Another bumpy month for stocks in March but we have made it through the $22,000 road block and the ETF portfolio now starts with a 23. No thanks to Mr. Market as it was done the hard way: Adding more cash!! The only thing I wish was different about this market correction was that I had a larger pile of cash on the sidelines and ready to deploy. I don't regret not having it … [Read more...] about Dividends from the ETF Portfolio in March
SCHD Dividend Stock Reconstitution or Rebalance 2025
Around March each year the popular SCHD dividend stock goes through a reconstitution. Basically it kicks some stocks out and adds new companies to the portfolio. The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF seeks to track the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100™ Index. At the time of posting this article the SCHD ETF has a dividend yield of about 3.6%. Stocks are re-weighted quarterly … [Read more...] about SCHD Dividend Stock Reconstitution or Rebalance 2025
ETF Dividend Portfolio Update for February
Well, that was an interesting month in stocks. Anyone holding high flying growth stocks will be looking like they've just gotten off of a rollercoaster right now. My Australian stocks portfolio and my world stocks portfolio were both wacked as I hold stocks like Microsoft in the US and REA Group in Australia. The ETF portfolio was also hit but I didn't see swings of more … [Read more...] about ETF Dividend Portfolio Update for February
ETF Dividend Portfolio Update 2025
I'm 10 days late posting this update as I've had a sore foot and I've been getting around like a bear with a sore foot! I see where the term comes from now as I've been angry, irritable and ready to bite off heads! But all is well and it's now time for this bear to get back on the horse. Last year my goal for the ETF dividend portfolio was $20,000. I achieved that goal and … [Read more...] about ETF Dividend Portfolio Update 2025
End of Year ETF Dividend Portfolio Update
Well, another year has flown by. I hope your 2024 has been a good one and I wish you all the best for 2025. The ETF dividend portfolio started the year at $7,807 and has finished at $21,821 which is 179% increase! I had set the goal to reach $20,000 in my first year and I have beat that by almost 10 percent. My big dividend goal for this portfolio is to make more than … [Read more...] about End of Year ETF Dividend Portfolio Update
ETF Dividend Portfolio Update for November
The first major goal I set for this ETF portfolio was $20,000 and I'm happy to say that this goal has been achieved!!! Woohoo! That feels so good to say out loud! I was hoping to reach 20k by the end of 2024 and I have done it one month early in November. I'm super proud of this achievement. You could say, it's just money, why are you so happy? And I would say you are … [Read more...] about ETF Dividend Portfolio Update for November
October ETF Freedom Making Machine Update
Dividends included the quarterly payers in October so it was going to be a good month but we didn't beat the high back in July which was $130.30. Still, it was the second month above $100 so I'm pretty happy with that. The ETFs made a total of $126.98 in October. I'm hoping to break the $150 mark in January 2025 when all of the ETFs distribute dividends. October 2023 was … [Read more...] about October ETF Freedom Making Machine Update
Never Talk about your Investments with Committed Slaves
Something I learned early on in my investment journey was just how mental the average 'normal' person on the street is. Having discovered the wonders of dividend investing and how it can set you free I would naturally want to share this information with the people I love and those I care about. But after seeing the reactions from so many different people I came to a point … [Read more...] about Never Talk about your Investments with Committed Slaves