All in all this was a good solid income month. My forward dividend/interest is now approximately $13,200 so I am pleased with my progress. I now feel confident that I can reach my year end goal of $14,500 in forward passive income.
Taxable Account
- CAIBX --- $546.40
- AHITX --- $287.59
- ESV --- $91.01
- DLR --- $83.00
- TGT --- $75.40
- BBL --- $67.05
- BP --- $66.12
- DVY --- $58.72
- CVX --- $45.24
- PFE --- $43.09
- MSFT --- $42.00
- IBM --- $30.80
- AFL --- $24.79
- MCD --- $21.49
- GM --- $16.63
- RDS-B --- $15.05
- ARCP --- $12.30
- PEP --- $10.95
- WM --- $7.32
- RDS-A --- $.14
New Capital Invested
- MAT --- $5024
- BP --- $4596
- MCD --- $3100
- BBL --- $2900
- GM --- $2300
- KO --- $1600
- XOM --- $1400
- ESV --- $1000
- PM --- $600
- VZ --- $500
- BAX --- $500
- GE --- $300
Note: This month's capital includes most of the funds received from my mutual fund sale that took place in August.
You are killing it, MDP. Those are some massive numbers. Inspirational, as always
ReplyDeleteR2R
R2R,
DeleteThanks buddy. It's been a 10 year plan in the making The dividend investing part has been the last piece of the puzzle. Still a few more years to go.
MDP
Holy mother of all things good... nothing like putting in a year's worth of capital for some folks in a single month, even if they did come from the mutual fund sales. Another 16 months of this and you will have no issue crossing the $20k mark for dividends received in 2016!
ReplyDeleteW2R,
DeleteYeah, this month's capital is a bit misleading since, as you mentioned, most of the money came from my mutual fund sale. I'm hoping for 20k going into 2016. We'll see what happens. Thanks for stopping by!
MDP
Those are sexy numbers!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, it gives motivation to new investors like me
Ogie dg,
DeleteI'm happy that I provide some motivation. Now get busy investing! :-)
MDP
Wow great looking numbers. Over $1500 per month in dividend income? I would be thrilled to get that amount in the next 5 years. $13,200 forward looking dividend is great.
ReplyDeleteTawcan,
DeleteI think you will be there within 5 years with no problem. Keep doing what you are doing. You are making great progress!
MDP
MDP,
ReplyDeleteHUGE numbers. That's good stuff!
I'd be very, very happy with over $1,500 in dividend income. Not much to dislike here, my friend. Keep up the fantastic work. :)
And good for you for putting that capital to work right away. I can imagine that was a bit tough to just start putting out there. I've gotta imagine it was tough to maybe not keep some of that on the side.
Best wishes.
DM,
DeleteThanks, my friend. Yeah, I'm not big on market timing. I'd rather put capital to work when I have it, in good markets and bad alike!
MDP
Chugging along nicely.
ReplyDeleteKeep cranking,
Robert the DividendDreamer
DD,
DeleteLike a steam engine going down the tracks, I'll keep putting coal in the furnace.
MDP
Awesome month MDP. If today and the past week are any sign, things may start looking more interesting in the upcoming weeks and months.
ReplyDeletecheers, AA
AA,
DeleteThanks man. I like the churning in the markets. Energy companies are becoming CHEAP!!!
MDP
Woah that is a lot of new capital invested. Nice over $1500 a month comin in. whats the plan next few months?
ReplyDeleteAG,
DeleteWell the plan is of course.....as you should know....Keep on Grinding!
MDP
Awesome month! Those are sheer mindblowing numbers MDP. Can we trade portfolios please? Good luck on meeting the 14500 goal this year, as it's right around the corner for you.
ReplyDeleteSAD,
DeleteKeep building your career, keep your expenses WAY down, and invest everything you can and you will have an amazing portfolio in no time.
MDP
MDP,
ReplyDeleteH O L Y S H * * is all I have to say. Nice job crossing $1,500 in dividend income for the month. You will Crush $14,500 going into 2015, with no problem at all, probably will be more towards $15,000. Are you reinvesting dividends? Nice job MDP, keep grinding.
-Lanny
Lanny,
DeleteThanks my friend. I don't think $15k is within my reach, but I love your optimism. Keep plowing forward yourself and you'll be miles ahead of me when you are 40. I love your enthusiam. Keep it up!
MDP
MDP,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a great month for dividends! You put to work a lot of fresh capital, over 20k, wow!
I have a question for you. I was really close on buying some MAT but decided to average down on ESV instead. I did sell a put though. My concerns with MAT are that kids keep choosing electronics over traditional toys. MAT also hasn't had any blockbuster ideas in a while. I think HAS has the rights to the Star Wars toys for the new upcoming movie which I think could be huge. I'm not convinced MAT can turn things around. They are paying a very nice dividend to wait and see what happens though. What are your thoughts?
AAI,
DeleteI view MAT as a mature cash cow company, much like a tobacco or utility. When it was trading around $48 and had a PE at 20, it was valued as a growth company. Now at a 13 PE and 5% yield, I feel it is more fairly valued. This one won't make you rich, but the risk has been removed in my opinion.
MDP
Inspiring numbers to say the least. It's these types of updates that gets everyone excite about potential future passive income generation. Your new capital invested is a huge sum as well. How long to you anticipate to keep investing this much fresh capital? Thanks for sharing and as always I look forward to your next update.
ReplyDeleteDivHut,
DeleteGood question. Next year I plan on tapering the purchases and rebuilding my emergency fund. I would love to get to 20k in passive income, but the hours at work are exhausting and I will probably cut back some next year.
MDP
Another great month MDP. You keep investing huge amounts each month and that is really great. Keep it going.
ReplyDeleteDGJ,
DeleteThanks for the encouragement. You are chugging along nicely as well!
MDP