Dividend Kid Portfolio Update: October 2016

October is over and a new month is upon us. Outside of investing many exciting things are going on in my life. Right now, I am writing this post from a hotel room in downtown Chicago! Mrs. Dividend Kid is interviewing at Loyola Medical school tomorrow and we decided to experience the city for the weekend. With that the number of jobs I have applied for in Chicago has increased dramatically. United Airlines, Northrup Grumman, Abbot Labs, and quite...

Recent Buys: October

October is over and the typically volatile month saw a near 2% market sell off. This has provided some great value in the way of high quality, dividend paying companies. Even though the S&P 500 is trading at a P/E of 24.29 there are plenty of great companies that should be considered 'on sale'.  Putting money to work each month is very important. No matter the state of the market making purchases instead of timing the market has been...

PF Focus: Offer Negotiation - Why Salary Isn't Everything

My last first semester of my undergraduate degree is coming to a close. With that, my schools career week has also come to pass. After the Supply Chain Management specific career fair I was invited to interview with a few fantastic companies including Dell and Exxon Mobile! I felt that those interviews went very well, though unfortunately I am no longer being recruited by Dell. Since then I have also been invited to interview at Lockheed Martin...

Dividend Analysis: VF Corporation - VFC

I tend to stay up to date with multiple DGI blogs these days. While I don't typically comment as much as I can or should (I'm working on that) I love reading what the community and its members have to contribute each month. Some of my favorite posts each month are the recent purchases posts. Seeing what everyone has bought and their reasoning behind it is always so exciting. As a student pursing a Business Data Analytics certificate alongside...

Dividend Kid Portfolio Update: September 2016

Another month has passed us by and I have some exciting updates to share. My portfolio has increased by 105% year over year and 19% month over month. Looking back on my journey so far I feel I have made serious progress towards building a sound and diversified portfolio. In the last 20 months I have also accumulated $375 in dividend income. This is outstanding and now that the monthly income is starting to add up I can truly appreciate the power...

Recent Buy: September

Each month I make it a point to deploy new money into my investment accounts. Updating my readers about purchases, considerations, and general activity is not only valuable content, but it keeps me accountable. As long as I can move up and to the right, I know I will achieve my goals. Buying stock in companies that pay sustainable and increasing dividends will one day cover my living expenses. This will make retiring at 30, 35, or 40 much easier...

Taking Steps In The Right Direction

Like I mentioned in my previous post I spent this summer in Omaha Nebraska working for Union Pacific Rail Road. Not only was this a great time for me to learn more about my career field but I also learned many things relevant to investing. Union Pacific liked to talk about moving up and to the right. They used this to talk about charts comparing cost avoidance and customer satisfaction. The goal of this chart was to show an increase in cost avoidance...

Life, Love, and The Pursuit of Dividends

As Promised I will be slowly but surely making my return to blogging about my DGI journey! Things have been more than exciting for me as of late. This summer I completed my internship at Union Pacific Railroad. It was an absolute blast to have the opportunity to work at such a great company. It was very interesting being a shareholder for nearly 1 year before working at UP. Being a share hold was actually something I brought up in my interview! More...

The Swing Of Things

I used to write this blog near weekly and it saddens me that this is the firs post I will have published in about a year. I look forward of getting back in the swing of things and writing post for anyone interested in reading them. As it is, I have updated the About page of this blog to reflect my new privacy policy as well as my portfolio page...