February 20, 2016

Dividend Income - January 2016

This month's dividend income came in at an all time high of $470.08, a 31.2% increase over 2015's $358.33! Fortunately our dividends haven't been affected by all my sales yet.



February 1, 2016

Recent Transactions - January 2016

To clear out my TFSA, I have so far sold all my shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Emera (EMA), Metro (MRU), Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAR.UN), Jean Coutu Group (PJC.A), and ATCO (ACO.X).  My returns, including stock appreciation and dividends, were respectively 115%, 32%, 91%, -4%, -15%, and -20%. These sales reduce our annual dividend income by $492.59.

Several days after selling ATD.B, I was able to rebuy 70 shares for $4149.79 (less than what I had sold my first 69 shares for) with my partner's annual TFSA contribution. This provides us with an additional $18.90 annually based on its most recent dividend.

All of these transactions bring our total dividend income to $4223.95/year.