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...