Recent Transactions - November 2016

Adding to our existing position, we were able to get another 22 shares of Emera for $1,000.

This stock provides us with an additional $46.19 annually based on its most recent dividend, bringing our total dividend income up to $5,094.68/year. We are finally past the $5,000 mark! Next stop, $10,000. Hopefully the second half comes faster than the first.

Dividend Income - October 2016

This month's dividend income came in at $332.55, just 0.5% shy of 2015's $334.14. Although almost every stock we owned increased their dividend rates since last year, it was not enough to offset the losses caused by Husky eliminating their dividend, Liquor Depots reducing their dividends, and us selling our shares of Bird Construction. 

This was the first month I started receiving interest from my P2P loans with Prosper which amounted to $12.74 after service fees. I am expecting to receive more in the future months as only a fraction of my initial $2000 contribution was lent out in September. Starting next month, I will be including the interest payments as "dividend income" in my monthly posts.

Recent Transactions - October 2016

Adding to our existing position, we were able to get another 21 shares of National Bank for $1,000.

This stock provides us with an additional $45.69 annually based on its most recent dividend, bringing our total dividend income up to $4,965.72/year.

Dividend Income - September 2016

This month's dividend income came in at $498.73, a 34.6% increase over 2015's $370.44. I'm happy to announce that we have just surpassed $10,000 in lifetime dividend earnings!

Recent Transactions - September 2016

No new stock purchases this month. However as I mentioned in last month's post, I started peer-to-peer lending with Prosper. In September I deposited $2,000 into my Prosper account and so far $725 of it has been used to purchase loan notes. The remainder of the money will continue to slowly purchase new $25 notes using the filters I have set on an automated investing tool. More info on Prosper and the automated investing tool later in a detailed post.