Author: Everyday-Freethought

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Here is the dividend income report for April, 2025. leaseholds Lavonne wintergreen

The monthly dividend income came out to $487.13. The yearly income total for 2025 through the end of the month was $4,143.27. transform emigrating outclasses

The income for April, 2024 was $302.91, and the yearly income for 2024 through the end of April was $2,767.61. diminution cult Galbraith

I am still getting caught up on my reports. To help me get caught up, this will be a short report. turnovers damping Croce‘

For the first time, the 12-month moving average was above $1,400. The 12-month moving average was above $1,300 for three months. It was above $1,200 for three months. It is good progress, but at some point it will slow. smear Kaifeng devalues

Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each April from the beginning of my records through 2025: authoring foundered instrumental

Here are the securities and the income amounts for April, 2025: dash complexioned obscener

• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $63.38
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $268.09
• Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $27.03
• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $131.69
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $60.32

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Here is the dividend income report for March, 2025. leather windsocks ecologists

The monthly dividend income came out to $2,900.16. The yearly income total for 2025 through the end of the month was $3,656.14. fedora slinkier navigability

The income for March, 2024 was $2,092.22, and the yearly income for 2024 through the end of March was $2,464.80 Saki Sancho dimpling

I am still getting caught up on my reports. Briggs groveling sturgeons

Over the past few weeks I have started listening to the podcast from The Dividend Guy Blog. My feed went back to 2023-03, but by then he had already put out about 100 episodes. He has a Youtube channel, also blogs at Dividend Monk, runs a paid service called Dividend Stocks Rock, and has another podcast called Moose Markets. magnetic chaplains uninviting

He is based in Canada, so some of the companies he talks about I cannot buy. Right now I am only buying stocks in my retirement portfolios, and I cannot trade on non-US markets there. Some larger Canadian companies dual-list, but at the moment I do not have a lot of money in non-retirement accounts. drowses counterproductive extemporaneously

One interesting concept he has (that I think he came up with) is the dividend triangle. He looks at revenue growth, earnings per share growth and dividend growth. maneuverable unpreventable odiously

He had a few interviews with a guy who goes by the nom de plume Liquid: links here and here, with Liquid’s website and Youtube channel. He mentioned Liquid in an episode where he talked about past guests. Liquid talked about using mental models to get ahead, instead of focusing just on numbers. Sounds interesting. Hausa womanlier immodesty

He does make a free spreadsheet and a couple of PDF files available from his web sites. I will go over them and perhaps comment on them later. purge bobolink moaning

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Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each March from the beginning of my records through 2025: overstating cases Capella

Here are the securities and the income amounts for March, 2025: touts sterilizers training

• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $134.87
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $45.68
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $244.04
• Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $23.82
• SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF: $202.83
• SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF: $509.49
• Vanguard Utilities ETF: $307.76
• Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF: $1,368.29
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $63.38

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Here is the dividend income report for February, 2025. clause limpest Frankfurt

The monthly dividend income came out to $390.18. The yearly income total for 2025 through the end of the month was $755.98. Transvaal airlift distraught

The income for February, 2024 was $289.26, and the yearly income for 2024 through the end of February was $372.58. holds lecher barefooted

I am still getting caught up on my reports. unintended sporing approve

Here are a few thoughts I have had on investing and the markets: With the rise of grifto-currency, I have heard a lot of people say that traditional financial markets are just a scam. (Which raises the question: Why get into grifto-currency?) While there is no way to stop speculation, the markets are all about giving companies a way to access capital, and for investors to get a return. If you use it as a casino, you will probably get burned. enameled acacias monetary

People who invest to get rich slowly never say the markets are a scam. People who want it quick and easy are always the same people who think it is a scam. Do not blame the markets if you are not using them for their intended purpose. Granted, some market participants have evil intentions, but the reality is the burden to weed them out is on you. acting unobstructed shape

Stick with dividend growth stocks, and a lot of the noise goes away. Or at least you know what you can ignore. The sad truth is the noise never really goes away. unseat hefting reinstates

Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each February from the beginning of my records through 2025: torpedos enquiries impotently

Here are the securities and the income amounts for February, 2025: coloration chloroform allusively

• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $104.19
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $260.25
• Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $25.74

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Here is the dividend income report for January, 2025. worm Sisyphean buckeyes

The monthly dividend income came out to $365.80. The yearly income total for 2025 through the end of the month was $365.80. dispels varicolored brigands

The income for January, 2024 was $85.32, and the yearly income for 2024 through the end of January was $85.32. sinewy navel Vlaminck

I am still getting caught up on my reports. wards McKay countdowns

XYLD had one of the biggest payouts in the history of the fund: $1.18. There was a payout of $1.43 in December of 2017, but that was before I was in the fund. Having XDTE also helped push the income to a record for January. I am thinking about getting rid of XDTE. It has been said that stocks take the stairs up and the elevator down, and that is especially true for covered call funds. Having weekly payouts has helped, but I might just chuck it and stock up on XYLD. It has done okay. anachronism supporter airheads

I found out about a YouTube channel called Income Architect, and one of his videos (I think it was this one or this one) is making me consider either SPYI or ISPY. Mathias friskiness forcible

Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each January from the beginning of my records through 2025:

Here are the securities and the income amounts for January, 2025:

• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $127.47
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $180.23
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $58.10

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Here is the dividend income report for November, 2024. dissuasion pucks Toulouse

The monthly dividend income came out to $427.82. The yearly income total for 2024 through the end of the month was $11,659.58. beat adjure hypnotics

The income for November, 2023 was $271.02, and the yearly income for 2023 through the end of November was $9,776.61. Volstead dittos Mussolini

I am still getting caught up in my dividend income reports. Things are happening so fast it is hard to keep up. I will keep this one short so I do not lose momentum catching up. There is a lot to write about (grifting idiot president, new pope), but I will get to it later. toeholds repertoire beaches

There was a professor who wrote a column for Business Week back when it was still printed. In his farewell column he said that when he started he was worried about coming up with a topic every month. Before too long he had a lot of topics he wanted to write about. Maurice pointillist distinctiveness

Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each November from the beginning of my records through 2024:

Here are the securities and the income amounts for November, 2024:

• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $98.23
• Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $23.93
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $249.94
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $55.72

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Here is the dividend income report for October, 2024. stairs accessioning handling

The monthly dividend income came out to $741.55. The yearly income total for 2024 through the end of the month was $11,231.76. fluctuations Margie synthetics

The income for October, 2023 was $563.02, and the yearly income for 2023 through the end of October was $9,505.59. Quran hyphenate rubbish

I am still getting caught up in my dividend income reports. Things are happening so fast it is hard to keep up. Muncie burping craftier

This was the second month the twelve-month moving average went above $1,200. The 12-month moving average for November 2024 was already about $1,200.00 in the first week of October, so I think $1,200.00 might be permanent. We will see what happens during the recession that is probably coming, and would be caused by the moronic policies of grifting idiot Trump. sainthood celebrities adjournment

I suppose I should not be shocked by something that has been going on for decades, but I still do not see why people still think that Rethuglicans are better for the economy than Democrats. For just about all of Biden’s term a LOT of people kept insisting we were in a recession that was being covered up, despite rising GDP and rising employment. They believed propaganda over their own eyes. honeycombed assuaged systemics

Since WWII, 2 Democratic presidents had recessions start during their time in office (Truman and Carter). A recession has started under every single Rethuglican president. Why is the pattern so hard for people to see? acclimatized collaring infectiously

And now with all the back and forth on tariffs from the self-proclaimed stable genius (but is actually a grifting idiot), a lot of countries are avoiding dealing with the US altogether. Some people think that grifting idiot Trump is following some sort of plan. I do not think this is the case. Grifting idiot Trump is nothing more than a grifter and an idiot. If grifting idiot Trump were following a plan, that would imply he has a shred of intelligence. If grifting idiot Trump was pretending to be this dumb, occasionally the mask would slip and grifting idiot Trump would say something intelligent and/or truthful, but that never happens. Everything out of grifting idiot Trump’s mouth is wrong, stupid, or usually both. synonymous disciple slaphappy

Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each October from the beginning of my records through 2024:

Here are the securities and the income amounts for October, 2024:

• Vanguard Utilities ETF: $323.86
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $241.62
• Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $23.51
• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $95.13
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $57.43

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Here is the dividend income report for September, 2024. metacarpals leper dissatisfies

The monthly dividend income came out to $3,021.18. The yearly income total for 2024 through the end of the month was $10,490.21. Intelsat phantasm reappearing

The income for September, 2023 was $2,352.68, and the yearly income for 2023 through the end of September was $8,942.57. permutations Agrippa plaque

This was the first time the twelve-month moving average went above $1,200. It spent 17 months above $1,000, and 9 above $1,100. shading motorizing sporran

I am still getting caught up in my dividend income reports. Things are happening so fast it is hard to keep up. ducal posthaste matriculation

I decided to sell SDY and put my money into SCHD. I made a few comments comparing them in 2024-06 here, and made a preliminary analysis of SCHD in 2020-04 here. If I had kept SDY, the 2024-09 payout would have been $909.61. SCHD paid out $1,358.10, so I guess I made the correct choice. SCHD was mentioned a lot on the r/dividends sub-reddit. Lately I have been spending more time on the r/dividendgang sub-reddit since they are actually pro-dividend there. There is a sub-reddit dedicated to SCHD. Barrymore pennies commending

Honestly there are a lot of people on /r/SCHD who try to talk people out of buying SCHD, which I do not understand. I have given up arguing with them. They usually tell people (especially younger people) to put money in a growth fund for now, and then in a couple of decades move into SCHD. One issue is this could trigger a tax bill. Another is that selling assets for income is stupid. The goal is to never touch principal. Ever. Plus, as we have seen, you are hoping that things are going well when you sell. What if the market goes down when you need the money? We have seen this with the dot-com crash, the Great Recession, COVID, and now with grifting idiot Trump playing 0-dimensional chess with tariffs. Bishop advising secluding

Another thing that happened each time the market went down is everyone thought that dividend stocks were better than growth stocks. Until they got distracted by the shiny objects again. Norris Joanne bellhops

Another benefit to dividend growth investing is that if you can accumulate enough assets so that your dividends pay your bills, you will never run out of money. Granted, I do not know if I will get to that point. If I have to sell it all, I will. But their Plan A is my Plan B. So I guess I have a better plan. bunting carafes groceries

Here is a table with the year-to-date amounts, the monthly amounts, and the three- and twelve-month moving averages for each September from the beginning of my records through 2024:

Here are the securities and the income amounts for September, 2024:

• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $27.14
• Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF: $246.15
• Vanguard Total International Bond ETF: $24.59
• Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF: $108.75
• SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF Rollover: $138.43
• SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF Roth: $275.63
• SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF: $791.93
• Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF: $1,358.10
• Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF: $50.46

People who get upset when they get an answer they do not like are not leaders, managers or executives, or decisive; they are toddlers.

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