Dividend Newbie

Haven’t done a portfolio update in a while. I’ve adjusted how I track my dividends, so this update only accounts for dividend stocks in my brokerage account and not stocks in my IRA. Value: $19,665.29 (-$2,360.15) Average Div: 4.01% YoC: 3.5% Positions: 28 PADI: $786.39

You have to invest $5,000 in one:

If you were offered $100/day to never drink alcohol again... Could you do it?

@GrindeOptions I’ve always believed it’d be beneficial to add some requirement for service. Military or community or political service. Couple that with term limits for our politicians and maybe we’d get higher skilled, more engaged citizens with better political options. Crazy idea, I know.

Should every U.S. citizen be expected to complete 1 year of military service/training between the ages of 18 and 21? I strongly believe that would be a benefit to our society as a whole. The military is a great place to show you who you truly are and build you up.

@dividendology I look at the entirety of my investment strategy and try to buy into whatever aspect of that strategy happens to be down. Right now I’m focused on REITs, and may end up picking up some bonds 🤷‍♂️. Definitely not buying tech right now. Also, always DCAing through my 401k.

With the market at all time highs- Do you: 1) lump sum 2) dollar cost average 3) increase cash position I lean more towards dollar cost averaging for the most part.

Is Cathy Woods a…

Saw a couple of pennies in a parking lot a few days back, was at the same parking lot again today and the pennies were still there. Do you pick up pennies when you see them on the ground?

Scenario: Retired, $20k qual. div., $5k int., $25k sale of stocks ($10k is capital gains). Total $ used, $50k, $35k “earned income”. Question: If I do a Roth conversion and want to stay below 12%, do I add the conversion to the $50k I’m spending or the $35k of “earned income”?

@SavingsCaptain Seems they are price anchoring for the non-pro model (likely to launch in 2025 for $1499). $1499 will seems a lot more reasonable compared to the pro model at $3499. However, if they launched the standard version at $1499 with the Meta Quest 3 at $499, it’d be a tough(er) sell.

Apple Vision Pro is priced starting at $3,499 and will launch in early 2024 At what price would you consider buying this mixed reality experience?

@FluentInFinance I’ve had good and bad experiences in Airbnb’s and would say that the ceiling for Airbnb is higher then the ceiling for a hotel, but the floor for a hotel is definitely better than the floor for an Airbnb.

This is why hotels are better than airbnbs:

Over the next decade would you rather have a 70% chance at getting a 10% return or a 95% chance at a 7% return?

Anyone know why the market took a dive at the end of trading today?

How often do you drink coffee/caffeine?

@moneyguyshow Simple Path to Wealth

If I could only read one book about finance, what should I read?

R.I.P Charlie - 99 My favourite quote: “The big money is not in the buying or selling, but in the waiting.” What was your favorite quote from him?

How often do you change your underwear?

@TristianTrades 🤣

@DividendNewbie Trueee - is it a couple days, weekly, every couple of weeks, monthly? Who knows? How often do the 5% change their underwear?

@TristianTrades I’m more curious about the frequency of the 5% 😳

@DividendNewbie 6% now 😂 going to admit I clicked it for the giggles

@DividendNewbie If you select anything other than every day, you need a strong word with yourself 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

@TristianTrades 🤣Doesn’t look like I can. The power of anonymity.

@DividendNewbie Can you see who clicked what 😂 purely wondering about the 11%