2020 was the seventh year for the DGI For The DIY portfolio, and it proved to be one of the most challenging ones yet. A recession and global pandemic led to a volatile stock market, and impaired earnings caused multiple dividend cuts in the portfolio. Yet despite those headwinds, the portfolio reached its goal for…
2019 is now in the books, and as you’d expect with the market at all-time highs, it was another stellar year for the DGI For The DIY portfolio. The account value increased by nearly 28%, which doesn’t quite match the 35% returns from the NASDAQ, but compares favorably with the 29% gains from the S&P…
Dividend Growth Digest: November, 2019. My dividend income update, review of recent dividend growth investing news, and a look at upcoming dividend increase announcements from companies in the portfolio.
My latest coverage of the utility sector was posted on Seeking Alpha, highlighting my Top Ten picks for 2017. The sector as a whole remains quite expensive on a historical basis, with 27 of the 30 companies trading at least 10% above my “fair value” estimate. Nonetheless, there are still a few companies worth a…