tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post2247028122541997469..comments2024-03-27T23:39:33.499-05:00Comments on Passive Income Pursuit: Dividend Update - December 2015Passive Income Pursuithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-35441140444114721512016-01-17T14:43:12.449-06:002016-01-17T14:43:12.449-06:00Congrats on over $800+ income and close to $6K, al...Congrats on over $800+ income and close to $6K, almost $500/month. Nice portfolio and I also own many of the same companies. Keep racing in 2016!Race2Retirementhttp://race2retirement.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-3450364234537840532016-01-13T05:13:44.000-06:002016-01-13T05:13:44.000-06:00DivHut,
Yeah 2015 was a big of a stationary year...DivHut, <br /><br />Yeah 2015 was a big of a stationary year for us and the KMI debacle definitely set us back a bit. I shared before how I was concerned about KMI's weight within my portfolio and the dividends they provided and that's why I stopped adding to the position 1.5 years ago. The importance of dividend exposure is definitely something that has been reinforced throughout all of this. <br /><br />I'm glad we're on to 2016 and can't wait to get back to moving forward throughout the year.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-68780014844565086312016-01-13T01:56:46.645-06:002016-01-13T01:56:46.645-06:00Continue on your path. You are really building up ...Continue on your path. You are really building up a nice passive income stream from a pretty long list of solid companies. Even with the KMI debacle you have built a nice income stream. I guess it's important to see not how many different companies pay us dividends but rather how much each company contributes to our annual dividend income. KMI was a "big boy" as far as payments to your account. This is where diversifying is important. Thank you for sharing. Good luck in 2016!DivHuthttp://divhut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-54886893050814346382016-01-12T19:24:58.463-06:002016-01-12T19:24:58.463-06:00Tawcan,
Even better was that I pulled in over $6...Tawcan, <br /><br />Even better was that I pulled in over $6k throughout the year. Unfortunately the forward dividends took a big hit with the KMI cut but I can only move forward from here. No amount of worrying or fretting over the lost dividend income will reinstate the dividend to the prior level. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-8055947432535056162016-01-12T19:23:34.099-06:002016-01-12T19:23:34.099-06:00DGI Novice,
The KMI cut put a big dent in the fo...DGI Novice, <br /><br />The KMI cut put a big dent in the forward dividends but there's valuable lessons to be learned. One of the most important ones is to reinforce the importance of diversification if you plan to live off your dividends. Luckily this happened while we're still in the accumulation phase and not once we were living off the dividends.<br /><br />I don't calculate the YOC for the year because honestly I'm too lazy to good through all of the data. Especially for 2015 because there was a lot sales as well as capital being transferred out of the account which just muddies the water. I have current yield and YOC on my portfolio spreadsheet which gives me a close enough proxy for where I stand.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-62402918627084363252016-01-12T19:20:19.148-06:002016-01-12T19:20:19.148-06:00Sharon,
December and the whole year of 2015 was ...Sharon, <br /><br />December and the whole year of 2015 was definitely good to me for dividends. $6k+ is a great start on the journey to financial independence. There's still a lot of work to do before we get there but we're on our way.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-90491020338195819852016-01-12T19:10:50.712-06:002016-01-12T19:10:50.712-06:00dividendgravy,
It was nice to actually pass over...dividendgravy, <br /><br />It was nice to actually pass over the $6k mark even if it was just barely there. KMI definitely hurt and really led to some declines for my forward dividends. I had started getting concerned about KMI and my overexposure there a couple years back so I stopped contributing to the position. Unfortunately they hit me with a dividend cut but years from now it'll be forgotten about. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-21736444710889076202016-01-12T19:08:28.014-06:002016-01-12T19:08:28.014-06:00R2R,
2015 was definitely a holding year for us a...R2R, <br /><br />2015 was definitely a holding year for us and we didn't get to make nearly as much progress as I would have liked. But at least we didn't really take any steps backwards. The DGI model is great because even though our cash flow for savings have been low we've still been able to build our portfolio and dividends through dividend growth and reinvested dividends. Years from now 2015 will just be a blip.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-64535985223613242562016-01-12T18:00:23.372-06:002016-01-12T18:00:23.372-06:00Nice work! Over $5k a year is pretty awesome. Lots...Nice work! Over $5k a year is pretty awesome. Lots solid companies you're holding too, what's not to like? Tawcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163696730038583040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-37202627317421789922016-01-12T17:23:01.186-06:002016-01-12T17:23:01.186-06:00Great job! You are making great progress. I als...Great job! You are making great progress. I also had a big energy dividend cut that I am recovering from (LNCO), but increased my dividends for the year. I can see the snowball starting to pick up steam and it is encouraging.<br /><br />Do you calculate yield on cost for the year (dividends paid/amount invested)?<br /><br />DGI NoviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-72148632409981614812016-01-12T13:06:57.208-06:002016-01-12T13:06:57.208-06:00JC Hi
Great december dividend income, also the 20...JC Hi<br /><br />Great december dividend income, also the 2015 dividend income.<br /><br />Keep the snowball rolling.<br /><br />Sharon - Divorcedffdivorcedffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037422614311873910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-12415210205849271202016-01-12T12:30:34.273-06:002016-01-12T12:30:34.273-06:00Nice work, JC. A little over $6K... that's no...Nice work, JC. A little over $6K... that's nothing to sneeze at. Keeping the snowball rolling. I'm sure the hit you took on KMI hurt a bit. It's difficult when income takes a hit for whatever reason, thought years from now it will just be distant memory and you will still be raking in the income. Happy new year to you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-75999464656895969682016-01-12T11:50:54.887-06:002016-01-12T11:50:54.887-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079956960369584892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6587699706949333863.post-29140498050267049722016-01-12T07:47:05.064-06:002016-01-12T07:47:05.064-06:00Great progress, JC. Even though 2015 was a holding...Great progress, JC. Even though 2015 was a holding year for you, the div income has continued to grow thanks to the DGI model. Keep up the great work and that div income should keep snowballing over the years.<br /><br />Best wishes for 2016 and beyond<br />R2RRoadmap2Retirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379818667071736766noreply@blogger.com