{"id":522798,"date":"2010-04-10T06:30:44","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T10:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/?p=6206"},"modified":"2010-04-10T06:30:44","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T10:30:44","slug":"progress-update-%e2%80%93-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/522798","title":{"rendered":"Progress Update \u2013 March 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Once again it is time for a goals\/progress update. I am pleased to report that annualized dividend income rose in March, extending the streak to 13<\/strong> months after February 2009’s decline<\/strong><\/a>. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 27<\/span> of the last 28<\/strong> months.<\/p>\n

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My goals were defined in this December 1, 2007 Investing Goals<\/strong><\/a> post and updated in my 2010 Investing Goals<\/strong><\/a> post. Below is an updated version of the table found in the original post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nDividend
\nIncome
\nAnnualized<\/strong><\/td>\n		Yield
\non Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2027 Goal<\/td>\n110,000<\/td>\n20.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017 Goal<\/td>\n30,000<\/td>\n10.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 Goal<\/td>\n9,500<\/td>\n5.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December\/2009<\/td>\n7,274<\/td>\n4.84%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purchases YTD<\/td>\n875<\/td>\n-0.10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Div. Changes YTD<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n0.08%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sales YTD<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n-%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
March\/2010<\/td>\n8,213<\/td>\n4.82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purchases<\/td>\n312<\/td>\n-0.01%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Div. Changes<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n0.07%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sales<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n-%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February\/2009<\/td>\n7,860<\/td>\n4.76%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The above information covers the current month and year-to-date through the current month.<\/p>\n

Click here for a Detailed Historical Progress Table.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

For the month, annualized dividend income increased $353<\/span>, and Yield on Cost<\/a> (YOC) increased 0.06%<\/span>. This month’s changes were a net of new purchases and dividend changes (no sales). Let’s examine each of the these categories:<\/p>\n

Purchases:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> The $312<\/span> increase in annual dividend income and a (0.01%)<\/span> decrease in YOC related to the following purchases (yield at the time of purchase):<\/p>\n