Welcome to my combined 3rd quarter (July-September) update for my Green Dot Portfolio, a small self-directed retirement portfolio created in a Roth IRA trading account.
This 3-month period concluded the eleventh month of my second year for my portfolio. It was marked by strong gains in July and September, but below average returns for August. This year my goal was to achieve 10%+ in total cash income, using high-yield dividend investments (closed-end funds, REITs, and dividend growth stocks), as well as swing and position-trading of stocks and ETFs. I met the goal a few months