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The Stock Market volatility does not scare me! I love to dollar cost average into some great dividend stocks for my $104,000 portfolio. These stocks are well off their 200 day moving average and now offer a higher dividend yield. One of these stocks even pays over a 5% dividend yield to start! The stocks I will cover in this video include dividend companies JPM, V, BLK, MDT, STOR, SBUX.  Let...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of January 2022 from $104,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. The stock market has been on a down trend re...

Last week I put out a video speculating that QYLD's dividend would not be a Return on Capital (RoC) but instead taxed as ordinary income. That means I would not get to defer taxes by lowering my cost basis but instead pay more taxes on the distributions in my highest income bracket.  Global X put out monthly estimates showing upwards of 90% would be RoC's , but based on their 2021 Tax Form fo...

The semiconductor technology giant Nvidia recently announced another amazing earnings report! We will look closer at Nvidia recent revenue numbers by segment as well as future partnerships that might only accelerate their growth. NVDA stock has a track record of amazing returns and they even pay a dividend. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! Disclaimer:This is not financial advice or tax advi...

Our favorite income ETF QYLD features an impressive 12% dividend yield. Research into their tax documents page may show that dividends were taxed as return of capital or RoC. Return of Capital may be able to avoid taxes for quite some time. But it appears many in the investing community have shared that QYLD dividends are in fact showing up on brokerage statements as ordinary income. This mean it...

Investors love SCHD the ETF that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100™ Index. This gives exposure to some of the best blue chip paying divided stocks in the United States. But what if you wanted to invest in International Dividend Stocks? Look no further than SCHY Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF that tracks an index composed of high dividend yielding stocks issued by companies outside t...

Google to no ones surprise, posted yet another amazing earnings report to cap off another amazing year. Google is a company that continues to post increased revenues year-after-year. All this success is also seen in the share price of Google, which had reached nearly $3,000. Google announced a 20 for 1 stock split which will bring the share price to somewhere in the ball park of $150 once the stoc...

I will share how I actually made more money from doing covered calls options strategy last year than the total amount of dividends I got paid from companies. Covered Calls are a popular strategy among the rich like Warren Buffet and commonly found in hedge fund portfolios. I will give a tutorial on the power of this options trade using PEP stock as an example and also go over some good stocks for...

BlackRock Science and Technology BST is another monthly paying dividend ETF. Unlike other Income ETFs, BST only does covered call options trades on 1/3 of its portfolio. BST also focuses heavily on technology stocks, so you won't find many other sectors in this ETF. BST is also a closed-end fund, I will go over what exactly that means and why you need to pay close attention to the stock price. BST...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of December 2021 from my $117,000 Fidelity Investing Portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...

Today I share the amount of dividends I made throughout the years. I just wrapped up year 4 of this dividend growth investing journey. Although the dividend snowball starts off very slowly, it will rapidly start to accumulate consistent cash flow. I go over some of the big dividend paying stocks over time and the ones that have not fared as well. What I love about this stock market investing strat...

The Income ETFs capped off the year with an amazing dividend payment! This dividend was not the usual income payment from doing options trading but a capital gains distributions that many ETFs do at year end. This massive dividend was not exclusive to QYLD but the income ETFs of JEPI RYLD and QYLD. I also breakdown the other Income ETFs dividends by month to show the 12 month dividend yield. Follo...

Realty Income O is a popular monthly dividend stock. They focus on real estate in the commercial property scene. Realty Income has been around since 1969 and became a public company traded REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) on the stock exchange in 1994. Since then they have raised their dividend every year and are now a dividend aristocrat. On average the company has returned about 15% compounde...

In this video I will share 4 amazing companies that have been hit hard in the stock market lately. This will be a mix of both companies that pay Dividends as well as companies that do not pay dividends and are still in the growth phase. As we enter 2022, these stocks should be able to continue growing their business and rebounding to increase shareholder value. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYe...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of November 2021 from $115,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! &nb...

Costco continues to provide record breaking earnings reports and the stock price continues to go up. Costco is a fan favorite on any growth or dividend investor's radar. Costco excellent customer service and high quality products keep shoppers coming back. Costco has also been able to pay out amazing dividends and special dividends throughout the years that really start to add up. I go over more n...

In today's video we will go over if Coca Cola KO Stock increasing dividend will continue to be covered in years to follow. Coca Cola is a Dividend King having paid consecutive growing dividends for nearly 60 years. However, the company has had stagnate and declining revenues for years, which is not a good combination when you want to continue being a dividend king. Just how safe is this dividend s...

WisdomTree's US Total Dividend Fund DTD is a popular dividend ETF that pays monthly dividends. Today I go over the strategy of this ETF and compare it to other popular income ETFs like QYLD as well as popular dividend ETFs SCHD and DGRO. DTD puts heavy emphasis on the total dollar value of the dividends a company pays out, not necessarily how high the dividend yield is. Follow me on YouTube: Citiz...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of October 2021 from my $124,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! D...

The popular fintech company SoFi just announced earnings and it was exactly what investors were looking for. Yet another fantastic quarter of membership growth, product growth, and increased guidance numbers for SoFi Stock. Today I go over their earnings news and even mention the latest on SoFi getting a bank charter. SoFi Stock also got a boost in share price from the analyst who cover them. Foll...

Nvidia continues to show why it is one of the best companies in the world as the stock price has went over 40% in the last month. Facebook's news of the Metaverse being the latest platform they plan on dumping billions of dollars in research and development. Luckily Nvdia through it's Omniverse platform will give companies like Facebook the tools to succeed in their mission. Find out more about Nv...

The Stock Market has been on FIRE lately and what better time to showcase the gains of some companies that just announced earnings as well as a few stocks that I have been buying lately. I try to diversify my portfolio with a mix of dividend stocks, growth stocks, and ETFs. I just reached $120,000 in my Fidelity Investing portfolio for the first time and wonder when I will crack my next investing...

Abbvie ABBV Stock continues to remain a favorite of dividend investors because of it's high dividend yield as well as chances for some amazing capital appreciation. In today's video I go over Abbvie Pharmaceutical's business model and if their products will be in demand even after their patents expire. Abbvie's strong cash flow from its diversified product line continue to be able to fund it's hig...

DGRO is a dividend ETF offered by Blackrock's iShares. This dividend ETF tracks Morningstar's US Dividend Growth Index to find companies that have paid increasing divided for a least 5 straight years and do not have super high dividend payouts. Currently they offer just around a 2% dividend yield but they have a very impressive double digit dividend growth rate which could mean a high yield on cos...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of September 2021 from my $110,000 Fidelity Investing portfolio. My portfolio consists of both dividend and growth stocks, every month the dividend snowball continues to produce more passive income in the form of dividends for me. We also look at some stocks that have grown their dividend in the past month. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...