On this page, I've recorded the goals that I've set for DivGro and labeled them as "Achieved" or "Not Achieved".
Overall Goals
- Achieve a 12% yield on cost within 10 years of inception. NOT ACHIEVED
- Exceed the performance of the S&P 500 index in total returns. ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $45,000. ACHIEVED
- Earn $43,200 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Collect $12,000 in options income. NOT ACHIEVED
- Write 18 stock analysis articles. NOT ACHIEVED
- Move DivGro to Another Platform. NOT ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $37,500. ACHIEVED
- Earn $34,500 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Collect $24,000 in options income. NOT ACHIEVED
- Earn income of $5,400 writing premium articles. ACHIEVED
- Launch a Marketplace Service on Seeking Alpha. NOT ACHIEVED
- Move DivGro to Another Platform. NOT ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $30,000. ACHIEVED
- Earn $27,000 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Collect $24,000 in options income. NOT ACHIEVED
- Earn income of $5,200 writing premium articles. ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $27,000. NOT ACHIEVED
- Earn $25,200 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Collect $21,000 in options income. ACHIEVED
- Earn income of $5,200 writing premium articles. ACHIEVED
- Write 12 stock analysis articles. NOT ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $18,500. ACHIEVED
- Earn $18,000 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Secure $12,000 in options income. NOT ACHIEVED
- Write 72 premium articles for Seeking Alpha. ACHIEVED
- Launch a subscription service at Seeking Alpha. NOT ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $14,400. ACHIEVED
- Earn $12,960 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Earn $8,400 in options income. ACHIEVED
- Write 64 premium articles for Seeking Alpha. ACHIEVED
- Write 6 articles for The DivNet. NOT ACHIEVED
- Health and wellness: lose one stone. NOT ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $12,000. ACHIEVED
- Earn $10,800 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Write 120 posts, including 52 premium articles for Seeking Alpha ACHIEVED and 8 articles for The DivNet. NOT ACHIEVED
- Health and wellness: hike from Johannesburg to Cape Town and back and lose one stone. NOT ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $7,500. ACHIEVED
- Earn $6,000 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Write 104 posts, including 36 premium articles for Seeking Alpha ACHIEVED and 6 articles for The DivNet. NOT ACHIEVED
- Health and wellness: hike to Seattle and back NOT ACHIEVED , climb the Burj Khalifa 30 times ACHIEVED and lose three stone. NOT ACHIEVED
- Write at least 72 posts. ACHIEVED
- Write at least 100 posts. ACHIEVED
- Earn $3,600 in dividend income. ACHIEVED
- Increase projected annual dividend income to $4,800. ACHIEVED
- Increase number of holdings to 36, balanced across all 10 sectors. ACHIEVED
- Own 10 dividend growth stocks, aiming for diversity. ACHIEVED
- Earn at least $750 in dividend income with DivGro stocks. ACHIEVED
- Average one blog post per week (52 posts). ACHIEVED
- Exceed the performance of the S&P 500 index in total returns. NOT ACHIEVED
