December Dividend Income

After 34 years of clocking in and out of work and religiously saving at least 10% annually in my 401K every year, my countdown to financial independence is in sight. Each month is a step closer and let’s look at how this past month is getting me there.

For the month of December I made $5,351.51; an increase of 23.74% versus this time last year. A large portion of this jump was from Newtek Business Services (NEWT) which was able to payout a massive dividend because of all the PPP loan originations.  Now that PPP loans are a thing of the past the dividends from NEWT will decline making Dec 2022 a tough month next year for year over year gains.

In December I received 7 dividend raise announcements from Amgen (AMGN), Broadcom (AVGO), CBIC (CM), Enbridge (ENB), Pfizer (PFE), W.P. Carey (WPC) and Waste Management (WM). I love this time of year as it signals the beginning of steady dividend raises that usually come in from December through March for the bulk of my portfolio.

On the home front we are dealing with some health issues with extended family members, which is a bit draining on me and the wife. There is a tale for expenses in this experience, but I will wait until after the crisis’s have been resolved before I share the story. Let’s see the things we all love to see…charts and dividend payouts:

Date	Symbol	Company	Amount
12/1/21	ALE	ALLETE INC COM NEW	$131.73
12/1/21	PNW	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP COM NPV	$115.50
12/1/21	PSX	PHILLIPS 66 COM	$26.74
12/1/21	SJM	SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW	$16.69
12/2/21	CMI	CUMMINS INC	$40.46
12/3/21	ENB	ENBRIDGE INC COM ISIN #CA29250N1050 SED	$236.07
12/3/21	UL	UNILEVER PLC SPON ADR NEW	$36.17
12/6/21	PFE	PFIZER INC	$229.56
12/6/21	SO	SOUTHERN CO	$66.79
12/7/21	JNJ	JOHNSON &JOHNSON COM USD1.00	$184.29
12/8/21	AMGN	AMGEN INC	$8.74
12/8/21	UPS	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC	$227.88
12/9/21	DFS	DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES	$12.95
12/9/21	MSFT	MICROSOFT CORP	$67.57
12/9/21	VLO	VALERO ENERGY CORP COM	$35.28
12/10/21	CVX	CHEVRON CORP NEW COM	$22.61
12/10/21	IBM	INTERNATIONAL BUS MACH CORP COM USD0.20	$150.10
12/10/21	WBA	WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC	$65.41
12/13/21	MMM	3M CO	$57.77
12/15/21	AVA	AVISTA CORP	$139.18
12/15/21	EPR	EPR PROPERTIES SBI USD0.01	$77.71
12/15/21	FAF	FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP COM USD0.	$163.33
12/15/21	NWL	NEWELL BRANDS INC COM	$25.56
12/16/21	DUK	DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW ISIN #US26	$66.14
12/16/21	OGN	ORGANON &CO COMMON STOCK	$5.60
12/16/21	PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$487.72
12/16/21	QCOM	QUALCOMM INC	$160.93
12/17/21	BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	$49.09
12/17/21	BP	BP PLC SPONSORED ADR	$8.59
12/17/21	KHC	KRAFT HEINZ CO COM	$9.49
12/17/21	R	RYDER SYSTEM INC	$54.57
12/17/21	WM	WASTE MANAGEMENT INC	$41.50
12/20/21	CMP	COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC	$28.65
12/22/21	HYG	ISHARES TR IBOXX HI YD ETF	$36.26
12/22/21	PFF	ISHARES TR PFD AND INCM SEC	$87.58
12/23/21	PSEC	PROSPECT CAP CORP COM	$155.54
12/27/21	LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM USD1.00	$25.43
12/28/21	NUSI	ETF SER SOLUTIONS NATIONWIDE NASDQ	$12.79
12/29/21	BLV	VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS LONG TERM BOND	$40.98
12/29/21	VCLT	VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FUNDS LONG-TERM COR	$31.08
12/30/21	ARCC	ARES CAPITAL CORP COM	$502.58
12/30/21	CTO	CTO RLTY GROWTH INC NEW COM	$56.13
12/30/21	NEWT	NEWTEK BUSINESS SVCS CORP COM NEW	$868.27
12/30/21	TROW	PRICE T ROWE GROUPS COM USD0.20	$16.96
12/31/21	AVGO	BROADCOM INC COM	$8.32
12/31/21	BEP	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS PARTNERSH	$266.34
12/31/21	BEPC	BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP CLASS A SUBOR	$66.52
12/31/21	GATX	GATX CORP COM STK USD0.625	$53.15
12/31/21	WEYS	WEYCO GROUP INC	$25.63
12/31/21	M1 Finance	M1 DIVIDEND GROWTH ACCOUNT	$47.58