Weekly Roundup - April 8, 2017

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And just like that the first week of April has come and gone.  It won't be long and we'll be back in the middle of earnings season which always has the prospects of unlocking some value in the stock market.  Of course now that I'm being quite active in the options market via my Rollover IRA I'm looking forward to the higher option prices centered around earnings releases.
I know most people prefer their regular 9-5 schedule, but for me I want to go back to working nights.  Even though my schedule gets thrown out of whack for a few days when I swap I find it so much easier to focus on writing.  That's the big reason that I haven't been able to write as much over the last couple weeks.  I don't know if it's that I just get distracted easier because the markets are open so I go looking for opportunities or what, but I do know that I just can't seem to sit down and write like I would like to.  Luckily it shouldn't be too much longer for us to finish this well up and then I can hopefully make the change back over.  

So far April has gotten off to a slow start for both dividends received and dividend increases with only 2 of the former and 1 of the latter.  However, that should be picking up here over the next couple weeks and based on April 2016 there could be as many as 7 dividend increases announced.  That's a huge number and I can't wait to see what these companies have in store.

Also in case you haven't started yet the tax deadline for the U.S. is fast approaching.  Every year my goal is to get everything completed early, like early March, but every year it seems like I'm having to search for a few other forms and don't get to submit until the week of the deadline.  We're just about wrapped up with our taxes and it's looking like we'll be right around even as far as the taxes we've already paid.  We're pushing up on the MAGI limit for tax-free deductions to IRAs so we'll be opening up a new account to get as much of a tax credit as we can although it won't be the full contribution.

The good thing though is that as soon as taxes are completely handled, and since we won't be able to fully contribute to the IRAs, that will free up some cash for other uses.  Since there isn't exactly anything that's just screaming at me as a great value in the markets that cash will be headed towards debt reduction.  It's something we really need to get under control mainly for peace of mind and one less thing to worry about.  

On to the Roundup

In case you missed them, here's the posts from Passive-Income-Pursuit over the past week.

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Once again I'd like to say thanks to each and every one of you that read, commented, and shared posts from here this past week.  This dividend growth investing and financial independence community is amazing and the openness from everyone is awesome.  Thanks again!

Now on to the links!

The Go Curry Cracker 2016 Taxes by Go Curry Cracker

Why Emerging Markets Are Looking Better Than The USA by Jason Zweig

Dividend Income Update March 2017 by DivHut

Stock Buy - Hormel Foods Corp (HRL) by Investment Hunting

Did We Just Buy A Dividend Stock? by Income Surfer

2017 Top Investment Picks - Q1 Update by Roadmap2Retire

I'm Looking to Buy Dividend Champion Hormel Foods by DivGro

Why It's Always & Never Different This Time by A Wealth of Common Sense

Microsoft (MSFT): A High Quality Dividend Growth Stock in Tech by Simply Safe Dividends

Raytheon (RTN): A High Dividend Growth Stock to Consider on Dips by Dividend Growth Investor

Idle Cash Sitting Under the Couch Cushion by Dividend Diplomats

8 Investments I Made This Quarter by Retire Before Dad

I Purchased United Parcel Service to Meet These Specific Objectives by Chuck Carnevale

If you're looking for investment ideas, A Frugal Family's Journey maintains a list of stock analyses and recent buys from fellow bloggers.

I hope you all have a great weekend!  

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Comments

  1. PIP!

    Thank you again very much for the special mention, means a great deal to me and to the Diplomats! Big week and another week is down, essentially. The endless pursuit to Financial Freedom moves onward!

    -Lanny

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  2. Thanks for the mention, JC. This market sure is boring isnt it? Hopefully the earnings season will bring some liveliness and volatility in the market.
    Hope you are having a good weekend

    cheers
    R2R

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