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My forward dividends reached $780.02, this a 6.54% increase from prior month. I achieved my goal of $750.0 in forward dividend. I have reset my goal to $1,500$ in forward dividends. My forward dividends are 52.00% of my goal. My overall investment portfolio grew by 7.51%. 6.66% of this growth came through infusion of new capital (inorganic growth). 0.85% of the growth came through change in stock market valuations(organic growth). As my investment account value ramps up I expect portfolio increases to go down (assuming a fixed inflow). I might try marginally increasing my contributions this year. Largest position in my portfolio is S&P 500 ETF (37.22%). I added a goal of being Financially Independent (FI) by 2032. With my current investments and dividends I am at 4.09% of FI. Average expense ratio is 0.104%. November2017 Update

2017 has come to an end. I feel like it was almost yesterday when I started dividend investing. Cannot believe it's been three years. In 2017 I have been very consistent with my investment (fresh capital infusion). The only reduction in portfolio happened in June 2017. I had to liquidate a portion of my portfolio for down payment (for my new home).

December is here and its time for my final 2017 quarterly dividend update. Cannot believe 2017 is almost over. My portfolio is composed of vanguard ETFs which pay dividends on a quarterly basis.

One way to identify dividend growth stocks is to look for dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow. I am interested in stocks with at least ten consecutive years of increasing annual regular dividend payments. Here is a list of such companies that increased their dividends last week.

This is a weekly post on Canadian stocks that have dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow.

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One way to identify dividend growth stocks is to look for dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow. I am interested in stocks with at least ten consecutive years of increasing annual regular dividend payments. Here is a list of such companies that increased their dividends last week.

This is a weekly post on Canadian stocks that have dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow.

One way to identify dividend growth stocks is to look for dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow. I am interested in stocks with at least ten consecutive years of increasing annual regular dividend payments. Here is a list of such companies that increased their dividends last week.

This is a weekly post on Canadian stocks that have dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow.

One way to identify dividend growth stocks is to look for dividend increases. Companies that pay rising dividends are likely to be financially healthy and generate consistent cash flow. I am interested in stocks with at least ten consecutive years of increasing annual regular dividend payments. Here is a list of such companies that increased their dividends last week.

My forward dividends reached $732.17, this a 8.69% increase from previous month . Getting closer to my goal of $750 in forward dividends. I hope to reach it by end of this year. My overall investment portfolio grew by 10.97%. 8.07% of this growth came through infusion of new capital (inorganic growth). 2.90% of the growth came through change in stock market valuations(organic growth). Largest position in my portfolio is S&P 500 ETF (39.2%). Average expense ratio is 0.10%. October 2017 Update