Monthly Dividend Income (Jan. 2018)
Wow, just like that… 1 month down in 2018. The markets stayed red hot to start 2018 before cooling off a bit the final week of January. Perhaps we’re due…
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Portfolio Thoughts (Jan. 2018)
A new year has arrived, but having thoughts about how to improve the Portfolio still exist. The stock market continues its move higher, so good values are harder to find. …
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Recent Buy – TXN
For the past few months, I’ve mentioned wanting to increase my investment in the technology sector. Well, today I did just that. It wasn’t a big splash, but it adds…
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Monthly Options Income (Jan. 2018)
Welcome to my first Monthly Options Income post. Last year I decided I’d try to generate some additional income by writing options contracts. The plan is to use any options…
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Performance Check – JNJ
Time for a Performance Check For some background on the idea behind the Performance Check, and the XIRR function used for the calculations, please see my first post in this…
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Annual Performance Review (2017)
Welcome to the first annual performance review of my dividend Portfolio. I’ve actually kept track of my portfolio performance over the past 3 years, which I’ll share with you shortly,…
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Monthly Dividend Income (Dec. 2017)
Happy New Year, everyone! Well, the markets decided to close out 2017 by climbing higher yet again in December, wrapping up the year in strong fashion. Thankfully, my portfolio followed…
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2018 Portfolio Goals
I can’t say I’ve ever been one to write down my goals. However, over and over I hear how productive it can be to write them down, how it should…
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Portfolio Thoughts (Dec. 2017)
Once again, it’s time to examine the dividend Portfolio and see what I might do to improve it. Let’s find out what’s working, what’s not, and what stocks are on…
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Options – Generating Additional Income to Bolster the Dividend Portfolio
Earlier this year, I decided to try to generate some additional income by writing options contracts. I’d use the income to help make additional purchases in my Dividend portfolio. I…
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