income.

Note: My lowest priced buy of BBL.  Will keep adding at these levels.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BBL, MCD, DEO

Reporting my weekly buys that went through yesterday.

This weeks purchases 10/28 (Dow 17,006):

• $300 of BBL at $52.90. Yield 4.69%.

• $250 of MCD at $91.86. Yield 3.70%.

• $250 of DEO at $115.63. Yield 2.99%

$800 of new capital invested adding $30.79 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Initial purchase of Diageo (DEO).   Had my eye on them for a while and think $115 is a decent entry point to start building my position. They have stumbled a bit this year, wide moat, appear to be at fair value, and I'm a big fan of their products!

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- CVX, MCD, ACN

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.  Today's purchases went through on a big up day with the Dow gaining 215 points.

This weeks purchases 10/21 (Dow 16,615):

• $250 of CVX at $113.15. Yield 3.78%.

• $250 of MCD at $91.05. Yield 3.73%.

• $250 of ACN at $77.27. Yield 2.64%

$750 of new capital invested adding $25.40 to my annual dividend income.

Note:  McDonalds is also now approaching 4%. Today's purchase is the highest initial yield I have gotten on MCD since I started my position in March 2012.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- CVX, RDS.B, BBL, GE

Volatility has returned to the market and we are starting to enter 10% correction territory.

Here are my weekly buys that went through yesterday-

This weeks purchases 10/13 (Dow 16,315):

• $300 of CVX at $112.07. Yield 3.82%.

• $300 of BBL at $54.05. Yield 4.59%. 

• $250 of RDS.B at $72.31. Yield 5.20%.

• $200 of GE at $24.50. Yield 3.59%.

$1050 of new capital invested adding $45.40 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Chevron is now approaching 4%.  I have been a shareholder since the middle of 2010 and the highest initial yield I have seen was 3.94% back in July 2010.  It was trading at $73 and paying out $.72 quarterly.  I will continue to add at these levels and will be more aggressive at 4% ($107).  I would like to bring CVX to a full position.

This was my first addition to Shell this year.  I have a full position in Shell but will start adding more if it gets below $70.

On my radar for next week: CVX, BBL, MCD, V, ACN, AFL

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- CVX, PM, BBL

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.  Today's purchases went through on an extra ugly day with the Dow dropping 272 points.

Last weeks purchases 9/30 (Dow 17,043):

• $200 of CVX at $120.41. Yield 3.55%.  

• $200 of PM at $82.47. Yield 4.85%

$400 of new capital invested adding $16.81 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 10/7 (Dow 16,719):

• $350 of CVX at $117.83. Yield 3.63%.

• $250 of BBL at $53.95. Yield 4.60%.

$650 of new capital invested adding $24.20 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Bit of a sell-off over the past month or so.  BBL, CAT, and a few of the big oil names have lost around 10%.

BBL's initial yield of 4.60% is highest I have seen in the 2.5 years that I have owned the company.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- BBL, AFL

Reporting my automatic buys from last week.

Last weeks purchases 9/23 (Dow 17,056):

• $250 of BBL at $57.06. Yield 4.35%.  

• $200 of AFL at $58.43. Yield 2.54%

.$450 of new capital invested adding $15.94 to my annual dividend income.


Note: BBL at 52 week lows.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- MCD, BBL, PM

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.

Last weeks purchases 9/9 (Dow 17,014):

• $350 of MCD at $91.66. Yield 3.53%.  

• $150 of BBL at $60.51. Yield 4.10%

.$500 of new capital invested adding $18.52 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 9/16 (Dow 17,132):

• $250 of MCD at $93.54. Yield 3.46%.

• $150 of PM at $84.45. Yield 4.74%.

  $400 of new capital invested adding $15.77 to my annual dividend income.


Note: First buy of BBL since 11/13.

July & August 2014 Update

Time and life seem to be flying by as we come to the end of summer and the beginning of football season.  I am a huge football fan (as I type this watching the Stanford/ USC game) and my wife likes to joke that she loses her husband for 6 months during the season.

August was a good month as we celebrated my son's second birthday.  September will be extra special as we will be welcoming #2- a little girl-  into the world towards the end of the month.  

Keep plugging along with my investments and building my passive income.  I need to!  Raising kids in Southern California is expensive! 

Anyways, I didn't post an July update so here is a quick summary:

• Dividends received $691.13:  $292.64 PM, $204.95 GE, $177.67 MO, $15.87 IDGTX
• Purchases $1725: $400 PM at $85.31, $350 MCD at $96.12, $275 GE at $26.19, $250 ACN at $80.33, $225 KMR at $77.32, $125 PG at $79.30, $100 AFL at $62.81,
• $2416 in total new capital including reinvested dividends
• Dividend increases +$38.59
• Annualized dividend income increased $140 from $13,313 to $13,253
• Lending Club & interest income $286.98
• Total passive income $978.11

Now for the August numbers:

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $925.34

• KMR $247.53
• KMI $148.96
• ABBV $119.57
• PG $96.31
• CAT $80.65
• PAYX $55.77
• AAPL $51.35
• VZ $45.09
• ABT $61.02
• CLX $18.82

Purchases

This months purchases ($2450):

• $1000 of MCD at $94.07. Yield 3.45%
• $600 of AFL at $59.64. Yield 2.48%
• $350 of PM at $83.02. Yield 4.53%
• $350 of CVX at $127.89. Yield 3.35%
• $150 of V at $209.82. Yield  .76%.

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$3,375 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 3.48%. 

Dividend Increases

• BBL 5.1% raise. +$31.63 annual income.
• BHP 5.1% raise. +$3.69 annual income.
• MO 8.3% raise. +$59.89 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $213 from last months total of $13,253 to $13,465. This means my dividend stocks will pay $13,465 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $226.22
• Bank interest received: $39.63

Total passive income: $1,191.19. 

Note: YTD have brought home $7,845 in dividend income and $9,675 in total passive income.  Look to be on track to hit my 2014 goal of $14,500 passive income.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- MCD, PM, CVX, AFL

Reporting my buys that went through last week and earlier this week. 

Last weeks purchases 8/26 (Dow 17,107):

• $250 of MCD at $94.64. Yield 3.42%.

• $150 of PM at $85.20. Yield 4.41%  

• $150 of CVX at $128.52. Yield 3.33%

• $150 of AFL at $61.28. Yield 2.42%.

 $700 of new capital invested adding $23.80 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 9/2 (Dow 17,068):

• $250 of MCD at $93.32. Yield 3.47%.

• $150 of PM at $85.51. Yield 4.40%  

• $150 of CVX at $128.52. Yield 3.33%

• $150 of AFL at $61.76. Yield 2.40%.  

 $700 of new capital invested adding $23.87 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Fast food, smokes, and gas! Yee Haw!

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- MCD, AFL, V, CVX

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.

Last weeks purchases 8/12 (Dow 16,560):

• $250 of MCD at $93.40. Yield 3.47%.  

• $200 of AFL at $59.24. Yield 2.50%

• $150 of V at $209.82. Yield .76%.

.$600 of new capital invested adding $14.81 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 8/19 (Dow 16,920):

• $250 of MCD at $94.59. Yield 3.43%.

• $200 of CVX at $127.42. Yield 3.36%.

  $450 of new capital invested adding $15.28 to my annual dividend income.


Note: MCD continues to looks attractive here and I will keep adding.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- MCD, GE, PM, AFL

Catch up post.  Reporting my buys that went through over the past 3 weeks.

7/22 Purchases (Dow 16,946):

• $150 of MCD at $96.25. Yield 3.37%.

• $150 of GE at $25.85. Yield 3.39%

$300 of new capital invested adding $10.14 to my annual dividend income.


Last weeks purchases 7/29 (Dow 16,912):

• $200 of MCD at $96.02. Yield 3.37%.

• $150 of PM at $84.97. Yield 4.43%  

 $350 of new capital invested adding $13.38 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 8/5 (Dow 16,429):

• $250 of MCD at $93.66. Yield 3.46%.

• $250 of AFL at $59.00. Yield 2.51%

• $200 of PM at $81.45. Yield 4.62% 

 $700 of new capital invested adding $24.15 to my annual dividend income.


Note: I'm now over $1200 go forward annual dividends from PM.  Even though it's my second largest position, I still can't help myself buying at these levels.

MCD is getting close to 3.5% initial yield.  Will continue to add here and lower.

June 2014 Update

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $1,488.39:

• RDS.B $164.87
• RDS.A $104.29
• INTC $157.38
• LMT $142.47
• JNJ $124.69
• EXC $100.29
• TEVA  $107.31
• AFL $81.85
• BDX $74.18
• FAF $131.54
• MCD $74.78
• CVX $77.61
• EMR $32.39
• GS $17.32
• FTR $2.03
• V $1.87

Purchases

This months purchases ($1,550):

• $550 of V at $211.53.  Yield  .76%.
• $400 of PG at $79.81. Yield 3.23%.
  
• $350 of AFL at $62.22. Yield 2.38%.
•  $250 of CVX at $123.19. Yield 3.47%.

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$2,974.07 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 2.70%. 

Dividend Increases

• CAT 16.7% raise. +$46.09 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $123 from last months total of $12,989 to $13,113. This means my dividend stocks will pay $13,113 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $255.99
• Bank interest received: $36.97

Total passive income: $1,781.35


Note: Saw my largest 1 month total ever in Lending Club interest.  I have about $26k in the account and have been investing with Lending Club for over 4 years.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- ACN, AFL, KMR

Reporting my weekly buys that went through earlier this week.

This weeks purchases 7/15 (Dow 17,061):

• $125 of ACN at $79.63. Yield 2.34%

• $100 of AFL at $62.89. Yield 2.36%.

• $100 of KMR at $77.45. Yield 7.13%.

$325 of new capital invested adding $12.41 to my annual dividend income.

Note: With the quickly escalating world turmoil that is occurring as we speak, we may be looking at lower stock prices coming in the near future if today's sell off is any indication.  

On my radar for next week: MCD, PM, GE, CVX

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- ACN, KMR, PM

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.  Market was down 118 points to close at 16,907.
2/3 of the purchases were up for the day.

Today's buys: 

• $125 of ACN at $81.03. Yield 2.30%.
  

• $125 of KMR at $77.22. Yield 7.15%.

• $125 of PM at $86.56. Yield 4.34%.

$375 of new capital invested adding $17.24 to my annual dividend income.

Note: $19 away from $1200 annual go-forward dividends from PM.  Should be able to close on that goal within the next month or so.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- V, AFL, PG, PM, GE

Reporting my weekly purchases that went through this week and last week.

Last weeks purchases 6/24 (Dow 16,818):

• $200 of V at $210.30. Yield .76%.

• $100 of AFL at $62.93. Yield 2.35%.

• $100 of PG at $79.37. Yield 3.24%. 

$400 of new capital invested adding $7.11 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 7/1 (Dow 16,956):

• $125 of PM at $84.50. Yield 4.45%.

• $125 of GE at $26.49. Yield 3.32%.

• $125 of PG at $79.30. Yield 3.25%.

 $375 of new capital invested adding $13.77 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Added to PM for first time in a while after their recent pullback.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- V, PG, CVX, AFL

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.

Last weeks purchases 6/10 (Dow 16,946):

• $150 of V at $214.15. Yield .75%.

• $100 of CVX at $124.81. Yield 3.43%.

• $100 of PG at $80.24. Yield 3.21%. 

$350 of new capital invested adding $7.76 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 6/17 (Dow 16,808):

• $200 of V at $210.81. Yield .76%.

• $100 of AFL at $62.65. Yield 2.36%.

• $100 of PG at $79.42. Yield 3.24%.

 $400 of new capital invested adding $7.12 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Still waiting for a pull back to put larger amounts of capital into the market.  Feel like I have been saying that for a while.  Will continue to nibble as I wait.

April & May 2014 Update

Great time of the year with summer upon us, Stanley Cup play-offs, and baseball in full swing!

The days are some of the longest of the year which means extra time hanging with my 21 month old son in the back yard playing catch and goofing around.  That is what life is all about and why I am trying my best to achieve FI.

Anyways, I didn't post an April update so wanted to give a quick summary:

• Dividends received $673.74:  $288.25 PM, $202.45 GE, $175.46 MO, $7.38 IDGTX
• Purchases $2050: $750 V at $203.06, $625 ACN at $78.82, $300 AFL at $62.09, $275 KMI at $33.16, $100 PM at $81.87
• $2724 in total new capital including reinvested dividends
• Dividend increases +$162
• Annualized dividend income increased $237 from $12,633 to $12,870
• Lending Club & interest income $168.75
• Total passive income $842.29

On to the May numbers:

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $871.98

• KMR $226.45
• KMI $138.30
• ABBV $118.63
• PG $90.55
• CAT $68.74
• PAYX $50.93
• AAPL $41.07
• VZ $44.59
• ABT $60.68
• CLX $17.91
• ACN $4.13

Purchases

This months purchases ($1700):

• $575 of KMR at $71.88. Yield 7.68%.
• $275 of KMI at $32.54. Yield 5.16%.
• $300 of AFL at $61.62. Yield 2.40%
• $200 of V at $206.31. Yield  .78%.
• $150 of ACN at $79.88. Yield 2.33%.
• $100 of GE at $26.59. Yield 3.31%.
• $100 of PG at $80.44. Yield 3.20%

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$2,572 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 4.51%. 

Dividend Increases

• CLX 4.2% raise. +$3.03 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $119 from last months total of $12,870 to $12,989. This means my dividend stocks will pay $12,989 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $184.79
• Bank interest received: $48.18

Total passive income: $1,104.95. 

Note: This months passive income total is a 49% increase over last years May total.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- AFL, CVX, PG

Reporting my weekly buy's that went through earlier this week.

This weeks purchases 6/3 (Dow 16,722):

• $150 of AFL at $61.49. Yield 2.41%.

• $150 of CVX at $122.13. Yield 3.50%. 

• $100 of PG at $80.25. Yield 3.21%.

$400 of new capital invested adding $12.08 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Small additions to some of the best blue chips on the planet.  Hard to go wrong with that even in a bit of an overheated market.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- AFL, KMR, GE

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.  Market basically gained back all the ground it lost in the previous week and closed today at 16,676.

This weeks purchases:

• $150 of AFL at $61.62. Yield 2.40%
  

• $150 of KMR at $72.47. Yield 7.62%.

• $100 of GE at $26.59. Yield 3.31%

$450 of new capital invested adding $18.34 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Continue to like AFL and Kinder at these levels even though both are trading quite higher then my cost basis. First purchase of GE in a while.  I think that it offers decent value here but would prefer a 3.5% initial yield.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- AFL, KMR, PG

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

Market was down 138 points to close at 16,374.

This weeks purchases:

• $150 of AFL at $61.62. Yield 2.40%
  

• $150 of KMR at $72.29. Yield 7.64%.

• $100 of PG at $80.44. Yield 3.20%

$450 of new capital invested adding $18.25 to my annual dividend income.

Note:  Market down 340 points over the last week. Beginning of a pullback?

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- V, KMR, KMI, ACN

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.

Last weeks purchases 5/6 (Dow 16,401):

• $200 of V at $206.31 Yield .78%.

• $125 of KMR at $71.94. Yield 7.67%.

• $125 of KMI at $32.69. Yield 5.13%. 

$450 of new capital invested adding $17.56 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 5/13 (Dow 16,715):

• $150 of ACN at $79.88. Yield 2.33%.

• $150 of KMR at $70.87. Yield 7.79%.

• $150 of KMI at $32.42. Yield 5.18%.

 $450 of new capital invested adding $22.94 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Both KMI and KMR are sitting close to 52 week lows and I will continue to add at these levels. 

Today's Kinder purchases pushed me over $1500 go forward annual Kinder dividends.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- V, KMI

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

Market closed at 16,535.

This weeks purchases:

• $250 of V at $203.01. Yield .79%
  

• $150 of KMI at $32.97. Yield 5.09%.

$400 of new capital invested adding $9.61 to my annual dividend income.

Note: Another light week of purchases.  Once again, waiting for a pullback before I increase my buying.

March 2014 Update

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $1,708.55:

• BBL $305.16
• BHP $35.70
• RDS.B $157.85
• RDS.A $97.20
• INTC $155.96
• LMT $141.29
• JNJ $116.74
• EXC $99.26
• TEVA  $104.97
• AFL $79.02
• BDX $73.83
• FAF $65.48
• MCD $73.14
• CVX $71.03
• EMR $32.18
• GS $17.27
• FTR $2.00

Purchases

This months purchases:

• $1050 of KMI at $31.76. Yield 5.16%.
• $800 of KMR at $70.29. Yield 7.74%.
• $225 of PM at $80.31. Yield 4.68%.
• $125 of MCD at $98.45. Yield 3.29%.
• $100 of AFL at $62.98. Yield 2.35%.

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$3,963.55 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 4.82%. 

Dividend Increases

• FAF 100% raise. +$261.94 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $453 from last months total of $12,180 to $12,633. This means my dividend stocks will pay $12,633 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $73.26
• Bank interest received: $45.15

Total passive income: $1,826.95

Note: Running a little late on the monthly update.  Nothing too exciting to report. Had $171 in charged off loans in Lending Club account.  I think this is the largest amount of charge offs I have ever had in a month.  I did deposit another $3450 into the account to boost the total to $25k.  Thinking about taking out any interest above $25k each month and putting that into stock purchases.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- ACN, KMI

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

Market closed at 16,514.

This weeks purchases:

• $125 of ACN at $79.87. Yield 2.33%
  

• $125 of KMI at $33.40. Yield 5.03%.

$250 of new capital invested adding $9.20 to my annual dividend income.

Note:  Market keeps chugging along going up more days than not.  Waiting for a pullback before I put more capital to work.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- V, ACN, AFL

Reporting my buys that went through earlier this week and last week.

Last weeks purchases 4/8  (Dow 16,256):

• $250 of V at $205.56 Yield .78%.

• $150 of ACN at $78.46. Yield 2.37%.

• $100 of AFL at $61.82. Yield 2.39%. 

$500 of new capital invested adding $7.90 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 4/15 (Dow 16,263):

• $250 of V at $200.67 Yield .80%.

• $150 of ACN at $77.76. Yield 2.40%.

• $100 of AFL at $61.23. Yield 2.42%.

 $500 of new capital invested adding $8.00 to my annual dividend income.

Note:  Ive had my eye on Visa (V) since the end of 2011 but never pulled the trigger.  Since then, it has doubled.  Decided to initiate a position on the recent pull back.  It's a little pricey here (PE 26), but I will average down if it falls in price.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- ACN, PM, AFL

Reporting my weekly buy's that went through earlier this week.

This weeks purchases 4/1 (Dow 16,533):

• $200 of ACN at $79.24 Yield 2.35%.

• $100 of PM at $81.87. Yield 4.59%. 

• $100 of AFL at $63.26. Yield 2.34%.

$400 of new capital invested adding $11.62 to my annual dividend income.

 Note:  Initial purchase of Accenture (ACN).

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- KMI, KMR, PM, AFL

Reporting my weekly buys that went through the last 2 weeks.

Last weeks purchases 3/18 (Dow 16,336):

• $250 of KMI at $31.72. Yield 5.17%.

• $250 of KMR at $70.34. Yield 7.73%.

• $100 of PM at $80.52. Yield 4.67%. 

$600 of new capital invested adding $36.93 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 3/25 (Dow 16,368):

• $150 of KMI at $31.50. Yield 5.21%.

• $150 of KMR at $71.05. Yield 7.66%. 

• $100 of AFL at $62.98. Yield 2.35%.

 $400 of new capital invested adding $21.64 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Continue to like Kinder and PM at these levels.

February 2014 Update

I am very happy to report that I broke $12k forward annual dividend this month.  I have been looking forward to hitting this goal for quite a while.  Averaging $1000 month in dividend income has a very nice ring to it.

I started my dividend growth investment strategy in April 2010 so this has taken me a little less then 4 years to accomplish this goal.

Next milestone on my checklist will be $18k forward annual income.  I should be able to hit that by the end of 2015.

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $798.08

• KMR $196.69
• KMI $117.23
• ABBV $112.09
• PG $83.99
• CAT $68.31
• PAYX $50.50
• AAPL $47.07
• VZ $44.09
• ABT $60.34
• CLX $17.77

Purchases

This months purchases:

• $2295 of PM at $76.40. Yield 4.92%. 
• $650 of CVX at $112.43. Yield 3.56%. 
• $400 of KMR at $72.67. Yield 7.49%.
• $200 of PEP at  $78.01. Yield 3.36%.
• $200 of GE at $24.60. Yield 3.58%.
• $100 of KMI at $32.44. Yield 5.06%.
• $100 of MCD at $95.87. Yield 3.38%.
• $50 of MO at $35.86. Yield 5.35%.

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$4,793 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 4.69%. 

Dividend Increases

• PEP 15.4% raise. +$48.73 annual income.
• TEVA 5.2% raise. +$55.89 annual income.
• ABBV 5% raise. +$22.42 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $349 from last months total of $11,831 to $12,180. This means my dividend stocks will pay $12,180 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $185.13
• Bank interest received: $47.04

Total passive income: $1,030

FAF raises dividend 100%

Yes, that is not a typo.

First American Financial (FAF) announced earlier this week a dividend increase of 100% from $.48 to $.96.

FAF is one of the largest title companies in the US and also provides property data and risk solutions to banks, lenders, and the real estate industry.

I have been a long time shareholder (10 plus years) and this investment has been nothing short of outstanding.  I have sold shares over the years to help buy 2 cars and a wedding ring.

Since I currently own 545 shares, this will increase for annualized dividend income by $262.  Needless to say, this is the largest dividend increase I have ever received in terms of percentage and go forward dividend income.

Sharebuilder Weekly DRIP Purchases- KMI, PM, MCD

Reporting my weekly purchases that went through today.

Market closed at 16,351.

This weeks purchases:

• $250 of KMI at $31.74. Yield 5.17%.

• $125 of PM at $80.16. Yield 4.69%.

• $125 of MCD at $98.45. Yield 3.29%.

$500 of new capital invested adding $22.89 to my annual dividend income.

Note: KMI continues to sit at 52 week low and is now trading at my cost basis. MCD did jump almost 4% today after the CFO said they may look to return more cash to shareholders including taking on more debt to increase share buybacks.

Sharebuilder Weekly DRIP Purchases- KMR, KMI

Reporting my weekly buys that went through yesterday.

Market was up big- about 228 points- to close at 16,396.

This weeks purchases (3/4):

• $400 of KMR at $69.97. Yield 7.77%.

• $400 of KMI at $31.92. Yield 5.14%.

$800 of new capital invested adding $51.65 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Both are sitting at 52 week lows and I will continue to add at these levels.

Sharebuilder Weekly DRIP Purchases- KMR, KMI, PM, MO

Reporting my weekly purchases that went through earlier in the week on Tuesday.

This weeks purchases 2/25 (Dow 16,180):

• $300 of KMR at $71.70. Yield 7.59%.

• $100 of KMI at $32.44. Yield 5.06%.

• $150 of PM at $79.92. Yield 4.71%. 

• $50 of MO at $35.86. Yield 5.35%.

$600 of new capital invested adding $37.56 to my annual dividend income.


Note: KMR and KMI both sitting at 52 weeks thanks in large part to an unfavorable Barron's article that came out on Monday. The article questioned the KMI- KMP financial relationship, said Kinder was unattractive compared to other big MLP's, and questioned Kinder's reported cash flow and true maintenance costs.  It also quoted the opinion of an analyst (who has been a vocal critic of Kinder) who said KMI was worth $20 and KMP $50.  At $20, KMI would be yielding over 8% and KMP at $50 would be close to 11%!

I believe this is all just noise and am happy to buy more shares that are now on sale.

Sharebuilder Weekly DRIP Purchases- PEP, CVX, KMR, MCD

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

Market closed at 16,130.

This weeks purchases:

• $200 of PEP at $78.01. Yield 3.36%.

• $100 of CVX at $113.17. Yield 3.53%. 

• $100 of KMR at $75.73. Yield 7.18%

• $100 of MCD at $95.87. Yield 3.38%.

 $500 of new capital invested adding $20.81 to my annual dividend income.


Note: First addition of new capital to my Pepsi position in almost 2 years. I liked the 15% dividend increase and the slight sell off after the revenue miss.

Sharebuilder Weekly DRIP Purchases- CVX, PM

Reporting my weekly buys that went through on Tuesday.  I continue to really like PM at these levels.

This weeks purchases 2/11 (Dow 15,995):

• $250 of CVX at $113.07. Yield 3.54%. 

• $250 of PM at $78.94. Yield 4.76%. 

$500 of new capital invested adding $20.75 to my annual dividend income.

January 2014 Update

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $687.32.  This is an increase of 16% from the $592.68 in dividends I received in Jan 2013.

• PM $227.81
• MO $172.58
• GE $197.20 
• PEP $78.48
• IDGTX $7.20

Purchases

This months purchases:

• $1750 of PM at $82.60. Yield 4.55%.
• $600 of CVX at $118.50. Yield 3.38%
• $350 of MCD at $95.96. Yield 3.37%
• $200 of GE at $24.54. Yield 3.45%.
• $150 of KMR at $75.12. Yield 7.19%.

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$3,737.32 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 4.22%. 

 

Dividend Increases

• KMR .9% raise. +$5.79 annual income.

Annualized Dividend Income

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $163 from last months total of $11,657 to $11,820. This means my dividend stocks will pay $11,820 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $172.90
• Bank interest received: $59.83

Total passive income: $920.05



Note: Will hit $12k go forward dividends next month in February.

This months passive income total is a 14% increase over last October's number.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- CVX, GE

Reporting my weekly buys that went through yesterday.

This weeks purchases 2/4 (Dow 15,445):

• $300 of CVX at $111.66. Yield 3.58%. 

• $200 of GE at $24.60. Yield 3.58%.

 $500 of new capital invested adding $17.90 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Both CVX and GE are trading well above my cost basis but I think they both offer some decent value at these levels.  Will be more aggressive with each at 4% yield.

Buy: PM

Volatility has returned in full force to the market!

We had a nice sell off today of 326 points with the Dow closing at 15,373.  Looking back at my posts, we were at 16,555 on Jan 2.  That's a nice 1000 point drop over the past month!

PM has been hit especially hard and is down almost 7% over the past week and 14% year to date. Getting close to that 5% yield I have been looking for, I just couldn't resist adding to my PM position.

Bought 25 shares at $75.81 for a initial yield of 4.96%. 

This addition brings my total share count of PM to a hair under 300 and my 12 month go forward PM dividends to $1123.

My Sharebuilder weekly purchases go through tomorrow.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- PM, CVX, GE

Reporting my weekly buys that went through yesterday.

This weeks purchases 1/28 (Dow 15,929):

• $500 of PM at $80.77. Yield 4.66%.

• $200 of CVX at $116.46. Yield 3.43%. 

• $200 of GE at $25.54. Yield 3.45%.

 $900 of new capital invested adding $37.04 to my annual dividend income.


Note: In the middle of a bit of a market sell off with another big down day today (Dow -190, closing at 15,739).  PM looking more and more attractive as it approaches 5% yield.  I will continue to add at these levels.

First addition to GE in quite a while.  GE has sold off about 10% this month and looks somewhat interesting at these levels.

KO & TGT looking interesting as well.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- PM, CVX, MCD

Reporting my weekly buys that went through today.

Market closed at 16,414.

This weeks purchases:

• $500 of PM at $83.64. Yield 4.50%.

• $200 of CVX at $119.90. Yield 3.34%. 

• $100 of MCD at $95.54. Yield 3.39%.

 $800 of new capital invested adding $32.54 to my annual dividend income.


Note: Same buys as last week.

PM purchase pushed me over $1000 go forward annual PM dividends.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- PM, MCD, CVX, KMR

Reporting my weekly buys that went through last week and today.

Last weeks purchases 1/7 (Dow 16,531):

• $250 of PM at $84.65. Yield 4.44%.

• $150 of KMR at $75.12. Yield 7.19%.

• $150 of MCD at $96.73. Yield 3.35%. 

$550 of new capital invested adding $26.91 to my annual dividend income.


This weeks purchases 1/14 (Dow 16,374):

• $500 of PM at $82.47. Yield 4.56%.

• $200 of CVX at $119.19. Yield 3.36%. 

• $100 of MCD at $95.24. Yield 3.40%.

 $800 of new capital invested adding $32.91 to my annual dividend income.


Note: I have meticulously kept track of all my purchases since 2010 on an excel spreadsheet and was interested in seeing how PM's current 4.56% yield has compared to my previous PM purchases.

My initial PM purchase was on 5/14/2010 and have made total of 69 additions to the position since (includes new capital and reinvested dividends).

High Yield: 5.30% (6/4/10)
Low Yield: 3.40% (7/12/12)
Average Yield: 4.17%

Of the 69 additions, only 11 were with initial yield higher then 4.56%.

So looking back at 3.5 years of purchases, today's current initial yield is obviously attractive.

Lastly, yield on cost of the 6/4/10 high yield purchase..8.58%.

December 2013 Update

Its a wrap on 2013! 

Great year in the market with Dow having best year since 1995 with a 26.5% gain.  The S&P was up nearly 30%, Russell 2000 up 37%, and NASDAQ 38.5%.

December's results:

Dividends Received

Total dividends received during the month were $1,253.46:

• RDS.B $157.85
• RDS.A $93.07
• INTC $154.50
• LMT $140.05
• JNJ $115.93
• EXC $98.19
• TEVA  $96.97
• AFL $78.58
• BDX $73.47
• FAF $65.20
• MCD $67.92
• CVX $60.58
• EMR $31.98
• GS $17.21
• FTR $1.96

Sales

• 131 shares of EGLRX at $23.04

Purchases

This months purchases:

• $1400 of PM at $85.51. Yield 4.40%.
• $900 of KMR at $73.88. Yield 7.31%.
• $850 of KMI at $33.44. Yield 4.90%.
• $100 of MCD at $96.84. Yield 3.35%.

Also reinvested all dividends.
 
$4,458.46 in total new capital added (including reinvested dividends) with initial yield of 4.80%. 

Dividend Increases

• GE 16% raise. +$107.57 annual income.

All together, annualized dividend income increased by $309 from last months total of $11,348 to $11,657. This means my dividend stocks will pay $11,657 in dividends over the next 12 months.

Other

• Lending Club interest received: $193.07
• Bank interest received: $3.75

Total passive income: $1,450.28


Note: Originally bought EGLRX (international real estate equity mutual fund) back in 2007 when I was primarily a mutual fund investor chasing past performance. Finally got rid of this dog with roughly a 40% loss.

Sharebuilder DRIP Purchases- PM, KMR, MCD

Reporting my weekly buys that went through 12/31.

Market closed at 16,555.

This weeks purchases:

• $150 of PM at $86.96. Yield 4.32%.

• $150 of KMR at $75.55. Yield 7.15%.

• $100 of MCD at $96.84. Yield 3.35%.

$400 of new capital invested adding $20.56 to my annual dividend income.