Another month comes to a close. As such, it is time to log the dividends that came in. The mid-quarter list is a bit on the lengthy side, so I won't waste too much time and just get right to it.
AT&T (T): $5.30 (+2.38 YoY)
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD): $0.07 (+$0.06 YoY)
Campbell's Soup (CPB): $0.24
Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD): $0.06
Verizon (VZ): $0.45
Publix: $16.74 (+$7.56 YoY)
General Dynamics (GD): $0.15
Sprague Resources (SRLP): $7.62 (-2.05 YoY)
AGNC: $0.55 (+$0.26 YoY)
Apple (AAPL): $0.01
GlobalXSuperdividend (SDIV): $0.07 (+$0.05 YoY)
Hormel (HRL): $1.17 (+$0.41 YoY)
Kinder Morgan (KMI): $2.26 (+$0.85 YoY)
People's United Bank (PBCT): $0.75 (+$0.39 YoY)
Omega HealthCare Investors (OHI): $3.98 (+$0.92 YoY)
Proctor & Gamble (PG): $1.17 (+$0.30 YoY)
Realty Income (O): $1.23 (+$0.21 YoY)
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (SKT): $0.56 (+$0.20 YoY)
Stag Industrial (STAG): $0.05
Main Street Capital (MAIN): $0.03
Papa Johns (PZZA): $0.09
Westrock (WRK): $1.31 (+$0.47 YoY)
Paychex (PAYX): $1.54 (+$0.21 YoY)
Starbucks (SBUX): $0.15
That brings the taxable total to $45.53, up $13.39 from last year. No quarterly numbers as I was between computers at the time. Sprague cut their dividend which does suck. It's still one of the heavy hitters for the month, but it is still vexing.
It's funny, before my old computer died out, I was mulling doing a blog post about the company. Sure, it's not a "growth" stock in the traditional sense, but as you noticed over the past couple of years, the DRIP factor is insane. While they had a high yield, they were able to sustain it through 2020, a year where aristocrats and kings were forced to slow their roll. My logic then was that if they could make it through that, then the dividend must be pretty safe. Apparently, that was incorrect.
As of now, I'm holding. As noted, it is still kind of a cornerstone. The aforementioned DRIP will undo the damage over time, but barring the occasional micro-buy on Robinhood, I don't see me going to this one too much. Of course, I wasn't really before, as I never felt the need to, so I guess nothing has really changed on that front.
On to the 401K numbers
Publix: $4.39
Baird Aggregate Bond Fund: $1.17
That brings the 401K total to $5.64
Grand total comes to...... $51.03. Broke the $50 threshold, boom tough actin tinactin. OK, granted, December beat it to the punch and cut the wind from its sails (kept it from being a record breaker too), but it still a nice milestone for the quarter month. Honestly, with Sprague's cut, I was worried that I was going to come up short again, so I am quite happy with the result that I got. Yes, AT&T's dividend cut still looms, but I'm not too worried about that. Luckily, I have a trump card that will more than negate it.
Interest clocked in at $4.94. A lot of that is from the IRA's, but it's not a bad number, especially considering interest rates are garbage. Remember when ING online accounts were paying 5% interest? Man, those were the days. They need to bring that back.
In addition to the Robinhood buys (which you can read about here, here, and here), I also made single share buys of People's United Bank (PBCT), Leggett & Platt (LEG), and Lumen (LUMN). The Robinhood buys are smaller than usual, as I am adjusting to a new budget and cashflow. Still, moves are moves.
I will miss the bi-weekly infusions of capital that came from the other job, but it turns out that I missed me more. This new setup is working like gangbusters. I'm exercising. There were a few things that prompted this, but I do recall seeing a news story talking about how people who were home all day due to lockdowns were able to get into better shape because they had a ton of time to exercise. Now that I actually have time, I am making it a priority. Calling what I do a workout would be a bit of a stretch (ba dum tish) but I'm building up. I started with planks and pushups, then added a 3-4 mile walk mostly every day. This is probably the cornerstone of the regiment, but as I use the charity miles app, it also helps advance things on much larger fronts. I also threw in jump rope for good measure. Actual lifting will come into the equation at some point, but this is working pretty well for now.
As is the case with the fiscal stuff, the physical is something of a long game. I am looking forward to seeing what the gains look like come December.
I'm also starting to go to church again, so yeah, this was totally the right move.
What lies ahead for 2022? Who knows at this point? All we can do is put our heads down and plow through as best we can, right? Right. So, onward and upward.
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