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From 0 to 7 Figure Portfolio!
Link below to follow my every move!👇
Started to track the dividends by month back in 2011.
Below you will see 13 years of dividend income results.
THIS is the proof.😤
Not easy. Super high savings rate, side hustling, grinding, working my a$$ off...
But... I wouldn't change it for the world. Only UP!🚀
Started from the bottom, now we're here...
Over 10+ years dividend investing.
Keep going. Stay consistent. Goals and snowballs are achieved and built up.
Started from the bottom, now we're here...
If I can do THIS... ANYONE can do THIS...😤
Building a passive income stream for over 13+ years, time consistency and sticking to the strategy👊
Here is my proof from 2011-2023 thus far (when i started tracking)👇🔥
Merry Christmas Eve Community!
A monthly post to give everyone motivation and proof of dividends, over 10+ years in the making.
Consistency, Saving, Investing + Time... cannot wait for what the next 10+ will look like!
Start. NOW.
How I screen for Dividend Stocks:
- go to
- Search for stocks > $2B in market cap
- Current p/e ratios < 20
- Forward p/e ratios < 20
- Payout ratios < 60%
- Current ratio > 1.0
- Quick Ratio > 0.50
- EPS & Revenue Growth
Should be a nice start!
Top Dividend Stocks I have my eyes on this week:
1.) Target $TGT - Below $140
2.) UPS $UPS - Below $175
3.) Intel $INTC - Below $25.50
4.) WestRock $WRK - Below $34
5.) T. Rowe $TROW - Below $105
LET'S GO! Get that coffee poured, spend quiet time researching, let's get it!
Hey Dividend Investors -
I know what it's like:
- Before starting/starting @ $0.
- Dividend investing for 13+ years (since early-2009).
If you start - AWESOME. DONT stop! See if you can add MORE.😤
If you're unsure - I get it, but your future self will be SO happy you did.👇
Dividend Investing - can be instant gratification creating an income stream OR you have to definitely have the mindset of LOOONG TERM thinking.
The journey has been bittersweet, here is 11 years in the making on just my dividend income totals each month.
Proof is in the pudding
Starbucks $SBUX ☕️will figure things out.
Would like to own 100 shares of this stock, but will take a while to get there.
Are you long $SBUX or not touching it?
Verizon $VZ under $37.
Over a 7% yield.
EPS of $5.06 in 2022; down ~5%.
EPS of $1.56 in Q4 of 2022 - shows promise, however, management guidance suggests $4.85 top range for 2023.
Staying away from the telecom sector or nibbling?
Appreciate the feedback on this stock!
One way I screen for dividend stocks - may help you potentially.
Check
To start, screen for +2B in market cap
Current & forward P/E ratios < 20
Current Ratio > 1
Quick Ratio > 0.50
Dividend Yield > 2.00%
Payout Ratio < 60.00%
Then, evaluate...
For 98% of investors - a simple ETF will do amazing for everyone.
I would simply do $VOO and consistently dollar cost average into the ETF.
Do you agree?
Stocks on my radar 👀
1.) $UPS United Parcel Services - would like to get to 100 shares
2.) $PFE Pfizer - If they reach ~$35... oh boy
3.) $CVS CVS - Yes, still on my list, curious if they get to the $65-ish territory
4.) $JNJ Johnson & Johnson - the KING of KINGS...
And you?!
Johnson & Johnson $JNJ
Cracked below $158 today at times.
This dividend king is on sale. Near 52 week lows.
~15 p/e ratio.
60 years of increasing dividends... old reliable.
The KING.👑
I've been buying Vanguard's $VYM weekly for ~3 full years.
In total, 4-6 shares per week between my wife & I.
The dividend snowball is massive & is only getting bigger.
DRIP will be around 6-7 shares per quarter this year, no doubt - adding 24-28 shares via DRIP alone/year.
The Vanguard $VYM Snowball is in pure effect.
$667.49 in dividends this quarter from $VYM
Reinvested, that was over 6 shares, adding well over $18-$19+ in forward dividend income.
What's your snowball?
My wife & I are 24 shares away from 1,000 shares of $VYM...
Talk about a dividend growth snowball that's in the making.⛄️
At 976 shares, produces over $3,230 per year in annual dividends.🫰
Growth at an average rate of 6%, adds $193.80.⏫
L F G! 😤
My Top 3 Dividend Stock Positions:
1.) Lockheed Martin $LMT - 8%+ Dividend Growth Rate, owned them for 12+ years!
2.) Archer Daniels $ADM - 47 years of growing dividends
3.) Aflac $AFL - 39 years of growing dividends 13% 5 year average rate of dividend growth.
Who are yours?!👇
Believers in $CVS stock?
1.) <9 P/E Ratio
2.) <30% Dividend Payout Ratio
3.) 10% Dividend Growth last year
May buy a few shares at current price levels...🤔
Dividend Stocks I don't ever see my self selling/not having:
1. Visa $V
2. Lockheed Martin $LMT
3. McDonald's $MCD
4. Pepsi $PEP
5. Archer Daniels $ADM
I just think it's hard to steal market share from the above group of companies.
What are your forever stock holdings?
Passive income milestones:
$100 ✅️
$1,000✅️
$5,000✅️
$10,000✅️
$25,000✅️
$50,000
$100,000
Do you monitor thresholds and celebrate milestones when reached?👇
I'm not a Ford $F guy nor an auto-maker investor...
But I hear a lot of chatter about Ford.
5 P/E Ratio
31% Dividend Payout Ratio
Do you own this stock? I'm still avoiding, but am curious!
In wake up the banking industry - $ALLY Ally Bank just released an 11 - month NO PENALTY 4.75% CD.
Treat it like a savings account, essentially, at 4.75%.
Then, when rates continue to rise, close it and move it to the next tier.
You better believe another 2024 investing goal is to:
Buy a WHOLE LOT OF Vanguard ETFs baby!
The Vanguard Trifecta will be in FULL FORCE in 2024!
- Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM
- Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF $VOO
- Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG
How about you?
Received $891.44 in dividends from Vanguards High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM 😤
Let that drip into almost 9 full shares... adding well over $27+ in forward dividend income💪
Now that is dividend reinvesting at it's finest.
12 years of difference in one picture below.
Working hard, saving $, investing relentlessly and consistently.
If you knew my childhood, many said - no chance I'd make it.
How do you like them 🍎's? Only getting started🔥.
My wife and I have been saving for a house for over 2+ years now.
We are finally seeing dozens of price reductions and back to the market emails from our agent and Zillow.
Is a slight "cooling" finally happening in real estate? 👇
Medtronic $MDT
Dividend Aristocrat, cruising to 50 years of dividend growth.
8% Dividend Growth Rate, over 3% yield, below 15x on the P/E ratio.
Hmm... dividend stock community eating this one up?!
I just want $48,000 in annual dividends.
That's it. That's the initial dividend income goal.
Staying locked it. Using opportunities to get there.
Can't Stop. Won't Stop.
My Top 4 Dividend Aristocrats to finish off 2022:
- Medtronic $MDT
- T. Rowe Price $TROW
- Target $TGT
- Stanley Black & Decker $SWK
Beaten up this year, but historically are some of the strongest!
How about you?
Hold the phone... General Dynamics $GD , a dividend aristocrat, is now down almost 17%...
P/E 16.33
Dividend payout ratio 42%
One of a few major players in the industry...
Anyone buying this beast?!
I occasionally showcase this, but.. I've been a dividend investor for over 10 years.
My lowest month in the picture below was just over $2.
I now earn well over $1,000+ each and every month.
Just start investing. I am the proof in the pudding.
Think about what Ally bank is doing:
- Money Market Account now at 3.80%
- Savings Rate, raised again to 3.75%
- 11 month no Penalty at 4.75%
- 13 month CD at 4.60% to traditional bank customers
Not to cause alarms, but Ally is looking for deposits and fast. My 2 cents.
$326 away from $24,000 in forward taxable dividend income.
Almost $2,000/month in cash flow, real passive income, is in sight👀
This has taken 14+ years building, w/ hyper mode the last 3-5 years. 🚀
That same $24,000 for 2024, will add $2k+ more income, due to DRIP...🔄😉
This is why you buy and hold for the long-term.
I have owned Visa $V for 13-14 years.
Yield may have been low at the purchase date, but now my yield on cost is well over 11% after years of compounding and dividend growth.
Lesson? BUY AND HOLD.✊
Coca-Cola $KO
Ah, yes, the Dividend King 👑
The Warren Buffett Loving Dividend Stock
Yield now close to 3.2%
60 years of dividend Growth.
Price to Earnings Ratio < S&P 500
Do you own Coke?
Dividend King 👑 Coca-Cola $KO
Down almost 5%... yielding over 3.50%; over 60 years of dividend growth
Plus - one of Warren Buffett's greatest investments!
Loving the price right now! Are you?
Who else invests into dividend stocks and owns:
- Pfizer $PFE
- 3M $MMM
- Emerson $EMR
- IBM $IBM
- Cisco $CSCO
All had dividend growth of < 3% in 2022.
Think we see improvement in 2023, 2024? Curious on what the community thinks.
Pepsi $PEP
Just announced a 7% Dividend Increase
Their Stock Price is DOWN almost 5 % since last year
~20.59 price to earnings ratio
67% Dividend Payout Ratio
A Dividend KING... are you planning to buy?👇
3 Stocks catching my 👀
$JNJ down again - $156.87 - getting into my buy zone.
$HRL another dividend king - almost into the $37 range.
$VZ - below $36... oh my, over 7.25% yield, a trap?
Love the feedback on these 3 👆 and what you are liking in the stock market as well!
Dividend stocks on the radar THIS WEEK:
- $JNJ - < $155... over 3% yield, would like it closer to $150!
- $TGT - < $140 and over 3% yield, as well. Another King
- $HRL - Almost 3% yield, for yet another king.
- $LYB - yield swelling back up to 6%
What are YOU watching?
The stock market rises and falls.
Dividend income, for me, always goes UP.
Buy high quality dividend income producing stocks - fluctuations are just noise.
Keep buying dividend stocks, especially on the dip. You are buying more income for... LESS.
For dividend investors out there pursuing financial freedom - do you ever have the f*** it feeling and just start throwing as much as you can at $MO $BTI $JEPI etc.. to go all out one year to juice the income to your financial freedom income figure?
When I was 20, I wanted to be financially free by 30. As I was approaching 30, that shifted to age 35.
I am 35 now, I'm not financially free, but I'm closer than where I was at 30 and definitely further than at 20.
Always chasing my goal. That is the ghost I chase...🤔
Target $TGT is now under $140 per share, must have missed it today!
16.63 P/E Ratio
52% Dividend Payout Ratio
51 years of dividend Growth, a Dividend KING 👑
Hot on my dividend stock watch list!
My family crossed the $2k/month in annual taxable dividends... or $24k/year.
Goal is to be at $48k/year.
The road to $24k/year composed of investing for over a decade.
The next $24k will happen MUCH faster... that will be compounding working it's magic.
Future is bright!!!
Two Big Dividend Growth Stocks dropped today!
- $UPS - Which I mentioned yesterday, dropped over $8 per share
- $TGT - Dividend King down almost 6% today, possibly more room to go? Can we see below $150?
- $KR - down over 3%, would love them at $40...!
Stay ready!
Still grabbing Realty Income $O while they are down this low, with a yield over 6%, even with rates staying higher for longer and possible short-term issues with CRE?
I am long $O!
Today...crossed a huge milestone for me.
Crossed the $23,000 mark in forward dividend income from the taxable accounts.
Sights set on $24,000. It's go time baby.🚀🚀
Is $PFE a value trap or is this going to be an opportunity that in 2-5 years, you'll be happy you bought at these prices?
I have more than a full position of Pfizer, but my 👀 have to look when these prices are hit.
A few metrics I use to & how I will screen for stocks:
- I go to
- Go to Screener
- Sort Market Cap for $2b+
- Div Yields > 0%
- Click Fundamental Tab
- P/E and Forward P/E < 20
- Payout Ratio < 60%
- Current Ratio > 1
- Quick Ratio > 0.50
- Debt/Equity <
As a dividend investor, I never have owned positions such as:
- Tesla $TSLA
- AMD $AMD
- Amazon $AMZN
- Alphabet $GOOG
- META $META
Is that odd or are you in a similar boat?
Dividend Stocks I scooped up this week:
- $VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
- $STOR Store Capital - REIT
- $SBUX Starbucks
- $SMG Scott's Miracle Gro
- $CMI Cummins
- $LEG Legget & Platt
Adding passive income, one stock at a time!
Current Stocks I'm liking with price targets:
- $KO under $52.50
- $UPS at $150
- $ADM at $70
- $SJM next target at $110
- $TGT at $97.75
What stocks do you have your 👀 on?
Train derailment. Keep Investing.
Bank Failure. Keep Investing.
Crypto volatility on another bank failing. Keep Investing.
High Inflation. Keep Investing.
Rising Rates. Keep Investing.
Stock Market JUMPS? Keep Investing.
You know the drill.👊
One item to note for being a dividend investor - this tweet may cause a debate!
- S&P 500 is down 16.75% YTD
- Vanguard's High Dividend Yield ETF $VYM is down 2.10%
- Schwab's US Dividend ETF $SCHD is down 4.81%
Dividends may soften blows but may limit upside.
Stay Invested.
Dividend stocks on my radar 👀coming up:
1.) $JNJ Johnson & Johnson
2.) $UPS United Parcel Service
3.) $PFE Pfizer
4.) $ELV Elevance Health
5.) $CVS CVS
What are the dividend stocks on your list?👇
Been slowly testing out covered calls over the last 6 weeks.
Out of 31, 1 officially didn't expire worthless, but it was a stock that had to have a price increase 15% to do so.
Interesting lessons being learned, but I'll take those odds + understand the large gain, too!
I love the $SOFI App and believe they're going to continue to modernize finance for every single person.
I do own a little over 100 shares of them too. Tempted to add more if they head back towards $7, as well.
Do you use and own
@SoFi
?
Top 3 Dividend Income Produces in my portfolio:
- Philip Morris $PM producing $611 in forward dividends
- LyondellBasell $LYB pushing out $571 in passive income
- Lockheed Martin $LMT producing $501 in annual dividend income
What are your 3 largest individual income stocks?