Dividend Update July 2020

Whats up fellas, welcome back to the "lets get that sweet dividend money" blog........nah just kidding. Welcome to the Dividend Mascot blog guys, even when im 40+ years old in the future, ill still be using that nickname within the dividend growth community. Anyways guys so as usual im being extremely aggressive pushing the portfolio to new levels. QCOM (Qualcomm) is my star holding of the week with massive capital gains, (first holding to surpass $1,200+ in total gains) most likely from the 5G movement and with there involvement in the development of phone chips with APPL (Apple). If Apple stock has a strong rally then Qualcomm stock will basically copy and have a nice rally as well. QCOM up 18+% in the last 5 days (7/30/20 to 8/3/20) as well as APPL up 14+% in the same time frame. Anyway guys lets go over the dividend income.       

Roth IRA

Total: $90.10

Taxable Account

Total: $35.39

Grand Total: $125.49

YoY: 32.27%

Purchases: 5 shares of VZ, & 3 shares of ED

The Taxable account has surpassed $10,000+, like litterally the fastest $10k i have ever built compared to the Roth IRA first $10k. It was like pressing "saved game" button on the Roth IRA and then pressing "start new game" button for the Taxable account. The difference was i started the account with all the experience i gained from building the IRA. The more experience you have the faster you grow your wealth. So ive said before once i hit $10k on this account ill transition back over to max out the Roth IRA. Im just going to top off all 4 of my holdings of VCLT, PM, ED, & VZ. With PM, ED, & VZ all 3 spinning off a healthy $30+ dividend payments so when im not active on the account, the compound interest is big enough so that in a way its managing the account by itself 😉. ED is already set and done to payout a $30+ dividend, so once VZ & PM are set ill throw the left over or a few hundred at my bonds (VCLT) then im done with Taxable account for the rest of the year. 

Also i must add that my yearly projected dividend income is now over $1,500+ (on flat shares no added interest, like 20.000 shares for an example), this projection was calculated on google sheets using flat shares on purpose to not only underestimate the yearly income, but to also cause myself to push the portfolio even harder than i anticipated. Its like dividend investing on hard mode, no compound interest unless the interest has accumulated a whole share then ill add 1 share to the stock.  

Well guys that should be it for this update, if you want to see my entire portfolio just click the "portfolio" tab above. Alright guys, keep stackin that sweet dividend money and ill see you guys next time 😎.

Dividend Update June 2020

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!! Welcome back to the Dividend Mascot blog =). 2nd quarter 2020 results are $364.61, surpassing $350+ (starts hittin em Michael Jackson smooth criminal moves). Anyway guys, what did you guys think of markets activity in the last 30 days? The NASDAQ is looking pretty good at 10,200+, the S&P 500 is at 3,100+ just 250+ points away from breaking even from its previous highs, and as for the DOW..........its just all over the place lol currently at around 25,800+. As of right now the NASDAQ is the only market i see as bullish. Anyways guys enough chit-chat lets go over the dividend income. 

Total: $92.50

Total: $27.63

Grand Total: $120.13 ( im already looking forward to $150+)
YoY: 23.02%
Purchases: 4 shares of ED, & 4 shares of VZ



As you can see ive received my first dividend payment of $18.36 from (ED) Consolidated Edison.......excellent. The switch from (RDS.B) Royal Dutch Shell (just hours after they announced a dividend cut) into (ED) went flawless. In the previous quarter in March i made $117.21, so i actually increased my income instead of being hit by a decrease. As we cross the half way mark of 2020 i will announced that my year-end goal is $150+ a month. Have to take things up a notch moving forward if i want any possibility of hitting $1,000 a month by 30 (i have 5 years left). Every decision i make, every double shift (14 hours ) i decide to work back to back is based on mathematics. Im playing a game of chess and im willing to do whatever it takes to win. My final thoughts on Royal Dutch Shell is that at this point all i care about are the employees, i dont want to hear any news about a bunch of employees getting laid off.  



As i end off this blog i just want to give my firm salute to all the Veterans as we celebrate 4th of July. To all my retirees sit back  and getting ready for what's to come for my journey in the future, as for all investors keep stackin that sweet dividend money and ill see you guys next time =)   

Dividend Update May 2020

Whats up fellas, welcome back to the Dividend Mascot blog =)

Man the market has been on a rodeo bull ride "recovery" lately. Dow Jones topping 27,000+, S&P 500 near 3,200 & guess what.........the NASDAQ has fully recovered to 9,800+ since the recent stock market crash ladies and gentlemen.......unbelievable. I might as well get ready for the bull to enter the rodeo ring again. May have to say my sweet goodbye to the grizzly bear that ive had a wonderful time cuddling with in the woods during this crazy red market, now all i see is green. Personally i dont see a bull market until all 3 markets have fully recovered past there previous highs. Lets see what happens for the market during the second half of 2020.  Anyways guys, let go over the dividend income.  

Roth IRA

Total: $87.70

Taxable Account

Total: $30.77

Grand total: $118.47

YoY: 44.12%

NEW PAYDAY RECORD: $60.64 - 5/1/20 (T/VZ/GIS)

Purchases: 14 shares of ED


Alright fellas so (ED) Consolidated Edison holding in my Taxable account is now valued over $2,000+, everything went as planned.  The taxable account is now approaching $10,000 as the market continues to go green. Soon enough the entire portfolio will be valued over $40,000. I think at this point hitting a $100,000 before 30, (as im 25 right now) its a rap folks. The heavier i scale my holdings and not diversify (or at the very least every few years diversify), the faster the wealth compounds. During the crazy red markets i kept repeating over and over again that i stayed focus and strictly dollar cost average my way through the crash (so beginner investors can see). When the market recovers all those purchases you made during the crash will boost your portfolio even higher. All i care about at this point is scaling heavier and heavier like for example like 100 shares of Clorox, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Coca-cola, Pepsi, Kimberly-Klark, Proctor & Gamble & more. That is my vision for the future with in the next 5 years and obviously 100+ share holdings in my taxable account as well.



Anyway guys this just a short little update nothing special just boring. Hope you all did well for the month of May with your dividends. Stay safe out there, keep stacking that sweet dividend money, and ill see you guys next time =) 

Dividend Update April 2020

Whats up fellas, welcome back to the Dividend Mascot blog. Hope you all did well with your dividend income for the month. As many of you have heard, Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A/B) has cut its dividend for the first time since World War 2 (thats over 70 years of dividend payments). Your probably wondering "oh my gosh what are you going to do!?!"..........its already been fixed before you even clicked on this blog (within a snap of the fingers of its announcement on Seeking Alpha i already had a 4 figure new position set on this replacement stock). I had a back up stock set in place for this that pays out a dividend in the same quarters that shell does (pretty cool right?), and on top of that i was already planning on switching from RDS.B to this much stronger stock for the taxable account anyways. Especially for tax reasons i needed a stronger stock plus it needs to give out a "Qualified" dividend rather than a dividend that comes out under just "income" when you file your taxes. I will discuss about the "new" position after we go over the dividend income. So with out further or do lets go over the sweet dividend money. 

Roth IRA

Total: $92.39

Taxable Account

Total: $32.62

Grand Total: $126.01
YoY: 49.76%
Purchase: 3 shares of PM & 13 shares of ED (will be buying alot more of ED soon)
Sell: All RDS.B shares


So as always i love to have my blog be as "straight forward to the point" as possible. I like to keep it real on here. So lets discuss the new position of (ED) Consolidated Edison that replaced Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B) after they cut there dividend by 66%. (ED) is a eletric/gas utility company founded in 1884 based in New York and has an impressive 45+ years of dividend raises. In like 5 years or less (ED) will be crowned a dividend king (50 years of dividend raises) this stock has been in the air for me for a really really really long time and ive never mentioned it once on this blog. Every time i would study dividend kings or look up dividend list on kiplinger.com back then i would always see (ED) pop up on the side as recommended stocks based on my search history of strong dividend stocks. So making this quick move just made my portfolio alot stronger along with all my other "boring" stocks, so when everything is set by the end May my (ED) holding value will be around the ~$2,000 ball park. Like that old saying "it takes money to make money", i remember back when my entire portfolio was worth that much. So If you look through my portfolio like over half of it is from the shelves from your local Walmart lol. All i care about are strong recognizable "brands". 


As i get closer and closer to my 5 year anniversary of dividend growth investing the more i only care about dividend kings if i ever want to diversify into more dividend growth stocks lol.  The more this is becoming a video game.... litterally. So i all want to do is leave the portfolio the way it is and continue to scale up all my holdings, and one day ill be having several 5 figure holdings because i dont want to diversify 😉. 



Btw got something really cool for guys, so the moment i saw the shells dividend cut notification i made a smooth quick transition to (ED). Just like how you see Wesker in this boss fight video takes off his glasses and throws it behind 😎. Its like im literally sitting the edge of my couch with an xbox controller in hands playing an intense video game lol. Hope you all enjoy my crazy enthusiasm. 

The moment shells dividend cut news came in

In this game of dividend growth investing sometimes you have to be brutal. Thats why you sometimes see me share videos like this to illustrate my brutal determination. To set things up right so my 40 year old 15 years from now can have all his monthly basic expenses paid by the dividend income the taxable account. 

Well thats it for this one folks, as i end this blog i want to give a shoutout to all hospital doctors/nurses wearing those suits and mask that are working hard treating the coronavirus patients. Anyway guys i hope you enjoyed the blog, keep stacking that sweet dividend money, and ill see you guys next time 😉.

Dividend Update March 2020

Whats up fellas, welcome back to the Dividend Mascot's blog =)
Dividend income is looking extra pretty, ive hit my 1st Quarter goal of $325+. So ive been sleeping real good, btw i found a Angry Birds plush (black bomber bird) from a long time ago when cleaning out the crib so ive been sleeping extra warm and fuzzy with my little Angry Bird.

 So this market crash we are currently going through is the first stock market crash ive ever experienced as an dividend growth investor, everything is priced extra juicy, and im having a wonderful time. I know ive said this a million times already but i love RED MARKETS. As an investor i like to cuddle with the bear in the market, if you treat the bear with respect it will not bite you. Holding and buying through a crash could grant you massive returns over the years. When the market is bloody red and everyone is running around scared like the world is about to end, opportunities in the market can potentially give you 1,000%+ in capital gains plus dividend growth (with compounding dividends) over the course of 10+ years as the market recovers and enters back to another strong bull market. Just a hypothetical return based on the past stock market crashes. Ive been studying the 2000 bubble, and the famous 2008 crisis over the few years ive been investing. I also just started researching and learning about the crash of 1987. I just keep seeing this similar cycle of strong bull markets after the market pours blood all over the streets. So as always im just saying absolutely focused on my boring as hell dividend growth stocks consistently buying more shares, basically dollar cost averaging its that simple folks. Alright so lets go over the dividend income.   

Roth IRA

Total: $85.16

Taxable Account

Total: $32.05

Grand Total: $117.21
YoY: 59.25%
Q1 Total: $325.92
Purchases: 2 shares of CLX & 5 shares of VWOB


Had to stop by Walmart and buy some more Clorox bathroom cleaner, and stop by the bank on my way home to get me a few bond coupons strips lol (all of my old school investors/ retirees reading will know what im talking about 😉) . Just straight up "boring", just the way i like it. Btw RDS.B dividend payment nearly bought me a free full barrel of oil (1 share) because shares were really cheap. With everything looking soo juicy to buy its hard for me not to contribute to my Roth IRA holdings, because i need to get back on them juicy Big Macs from McDonald's again folks they now got extra sauce on them joints, currently priced at ~$174/share. I may just go back and forth between my Taxable account and my Roth IRA every month. One month im on the Taxable account and then the next month i go back to the Roth IRA and so on. 

Btw ive been seeing some of the investing youtubers saying that this crash is worst than 2008. Meanwhile im over here snoring with my Angry Bird Plush XD. Guys if this is worst than 2008? Then im litterally sleeping on this crash. (I bet Charlie Munger would be proud lol) Youtuber Jeremy from "Financial Education" said that this is the fastest 30%+ decline in the history of the stock market. Im like "if this is what it feels like investing during a stock market crash then ill be just fine for the next 35 - 40 years of investing" im in bed snoring XD.




To end off this blog update i just want to say thank you for reading all my updates, you all stay safe out there during this pandemic. Hope you all did well for the month of March with your dividend income, and ill see guys next time 😉

Dividend Update February 2020

Whats up guys, welcome back to the Dividend Mascot blog. Dividend income going strong for the start of the year. My goal of $325+ for the first Quarter of 2020 is looking really good folks. Ok so the market has taken a big hit recently resulting in a correction. I loooove it when markets go bloody red. You can make a lot of gains as the market recovers (all of my "boring" favorite stocks were on sale) and you can increase your dividend income very fast in a market correction. Capturing 52wk lows on your holdings. I told my followers on my Facebook page to stay focused and stay the course of contributing to solid dividend growth stocks. Alright guys so lets go over the dividend income ;)

Roth IRA

Total: $84.36

Taxable Account

Total: $28.79

Grand Total: $113.15 (not too shabby)

YoY: 52.74%

Purchases: 2 shares of MCD, 2 shares of KMB, 3 shares of RDS.B, 2 shares of PM, & 4 shares of VZ

Them Big Macs from McDonalds started smelling extra juicy in the kitchen, so i was able to get in on $190.59/share. Needed some tissue paper to go with my happy kids meal so i was able to pick up Kimberly-clark at a good price of $129.17/share, some pretty good entry lows for my "boring" stocks. I also want to hoard a bunch of barrels of oil from Royal Dutch Shell as it continues to bounce off its new 52wk low or break into a new 52wk low. I started contributing to my Roth IRA earlier then i planned because of this market correction. So im going to make one more purchase in my Roth, then go back into scaling my Taxable account up to $10,000 to $11,000. Once i hit these numbers, then i will officially be moving over to my Roth maxing out my contributions. (If the market goes crazy again then i will make a few quick purchases in my Roth IRA like i did for the month of February 2020)

BTW my heart goes out to all the victims of the Coronavirus. Stay safe out there guys. Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog update. Stay focused on your dividend growth investing goals, hope you all enjoyed and ill see you guys next time.  

Dividend Update January 2020

Whats up guys, hope you all did well for the month of January. This month is usually the lowest throughout the whole year. Also i just had my 25th birthday on February 6th, and now i have to push myself to be the most wise 25 year old i can possibly be. You will only be 25 years old ONCE in your entire life folks, this wise mindset was used through 21-24 years of age. Not only being wise with pushing my wealth as hard as i can in my 20s, but try to improve myself in all the different categories in life. What would my 45 year old want me to achieve this year? the answer is just 2 words..............brutal determination. Alright folks you guys ready for 2020? Without further or do lets now go over the dividends below.

Roth IRA

Total: $74.62

Taxable Account

Total: $20.93

Grand Total: $95.55

YoY: 65.45%

Purchases: 4 shares of VCLT, & 3 shares of RDS-B

Alright so im off to a good start for 2020. The Taxable account already broke $8,000+, looking forward to pushing this account into the $10,000 - $11,000 range of just 4 core holding accumulating additional shares like crazy. Once thats done then ill work on maxing out the Roth IRA for 2020. So heres my long term plan folks, I want the taxable account to spin off $1,000+ or even $1,500+ a month by my 40th birthday. Used pay for my basic monthly expense. Pretty much giving myself a really cool birthday present 15 years into the future. At 40 years old is marked semi-retired, i will recieve taxable dividends every month but still working 40 hours a week. If i have it to where my dividends are covering 90% to even over 100% of my basic expenses i could literally invest close to 75% or more of my working income on a yearly basis, causing my wealth to explode in size even faster. At 60 years old its marked fully-retired, i will be living off both the Taxable account and Roth IRA dividends in my golden years 😎. I call this my Layered Retirement plan. You will usually see me bring this up like once a year for new readers to see. I invented this plan i think at 22 years old, it was always natural for me to think of things many years ahead.

So i hope you guys enjoyed this short update, keep on stackin that sweet dividend money and ill see you guys next time 😁