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In order to identify promising dividend candidates for further research, I follow a multi-dimensional approach. At least once per month, I run my dividend entry criteria screen on the dividend champions list in order to uncover attractively valued securities. I also review my portfolio, in order to determine whether I should initiate a position in a new stock or I should add to an existing…

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Stocks with highest dividend growth originally researched by Dividend Yield – Stock, Capital, Investment. When a company raises dividends, it’s always a good sign. A firm with a growing dividend let your passive income grow and could put you on the next level of your financial freedom. But more important than a dividend hike is the intensiveness of the dividend growth…

Company Price No. of lots Singtel $3.52 3 Singpost $1.25 5 FCT $1.96 2 Total dividends collected (2013)S$164.50Principal amountS$20, 800Fixed Annual Yield (2013)4%Average Monthly Dividends (2013)S$27.41Unrealized Paper Gain (S$)S$800As some of you may remember, I started a portfolio for my Mother back in January 2013…

Some time ago, I wrote about how the 4% rule applied to a dividend portfolio and that generated quite a few reactions. Many of them regarded how much was truly needed to retire, especially since I had used a $1 million retirement starting plan. I personally hope and expect to retire with more but never did I even consider that you’d need $1 million to retire…

 
 
Lately, I was looking at my portfolio and noticed something that sucks: I bought 2 stocks right before they dropped on the market. My recent buys of McDonald’s (MCD) and Disney (DIS) were done while their stocks were near their peak and are down by 5-6% each as of this morning. Could it simply be a coincidence? Part of the answer is yes, but there is also another reason why… and this is an investing rookie mistake that I could have easily avoided…
 
Rookie Mistake #1: Look at the Ex-Dividend Date Before Buying a Stock
 
I bought MCD on May 28th at a price of $102…

Each month I will post my income/expenses
for the previous month. I track every dollar in and out, so
what you see is exactly what I earned and spent (rounded to
the nearest dollar).

Income from May 2013:

$5,010–Regular Paycheck
$150–Dividend Income
$637–Online Income/Bonus

Total Income: 5,798

Expenses from May 2013:

$485–Rent
$325–Health
$189–Student Loans
$129–Groceries
$103–Restaurants
$91–Fast Food/Pizza/Takeout
$75–Internet
$47–Pharmacy
$40–Mobile Phone
$32–Public Transportation
$30–Gym
$24–Fuel
$2–Movies
$500–Everything Else*

Total Expenses: $2,076

*The Everything Else category includes expenses I don’t have a regular budget for…

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 6/12/13, UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE: UNH) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.28, payable on 6/21/13. As a percentage of UNH’s recent stock price of $63.30, this dividend works out to approximately 0.44%. Click here to learn which 25 S…

The S&P 500 Index is owned and maintained by Standard & Poor’s, a division of McGraw-Hill. The index was first published in 1957 and is the second most recognized index in the U.S. behind only the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks included in the S&P 500 are large publicly companies that trade on either the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ…