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17 May, 2015

My 33 Year Old Dividend Growth Portfolio

The inspiration for this post came from a Seeking Alpha article written by Retire Before Dad titled “20 Years In The Chevron DRIP.”  In this article the author describes how he was first exposed to dividend growth investing.  He was gifted a share of Chevron (CVX) from his uncle with the instructions to continue contributing to the position and to reinvest all dividends.  It is a great article that clearly illustrates the power of dividend growth investing. The article written by Retire Before Dad really resonated with me because my goal is to do something very similar for my children, just...

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Portfolio Updates

3 May, 2015

Dividend Portfolio Updates: April 2015

Since I just started the Dividend Empire Portfolio on March 30 and the Dividend Retirement Portfolio on April 22 of 2015 this update will be brief. In this update and all future updates I will summarize my purchases, dividends and pay raises for the month. In case you haven’t read the introductions to my two dividend portfolios you can read about the Dividend Empire Portfolio HERE and the Dividend Retirement Portfolio HERE. In these updates I will keep the two dividend portfolios separate simply because they have very different goals. In summary, the Dividend Empire Portfolio is for my children,...

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Stock Analysis / Transactions

28 Apr, 2015

Stock Purchases: GD, CVX, AAPL

I freed up some more cash in my Dividend Retirement Portfolio recently so it was time to go shopping. My goal for this portfolio is to accumulate quality dividend growth stocks that will one day provide income for my retirement (about this portfolio). I’m off to a great start – picking up shares in 7 different companies representing 7 different sectors over the past two weeks. Today I had enough funds ($10k) to add another 3 stocks to the portfolio and I decided to initiate positions in Apple (AAPL), General Dynamics (GD) and Chevron (CVX). 4/28/2015 – Apple (AAPL) Shares...

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Stock Analysis / Transactions

27 Apr, 2015

Stock Purchase – Compass Minerals International (CMP)

I purchased Compass Minerals International (CMP) today as part of my 401k conversion to a dividend retirement portfolio. In this portfolio, I am looking to accumulate quality dividend growth stocks that will eventually pay for my retirement (full story). 4/27/2015 – Compass Minerals International (CMP) Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Metals & Minerals Shares purchased: 33 Cost per share: $88.82 Commissions: $14.95 Cost basis: $2946.01 Yield: 2.96% Expected annual income: $87.12 Compass Minerals International Overview From their investor relations site: Compass Minerals, based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, is a leading producer of minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty...

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