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I got my first dividend from VFCorp ( NYSE:VFC ). My dividend was $19.67. VFC was an accidental buy . I don't do individual stocks any more. Hence, I will not be reporting this dividend in my regular income stream. My cost basis is $56.96. Effective yield is about 0.71% for Q1. I am not sure if I would still have it for Q2. I am hoping to get rid of it in the next month. Nevertheless, I am happy to get dividends :-) I use for trading stocks. All my transactions are commission free. Loyal3 allows monthly auto-investment. However, it's stock selection is quite limited.

Big surprise!. I have recently added VFC . It goes against my investment philosophy. I have tried out buying individual stocks before and my conclusion was I suck at picking stocks. After that I have been concentrating on holding low cost index funds (boglehead). However, I did own some VFC @ 66 which I could not sell. For sometime time i have been thinking about doubling down on it to decrease my average price. @ 49 I could not resist. I have added to this position but, I am not planning to make it a part of my regular dividend stream. So, I will not be adding it my portfolio. On a separate note, I got some success in getting Mrs. DG invested in mutual funds. She is now investing in VFINX . It's a small position, but a good start.