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Sat. Feb. 6, 2010

Progress Update – January 2010

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in January, extending the streak to 11 months after February 2009’s decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 25 of the last 26 months.


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Sat. Jan. 16, 2010

Pocket Change Portfolio – December 2009

Each month I update the Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP). The table below reconciles the PCP from beginning of period to end of period for December 2009, Year-To-Date (2009) and Life-To-Date. The Portfolio Returns line provides the calculated return for the three displayed periods.

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Sat. Jan. 9, 2010

Progress Update – December 2009

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in December, extending the streak to 10 months after February 2009’s decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 24 of the last 25 months.


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Sat. Dec. 12, 2009

Progress Update – November 2009

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in November, extending the streak to 9 months after February 2009’s decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 23 of the last 24 months.


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Sat. Nov. 7, 2009

Progress Update – October 2009

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in October, extending the streak to 8 months after February 2009’s decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 22 of the last 23 months.


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Wed. Sep. 30, 2009

Protecting Your Dollars With Foreign Currency

In late 2007 when I starting writing about dividend investing I had two primary motives in mind: 1. Put myself in a position where there is some public accountability. 2. Interact with knowledgeable investors and expose myself to new ideas. In response to a recent post “How Much Money Will You Need For Retirement?“, two readers  introduced me to a concept that hadn’t considered up to that point.


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