Category Archives: Dividends

I Got A 5.7% Raise Last Week

Posted on February 23, 2017 by FI Warrior

The main purpose of this post is to show you what a dividend increase looks like using a real wold example.  The numbers for my position in Coca-Cola are not mind blowing, but can be if the number of shares … Continue reading →

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The Importance Of Rate Return

Posted on February 21, 2017 by FI Warrior

Rate of return is the most important item to get really wealthy.  There is so much focus on budgeting and spending less than you make in the personal finance industry.  You do have to live on less than you make … Continue reading →

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Don’t kill the hen that lays the golden eggs

Posted on February 16, 2017 by FI Warrior

A lot of us have heard this story since we were kids and here is a refresher. A man had a hen that laid a golden egg for him each and every day. The man was not satisfied with this … Continue reading →

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Dividend Income Update – February 2017

Posted on February 1, 2017 by FI Warrior

Before we get too far along in the year, I wanted to establish as starting point for my dividend income.  As the year(s) go by,  I can provide updates and explain why it is increasing. There are three reasons dividend income … Continue reading →

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What is this?

Posted on January 30, 2017 by FI Warrior

“What is this?” is exactly what I thought when I saw ABBV sitting as one of the top 3 CAGR’s when I was doing an analysis of the Dividend Aristocrats with my Crush the Market Tool.  ABBV had a 19% CAGR … Continue reading →

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Have a Coke and a Smile…….

Posted on January 25, 2017 by FI Warrior

I bought some Coca-Cola (KO) stock on Tuesday.  I had a buy stop limit order on it so if it kept going down, I could buy cheaper and if it went up 2% my order would trigger.  It triggered. Why … Continue reading →

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Crush The Market Tool

Posted on January 23, 2017 by FI Warrior

My core investing approach is to only buy stocks that are on the Dividends Aristocrats list. I learned this approach in 2005 when I read the Future For Investors by Jeremy Siegel. I have not been able to find a … Continue reading →

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Failure Porn

Posted on January 20, 2017 by FI Warrior

I wish I could take credit for the phase but I heard it when listening to a James Altucher podcast.  Basically, we all tend to pull out our mistakes, look at them, and start stringing them all together.  And you can … Continue reading →

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Look At Your Portfolio Every Day

Posted on January 16, 2017 by FI Warrior

Yes, I am serious. Actually, look at it multiple times a day. As a dividend growth investor, you will need to get used to your capital moving a lot. It can move both up and down quite a bit over … Continue reading →

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It Pays Dividends

Posted on January 16, 2017 by FI Warrior

Dividend: A dividend is a payment made by a corporation to its shareholders, usually as a distribution of profits, straight from Wikipedia. Let me show you what a quarterly dividend payment looks like with real numbers from one of my stocks. … Continue reading →

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