Money and Finance
Earlier this month I checked up on the overall dividend growth rate for my portfolio and you can find that article here. I like to take quarterly or annual looks at the organic dividend growth rate for my portfolio to get a "big picture" view of how the companies I own performed in regards to dividend growth as a whole. I was quite pleased with my portfolio since the overall, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year organic dividend growth rates were all above 11%, except the 5-year at 9.88%.
I don't expect to be able to keep an average 10% growth rate for decades on end, unless I want to constantly change my portfolio around, which would trigger capital gains taxes. It's encouraging to see the growth rates well above my projection of 5% organic growth so there's a built in margin of safety in my projections. A dividend growth rate higher than my 5% level would allow me to reach my crossover point sooner.
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Money and Finance
Dividend Growth Checkup - Part II
Earlier this month I checked up on the overall dividend growth rate for my portfolio and you can find that article here. I like to take quarterly or annual looks at the organic dividend growth rate for my portfolio to get a "big picture" view of how the companies I own performed in regards to dividend growth as a whole. I was quite pleased with my portfolio since the overall, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year organic dividend growth rates were all above 11%, except the 5-year at 9.88%.
I don't expect to be able to keep an average 10% growth rate for decades on end, unless I want to constantly change my portfolio around, which would trigger capital gains taxes. It's encouraging to see the growth rates well above my projection of 5% organic growth so there's a built in margin of safety in my projections. A dividend growth rate higher than my 5% level would allow me to reach my crossover point sooner.
Continue reading this article at Seeking Alpha.
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Quick update today! But it's one that I love. I love hearing about dividend increases. Like absolutely love them. There's few things that I like more than getting paid extra just for owning quality companies. Yesterday, Kinder...
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A little over a year ago I wrote a post discussing how to properly calculate the dividend growth rate of your portfolio. Most likely each company you own makes up a different weight in your portfolio so just using a straight average won't suffice....
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Earlier this week the Board of Directors of Phillips 66 (PSX) announced another increase in their dividend. This was their second increase since being spun off from ConocoPhillips (COP) in the middle of last year. The new rate is $0.3125 and is a...
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Earlier this afternoon I purchased 45 shares of Aflac (AFL) for a $50.15 each. After commission, my cost basis is $50.33 per share. These shares will provide an extra $63 in annual dividends before reinvestment or future dividend increases. Aflac...
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