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One of the most famous sports athletes in the world in LeBron James recently visited SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. LeBron called SoFi the best stadium he has ever stepped foot into. Although he was referring to SoFi Stadium, I will explain why this is actually great news for the company as well. SoFi stock continues to be a stock I continue to dollar cost average into. Follow me on YouTube: Citizen...

Today I share my plans to sell out the utilities sector. This a high dividend sector that investors love because of the low volatility and companies often paying much of their earnings out in dividends. The 2 main utility companies I own are Southern Company SO and Duke Energy DUK. I know this might not be popular decision since I always preach buy, stash and collect cash, but I feel the capital a...

Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG has quickly grown into one of the largest quick serve restaurants in North America with nearly 3,000 locations. Chipotle stock price has been on absolute fire these past couple years now reaching nearly $2,000 a share. I go over reasons why investors love Chipotle stock and food and why I think there is plenty of room for them to continue to expand. Let me know what your...

SCHD is dividend ETF offered by Charles Schwab. This Dividend ETF tracks 100 of the largest companies in the Dow Index that have paid dividends for 10 consecutive years. SCHD offers around a 3% dividend yield which seems insignificant compared to QYLD the Income ETF. However, SCHD offers potential for capital appreciation, something that is missing with QYLD. I give an overview of SCHD and compare...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of August 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 my YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!...

ChargePoint stock just had their 2nd ever earnings report as a public company. CHPT ChargePoint stock surged up over 10% after earnings but then gave it right back in the following days. I go over ChargePoint earnings call report giving my analysis on the stock and what CHPT is poised to do in the future. ChargePoint CHPT has all the characteristics of a SPAC growth company. Growing revenues, tech...

STAG Industrial is a monthly paying dividend REIT specializing in industrial ownership of real estate. STAG boasts an impressive occupancy rate in the high 90%s and collects rent every month from tenants who occupy their properties for business. With the rise of e-commerce, more warehouse space is needed than ever before. I go over why STAG is such an impressive company with its tenant diversifica...

The Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF QYLG provides monthly dividend income by doing covered calls on the NASDAQ. But unlike QYLD, it only does covered calls on 50% of the portfolio. This allows for the other 50% to potentially experience capital appreciation. The dividend yield is "only" about 5% but the capital appreciation of this ETF is almost in the ball park as the S&P 50...

Yesterday was a gigantic green day in the stock market yesterday! My portfolio was up nearly 1.5% which is about $1,500 in my $108,000 Fidelity stock portfolio. I cover the top 5 biggest swings in both percent and dollar gain. Plus a bonus dividend stock that just announced big news. Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear! Disclaimer:This is not financial advice and I am not a licensed financial a...

Popular fintech company SoFi just announced their first ever earnings report as a public company! The stock market did not react well as a selloff over 12% happened. I try to breakdown a few ideas on why I think the selloff of SoFi stock was over done. Sofi is one stop shop for all things finance. Personal loans, student loans, small business loans, checking account, credit cards. All in the Sofi...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of July 2021 from $108,000 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...

Every investor wants to beat the market. While investing in index funds has historically given great returns over decades, the semiconductor sector has nearly doubled the returns of the market the past decade. Today I breakdown why Semiconductor ETFs are important to our society and why I am bullish on them going forward. The popular semiconductor growth ETFs I will talk about include SOXX , PSI ,...

I answer questions that subscribers have left for me such as my favorite movie or about my relationship status. I often give long winded answers, so I explore more into if being single has helped me in reaching $100K faster than if I had been in a relationship. I also go over some of my favorite movies and the symbolic meaning they have had on my life. Timestamps  0:00 Intro  0:50 Ideal...

The Real Estate Investment Trust REIT MGM Growth Properties MGP partners with the entertainment company MGM Resorts to provide some of the best attractions in Las Vegas and more. MGM Growth Properties MGP is responsible for the hottest hotels in Las Vegas such as Luxor, MGM Grand, New York New York, Mirage, among others. MGM Growth Properties since it IPOd in early 2016 has never missed a dividend...

The popular income ETF XYLD has become a hot topic in our investing community. This ETF fund operated by Global X does covered calls against the S&P 500. By doing at-the-money calls just one month out, there are able to generate high premiums they are able to send to us monthly in the form of dividends. This is a very similar strategy to other dividend income ETFs NUSI , JEPI, and QYLD. I go o...

Domino's Pizza Stock DPZ just announced earnings and they seemed to have broken the stock market. A company that keeps impressing Wall Street continues to be seen as the underdogs. But today in just one day their stock rose nearly 15%. Will people finally give Domino's Pizza Stock the respect it deserves in a portfolio? Follow me on YouTube: CitizenoftheYear!   Disclaimer:This is not fin...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of June 2021 from my $103,000 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! Be s...

Today I go over positions 11-20 in my stock market portfolio. I don't want these videos lasting super long is the reason to break these into separate parts. Do we own any of the same stocks? I try to combine stocks that pay dividends as well as have big growth potential in the future. As I continue to add money into my stock portfolio weekly, my passive income continues to go up. Follow me on my Y...

In this playful video, I will talk about some of the most talked about stocks on the Wall Street Bets Reddit page. WSB has been in the news a lot lately for their rampant speculative investing and fight against institutional investing firms. WSB Meme stocks include AMC & GameStop GME, which have had a significant impact on the share price of those companies as well providing billions in additi...

The income ETF DIVO offers monthly dividends but unlike other income ETFs it's yield is around "just" 5%. Part of the reason for this is because DIVO does not do options trading on all of it's positions. Instead it tactically managed to only do options to get around 2-4% return on covered calls. It also only holds around 25 dividend paying stocks that are among the best in their sectors. DIVO is m...

Lowe's is one of the largest hardware chain's in the world specializing in home improvement. Lowe's has been a public company since 1961 and they have never missed a dividend payment since then. Lowe's is a dividend king as they have also raised their dividend every year for nearly 60 years. Today I talk about why I added Lowe's LOW stock to my portfolio. Let me know if you enjoy shopping at Lowe'...

I go over how much I made in dividends in the month of May 2021 from $96,000 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! Disclaime...

For the first time ever my dividend growth investing portfolio has topped $100,000. This has been a journey 3.5 years in the making. Nothing special happens when you cross this arbitrary mark, but still does feel amazing to hit 6 figures and let's get to $200K even faster. I try to mix my portfolio with reliable stocks like the dividend aristocrats as well as the technology stocks and a few specul...

SoFi recently became a public company after the SPAC merger finally went through on June 1st. SoFi is an all in one fintech company that offers loans, cryptocurrency, API support, credit cards, savings accounts among many other financial services. In today's video I talk about why I think SoFi is poised to breakout and far exceed the $30 price target. I also share exactly how many shares of SoFi s...

2 Stocks that have had amazing returns these past couple years are the technology company Nvidia and the financial company BlackRock. Both NVDA and BLK stock have economic moats that make them poised for more growth in the future. Nvidia stock continues to be the premier company in artificial intelligence, gaming GPUs, semiconductors, data centers, Internet of Things, among many more.  BlackR...