tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post3157136522150922016..comments2024-01-03T21:42:28.979-08:00Comments on DivGro: Goals for 2016FerdiShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-32198777189414132232015-12-30T09:24:56.301-08:002015-12-30T09:24:56.301-08:00Thanks, Dividend Growth Bunny! The only way I'...Thanks, Dividend Growth Bunny! The only way I'm monetizing this blog (currently) is through Google Adsense. The earnings are not great, less than a dollar a day at this time. I'll need much more traffic to earn "good income"!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting! FerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-66274200316902927892015-12-29T22:28:20.823-08:002015-12-29T22:28:20.823-08:00Impressive achievement.. I want to know whether yo...Impressive achievement.. I want to know whether you are are monetizing this blog?? Is it earning good annual income?Dividend Growth Bunnyhttp://www.dividendgrowthbunny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-72477274651345636412015-12-29T09:45:11.454-08:002015-12-29T09:45:11.454-08:00Thanks, Jenna L -- happy new year to you and your&...Thanks, Jenna L -- happy new year to you and your's, too!<br /><br />I like to set very specific, measurable goals so I can express progress towards achieving the goals in some way, usually as a percentage. That way, I easily can see where more attention may be needed. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!FerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-85628978297453611672015-12-29T07:21:01.777-08:002015-12-29T07:21:01.777-08:00Some great goals and congrats on getting this far!...Some great goals and congrats on getting this far! I particularly like how specific you've been with the figures and that hike sounds great.<br /><br />Good luck and a happy New Year to you and your family.<br /><br />Jenna L at Hello Suckershttp://hellosuckers.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-20509388554145519562015-12-26T09:53:10.949-08:002015-12-26T09:53:10.949-08:00Thanks, Sharon -- unfortunately, for where we live...Thanks, Sharon -- unfortunately, for where we live, $10,800 in dividend income is not enough to retire with. I'll have to work hard for the next several years to get to a comfortable level. When I started this blog, I had a 10-year goal. I'm only 3 years into it...FerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-26944987937774352272015-12-26T05:32:31.031-08:002015-12-26T05:32:31.031-08:00DivGro
You've set nice 2016 goals, I like you...DivGro<br /><br />You've set nice 2016 goals, I like your dividend income goal for the year - $10,800.for me it is great and I can retire easy with that amount of dividend income.<br /><br />Merry Christmas<br /><br />Sharon - Divorcedffdivorcedffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037422614311873910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-19528308290727296382015-12-21T23:07:09.933-08:002015-12-21T23:07:09.933-08:00Thanks, Vivianne -- its been quite a journey so fa...Thanks, Vivianne -- its been quite a journey so far! I have lots to be thankful for. $6k seems like a great goal to shoot for. Best of luck with that. I believe in setting stretching goals to help focus all my attention on accomplishing them.<br /><br />Take care and thanks for commenting!<br />FerdiSFerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-30266912367474780622015-12-21T19:59:08.427-08:002015-12-21T19:59:08.427-08:005-figures dividend income is amazing. The snowball...5-figures dividend income is amazing. The snowballing effect is really working well for you.<br /><br />. 2016 I'm shooting for $6k, which bring exactly $500/month in dividend income. A living wage for a broke college student standard. But even that would be a stretch. It'd require me to invest at least $40k and some serious dividend growth.Viviannehttp://wellroundedinvestor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-51723752602124380472015-12-20T08:11:51.660-08:002015-12-20T08:11:51.660-08:00Thanks R2R -- $12K is, as you say, a magical numbe...Thanks R2R -- $12K is, as you say, a magical number! Its hard to believe that I managed to get to a goal like that in just 3-4 years of dividend growth investing. We have a lot to be thankful for!<br /><br />Take care, and I hope to see a goals post from you soon, too!FerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-7633755954737359572015-12-20T06:30:24.284-08:002015-12-20T06:30:24.284-08:00Some great set of goals, FerdiS. Wishing you the b...Some great set of goals, FerdiS. Wishing you the best in hitting that magical $12K forward annual income by the end of next year. I cant wait until i hit that number.<br /><br />cheers<br />R2RRoadmap2Retirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379818667071736766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-45566502069895477542015-12-19T19:44:04.002-08:002015-12-19T19:44:04.002-08:00Hi Scott, thanks for visiting and commenting!
I&...Hi Scott, thanks for visiting and commenting! <br /><br />I'm transferring virtually. I'm not actually moving my stocks from Scottrade to another brokerage. My Scottrade account used to have more speculative stocks. Throughout this year, though, I've sold all of those and ended up retaining only dividend paying stocks. So, now I'll manage those stocks as if they're part of DivGro, using my dividend growth investment strategy. BTW, my DivGro portfolio already is spread between two accounts at FolioInvesting... once is a regular brokerage account, the other is an IRA.<br /><br />I hate dividend cuts, so I can imagine how you feel about KMI and KKR. Best of luck recovering from that -- and I look forward to reading about your 2016 goals!FerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-85258920114439688122015-12-19T12:18:56.578-08:002015-12-19T12:18:56.578-08:00Great goals! What a huge dividend goal increase. T...Great goals! What a huge dividend goal increase. That's awesome! I did have a question, which you might may have already addressed in a different blog post. You mentioned that you are transferring some stocks from your Scottrade to DivGro. What exactly do you mean by that? Is that just a distinction that you make for your dividend growth investing stocks or an actual different brokerage account outside of the Scottrades, Schwabs, eTrades, etcs of the world? Thanks!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to doing a 2016 goals post soon. The dividend cuts by KMI and KKR sure cut my forward income, but I'm hoping to recover quickly with more available capital to invest throughout 2016. Scott @ Two Investinghttp://www.twoinvesting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-43927255550814946332015-12-19T08:55:27.712-08:002015-12-19T08:55:27.712-08:00Thanks, PIP!
In setting goals, I try to be bold. ...Thanks, PIP!<br /><br />In setting goals, I try to be bold. The assumption is, of course, that things stay more-or-less as they are and I wouldn't need to deal with an unexpected curve ball. If something happens that compromises my goals, I'll try to deal with it in the best way possible. In the past few years with DivGro, I've found that setting really stretching goals drives me to (try to) achieve them.<br /><br />Of course, if one lives with some uncertainty, its probably better to set conservative goals and boost them later. I'm looking forward to seeing your goals!<br /><br />Cheers<br />FerdiSFerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-57165609284798815722015-12-19T04:56:57.709-08:002015-12-19T04:56:57.709-08:00Excellent goals and that's awesome to see your...Excellent goals and that's awesome to see your goal at just under $11k. Adding another digit is always welcomed! I'm glad that I'll be able to set goals for 2016 although there's still a lot of things in flux for the year. I'll probably be a bit conservative with my estimates for 2016 but if I'm ahead of target by the end of June I'll just bump up the goals. Best of luck exceeding all of these goals!Passive Income Pursuithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947101854482544346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-40632639867810624642015-12-19T00:32:51.303-08:002015-12-19T00:32:51.303-08:00Thanks, AFFJ -- looking forward to reading your go...Thanks, AFFJ -- looking forward to reading your goals. And it would be great to see your articles at Seeking Alpha. Take care and best of luck to you and the family!FerdiShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008021146951839361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097510160054715524.post-80937217220964028892015-12-18T11:12:27.498-08:002015-12-18T11:12:27.498-08:00Great goals DivGro...good luck with your goal of b...Great goals DivGro...good luck with your goal of bring in $10.8K in dividends. Would be a great milestone indeed! One of our goals this coming year will be to join the Seeking Alpha network and contribute premium articles. <br /><br />Best of luck accomplishing each and every one of these goals! AFFJA Frugal Family's Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093532273552790517noreply@blogger.com