Tuesday, June 17, 2014

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.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

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.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

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.