Friday, June 30, 2017

Dividend Income Update - April & May 2017

Welcome to my dividend income update for April & May 2017.


April 2017 Dividends 


  • FFIC -- $9.12
  • M -- $5.78
  • GE -- $3.36
  • CSCO -- $15.66
  • MDT -- $8.60
  • WPC -- $15.92

Total dividends received during the month of April 2017 = $58.44 


May 2017 Dividends 

  • T -- $41.41
  • AAPL -- $25.44
  • ABBV -- $11.52
  • HCP -- $12.95
  • ETP -- $19.80
  • PG -- $13.79
  • KMI -- $8.75
  • OHI -- $28.35
  • VFIAX -- $0.00
Total dividends received during the month of May 2017 = $162.01 

The dividends are lesser compared to the previous months since I sold off my portfolio at Loyal3 and used the proceeds to pay off my car loan.


Total dividends earned in Year 2017 so far equals $669.78


Thanks for reading!

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Loyal3 proceeds towards Car Loan

Hi Y'all,

Its been awhile since I posted and although I do have a few posts in draft, its been awhile!!
I have been working hard, running hard and spending quality time with the family. My soon to turn 2 year old son demands both, time and energy.

Its taken me time to analyze and process the closing down operations of Loyal3. 
I used to move money to Loyal3 every week and from Aug 2015 - April 2017, was able to save a considerable amount every paycheck. I could buy stocks for free. I will miss, Loyal3!!

Summary: (8/25/2015 --> 4/19/2017)
  • Total deposits to Loyal3 = $14,000
  • Total dividends earned = $319.89
  • Final withdrawal from Loyal3 = $15,497.65
  • On closure, I stand to lose yearly dividends = $355.73 

Portfolio (prior closure)
  • 1.0711 shares of GOOGL 
  • 1.0581 shares of Amazon (AMZN)
  • 1.1472 shares of BRK.B
  • 27.8412 shares of Coca Cola (KO)
  • 5.0912 shares of Facebook (FB)
  • 5.9709 shares of Intel Inc (INTC)
  • 2.4881 shares of Hasbro Inc (HAS)
  • 15.5117 shares of Macy Inc (M)
  • 8.1666 shares of McDonald's Corp (MCD)
  • 28.7124 shares of Microsoft (MSFT)
  • 21.9707 shares of Nike (NKE)
  • 14.6220 shares of Pepsi (PEP)
  • 18.2285 shares of Starbucks Inc (SBUX)
  • 18.9164 shares of Target (TGT)
  • 28.0733 shares of UniLever (UL)
  • 16.6199 shares of Wal-Mart (WMT)

I decided to sell all stock ($15, 497.65) and use the proceeds to pay off my Car loan of $11,682.99

I purchased a 2015 Acura MDX in the Fall of 2014 and took on a 4 year car loan with monthly payments of $691.67. My loan would be completed by October 2018. I was desperate to pay off the car and improve my cash flow and hence used a big chunk of closure money towards paying off the loan.

So, I am sad that Loyal3 is history cause this enabled me to save regularly and buy stocks for free. I am happy, was able to pay off the car loan thereby improving my cash flow.

This has also reduced my 12 month dividends by $355.73

We have been looking at buying a house and my current rent spend (approx. $1200) and the money that does not go towards a car payment ($691) can maybe go towards a mortgage payment. We will see how that works out!!

Until next time..