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In 2015, I started publishing updates regarding my dividend growth portfolio, and I keep doing so every quarter. This is part of being transparent with my readers, so they can see what I hold and its correlation with my writing. This article summarizes Q1 of 2022, where the most p...

The war in Ukraine continues to dominate market movements. I am not selling anything and predominantly focus on adding dividend income via select purchases. The combination of soaring inflation and geopolitical uncertainty has rattled markets but despite some dramatic movements, s...

PEY's annual yield has consistently ranged between 3 and 4 percent. PEY's investment in basic sectors are less volatile, and less likely to be impacted by an economic downturn. PEY generated price growth between 9 and 15 percent over the medium and long term. For further det...

Utilities are overvalued by about 20% to 30% depending on subsectors. Quality scores are good, but not high enough to justify such overvaluation. FUTY: almost an equivalent to XLU. 10 stocks cheaper than their peers in March. For further details see: FUTY: Utilities ...

Ørsted has been trending down since early 2021 but bounced recently amidst the Russia-Ukraine war and renewed energy security talk in the West. The main bearish forces against Ørsted are commodity inflation, rising interest rate expectations and economic protectionism. T...

The war in Ukraine has overshadowed any other market development in February. I have kept my portfolio intact and made a couple of purchases while divesting one small position. The combination of soaring inflation and geopolitical uncertainty has rattled markets but despite some d...

Bond investing is not dead. It just went into hibernation for a while. Numerous examples of conventional wisdom are wrong when it comes to bond investing. There are countless investment-grade bonds currently yielding over 4%. Bond funds are not the safest way to build a divers...

20 Dividend payments increased income 22.2% over Feb 2021 and raised forward income by 19.5%. Portfolio value is up 1.9% ytd, up 19.9% from Feb 2021, 23.2% from Jan 2021 and up 0.14% from last month. Complete listing of all 89 RIG companies and when they make their dividend paymen...

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Champions, Contenders, and Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends. Companies with upcoming ex-dividend dates. Companies with upcoming pay dates. For further details see: Dividend Champion, Contender, An...

Inflation concerns have started to affect market sentiment, but it is highly uncertain if that will lead to a real market correction or just some short-term dips. I am continuing my monthly investment plans while still awaiting a real market correction or possibly a real crash once ma...