Loyal3 Purchases - 12/8, 12/15, 12/22 and 12/30

Apologies for the late Loyal3 'buy' updates. 
I just got back from a month long vacation and during the time I purchased stocks weekly. 

12/08:
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.5799 shares @$38.76 ($100). Yield = 3.71%
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3699 shares @$73 ($100). Yield = 3.06%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 0.9983 shares @$100.17 ($100). Yield = 2.80%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $9.58 to my annual dividend income.

12/15:
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3618 shares @$73.43 ($100). Yield = 3.05%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 1.0139 shares @$98.63 ($100). Yield = 2.85%
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) - 1.6678 shares @$59.96 ($100). Yield = 3.26%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $9.16 to my annual dividend income.

12/22:
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3837 shares @$72.27 ($100). Yield = 3.10%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 1.0106 shares @$98.95 ($100). Yield = 2.84%
Starbucks (SBUX) - 1.6720 shares @$59.81 ($100). Yield = 1.33%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $7.27 to my annual dividend income.

12/30:
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.8055 shares @$35.64 ($100). Yield = 4.04%
Starbucks (SBUX) - 1.6372 shares @$61.08 ($100). Yield = 1.31%
Nike Inc. (NKE) - 1.5733 shares @$63.56 ($100). Yield = 2.01%

$300 of new capital invested and adding $7.36 to my annual dividend income.



These purchases increase my total annual projected dividends to $1,053.68

Dividend Income Update - December 2015

Each month I will post dividends received to keep track of earned passive income. Opening a new position or adding to an existing position on a regular basis causes increases in income on a monthly or quarterly basis.

December 2015 Dividends -  

Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC) - $8.00
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) - $7.50
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $7.50
Emerson Electric Co (EMR) - $13.30
3M (MMM) - $12.30
Unilever (UL) - $2.57
Target (TGT) - $0.75
Microsoft (MSFT) - $1.44
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) - $3.36


Total dividends received during the month of December 2015 = $56.72. 
This has been a 655% increase as compared to dividend earnings in December 2014 of $7.50

One of my goals is to receive $400 in dividend income during this calendar year. I've received a total of $553.41 this year corresponds to a % age increase of 38.35%.

Thanks for reading!

Loyal3 Purchases - 12/01

As per my strategy of investing periodically i.e. weekly, every Tuesday this post highlights purchases made on 12/01.

I decided to invest $300 this week and may do the same the remaining weeks this year. Its a safer option dollar cost averaging instead of committing funds to a single purchase.
 
12/01:
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.5491 shares @$39.23 ($100). Yield = 3.67%
Target Corp. (TGT) - 1.3772 shares @$72.61 ($100). Yield = 3.08%
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) - 0.9907 shares @$100.94 ($100). Yield = 2.78%


$300 of new capital invested and adding $9.54 to my annual dividend income.


These purchases increase my total annual projected dividends to $1,020.28.

Dividend Income Update - November 2015

Each month I will post dividends received to keep track of earned passive income. Opening a new position or adding to an existing position on a regular basis causes increases in income on a monthly or quarterly basis.

November 2015 Dividends -  

Apple Inc (AAPL) - $15.60
AT&T Inc (T) - $23.50
Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) - $35.70
Proctor & Gamble Co. (PG) - $13.26
Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) - $26.38
AbbVie  Inc (Abbv) - $9.18
HCP Inc (HCP) - $16.95
Starbucks Corp (SBUX) - $1.04

Total dividends received during the month of November 2015 = $141.61. 
This has been a 507% increase as compared to dividend earnings in November 2014 of $23.30.

One of my goals is to receive $400 in dividend income during this calendar year. I've now received $496.69 in the first 11 months. I have crushed my goal!!
There is another month and I should cross $520 + 

Thanks for reading!

Loyal3 Purchases - 11/17 and 11/24

As per my strategy of investing periodically i.e. weekly, every Tuesday this post highlights purchases made on 11/17 and 11/24.

11/17:
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) - 1.8730 shares @$53.39 ($100). Yield = 2.69%
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.5914 shares @$38.59 ($100). Yield = 3.73%

$200 of new capital invested and adding $6.42 to my annual dividend income.
Added to existing positions in Microsoft and Macy's.


11/24:
Unilever PLC (UL) - 2.3213 shares @$43.08 ($100). Yield = 3.13%
Macys Inc. (M) - 2.5176 shares @$39.72 ($100). Yield = 3.62%

$200 of new capital invested and adding $6.75 to my annual dividend income.
Added to existing positions in Macy's Inc and Unilever PLC.


These purchases increase my total annual projected dividends to $1,010.74.

Loyal3 Purchases - 11/03 and 11/10

As per my strategy of investing periodically i.e. weekly, every Tuesday this post highlights purchases made on 11/03 and 11/10.

11/03:
PEP - 0.9916 shares @$100.85 ($100). Yield = 2.78%
WMT - 1.7227 shares @$58.05 ($100). Yield = 3.37%

$200 of new capital invested and adding $6.16 to my annual dividend income.
Added to existing positions in PepsiCo and Wal-Mart.


11/10:
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) - 1.8643 shares @$53.64 ($100). Yield = 2.68%
Unilever PLC (UL) - 2.3496 shares @$42.56 ($100). Yield = 3.17%

$200 of new capital invested and adding $5.85 to my annual dividend income.
Added to existing positions in Microsoft Corp. and Unilever PLC.

These purchases increase my total annual projected dividends to $997.57

Dividend Income Update - October 2015

Each month I will post dividends received to keep track of earned passive income. Opening a new position or adding to an existing position on a regular basis causes increases in income on a monthly or quarterly basis.

October 2015 Dividends -  

Coca-Cola Co (KO) - $1.70
Macy's Inc (M) - $5.40
W.P.Carey Inc (WPC) - $15.28
Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) - $7.98
General Electric Co (GE) - $2.30


Total dividends received during the month of October: $32.66. This is lower than the previous quarter where earnings was $41.21 (due to Disney payment) 

One of my goals is to receive $400 in dividend income during this calendar year. I've now received $355.08 in the first 10 months. This is approximately 88% of my goal. 

Thanks for reading!