'Let's Get It Right' - QB Market/GOAT Criteria

 

One more sub to get him to 100.

Robinhood Buys: 5/11/2021

 3M (MMM): $3

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): $3

Emerson (EMR): $3

PepsiCo (PEP): $3

AT&T (T): $3

Target (TGT): $3

McDonald's (MCD): $3

ConEd (ED): $3

Proctor & Gamble (PG): $3

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'Let's Get It Right' - QB Talk

 

Robinhood Buys: 5/4/2021

 

May the 4's be with you

Vanguard Totlal Market Index (VTI): $4

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM): $4

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $4

Vanguard US REIT Fund (VNQ): $4

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index (VIG): $4

Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU): $4

Gotta love Vanguard day.  Actually, the dollar number was picked based on how much was left in my Robinhood account.  It was just dumb luck that I was able to tie it into today's holiday. I am the sort who would have done that purely for the joke, but that wasn't the case in this instance.

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April 2021 Dividend Income: IR Yay

 April showers bring dividends.  Yes, 2021 continues to be on a tear as another month comes and goes.  As such, we look back at the dividends.  So, without further ado, I shall tell you about the numbers.

PepsiCo (PEP): $1.20 (+$0.07 QoQ; +$0.23 YoY)

Powershares High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD): $0.01  (---)

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $0.14

Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU): $0.14

Coca-Cola (KO): $0.84

ViacomCBS (VIAC): $0.24  (---)

Kimberly Clark (KMB): $1.14

Iron Mountain (IRM): $3.48 (+$0.07 QoQ; +$1.51 YoY)

AGNC: $0.31 (+$0.03 QoQ; +$0.13 YoY)

GlobalXSuperdividend (SDIV): $0.03 (+$0.01 QoQ)

Franklin Resources (BEN): $2.39 (+$0.02 QoQ; +$0.46 YoY)

Leggett & Platt (LEG): $0.41 (---)

Realty Income (O): $1.05 (+$0.03 QoQ; +$0.08 YoY)

Stag Industrial (STAG): $0.01

Main Street Capital (MAIN): $0.01

Best Buy (BBY): $5.02 (+$1.10 QoQ; +$1.17 YoY)

Armanino Foods of Distinction (AMNF): $0.25 (+$0.06 QoQ; -$0.05 YoY)

Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD): $0.01

Wisdom Tree (DON): $0.01

Sub-total comes to $16.70, up a little over $3 from last quarter and up almost $6 from last year

Of course, we're not done quite yet, the 401K has a little something something to bring to the table.

DFA US Small Cap Index Fund: $0.72

Baird Aggregate Bond Fund: $0.89

That total comes out to $1.61

Thus, altogether, the portfolio brought in $18.31.  We're coming up on the $20 mark in a non-midquarter/non-December month.  I'm quite pleased.

Both Armanino and Best Buy came in with dividend increases.  The Best Buy obviously packed more punch, but the Armanino one was still welcome.  There's no DRIP on the latter, so it otherwise sits stagnant.  Seeing some growth there is good.  The stock is cheap enough where I would otherwise build the position and boost the number that way, but it's the one company that insists I pay a per-trade commission fee and I'd really rather not.

In other news, interest clocked in at $2.65

Surprisingly enough, there were no moves made in the E-trade account.  The only buys were on Robinhood (and the 401K contributions, obviously).  Said Robinhood buys can be read about here, here, here, and here.  Portfolio hasn't been updated yet.  Probably going to wait until the end of this month and let the needle move a bit more before I do that.

More surprising than the lack of E-Trade buys is the fact that I still haven't done my taxes yet.  That was the plan, but then Capital One finally fixed the contribution page on their IRA accounts, so now I can put money in again.  I won't max it out, but I can get some more pre-tax dollars made (not to mention some more tax-free growth in the Roth) before the postponed tax deadline later this month.  I doubt it'll amount to much, but it should cushion the blow a little.

So, that was April.  Like I said, I'm pleased with how this month turned out.  Still,though, we all know what's coming next.  Hold on to your butts.