• 469% YOY growth was achieved compared to November 2017.

• The portfolio generated $29.27 in dividend income during the month.

• $343.45 has been received in total this year (Up 491% over 2017).

• Income was higher than projected because of a special dividend payment that resulted from a merger.

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November 2018 was a month that truly tested the RTC portfolio. There was a lot of action!

Many changes occurred during the month, including a merger, special dividend payment, and multiple acquisitions. And this was just following a dividend cut last month…

Nevertheless, the portfolio was able to make progress even with all these headwinds.

For the 6th straight month now, the portfolio posted triple digit year over year growth. Over 469% growth was achieved in November 2018 compared to last year’s results.

In total, $29.27 was earned from dividend income in November 2018, which brings the total for the year to $343.45. This represents 491% growth over 2017.

Key numbers | Dividend Income Update 18 – November 2018

Dividend income earned in November 2018: $29.27

Total dividend Income earned in 2018: $343.45 (Up $285.31 | 491% increase over 2017)

Total dividend income in November 2017: $5.14

YOY growth compared to November 2017: 469.46% increase (Up $24.13)

Increase over last quarter (August 2018): 49% (Up $9.69)

How many stocks paid dividends in November 2018: 5

Commentary

The following comments were recorded during a conference call with the RTC Portfolio Manager, Chief Editor, and the Chief Marketing Officer. 

“Things are really starting to take shape” said the RTC portfolio manager.

“It’s like you’ve actually got $50 a month or close to that coming in. So next year when you’re investing and saving money, you have an extra $50 to acquire stocks with.”

“It’s really not that far-fetched to think that the portfolio is going to be earning $100 per month next year, at least some of the months. It’s just inevitable at some point. And at the end of next year we should be getting close to $1,000 annually.

“This is proof that dividend investing works and this is still a very small window of what’s possible. This is just the tipping point.” – Chief Marketing Officer..

Dividend income is nearing $500 annually right now but a lot of people don’t take that amount seriously yet. From our view (The Portfolio Manager and Chief Editor), the third year is the year that’s going to make the leap to the next level. You know, where you’re in a conversation with someone and tell them that you earn $1,000 annually from stocks—it starts to become something significant. Plus that amount of money can be invested each year on top of savings. And that’s the key! Because that’s how the snowball builds and how to keep the income growing.

We realized that we prefer receiving big chunks of money as opposed to many small payments. At the end of the day RTC allocates capital and larger payments are more practical. – Portfolio Manager.

Concluding Thoughts

After all the headwinds and changes that occurred in November, the team expects a really strong month for income added in December.

New capital is expected which means more funds will be available to allocate to dividend growth stocks. Hopefully the additional capital helps to push projected income over $500 annually to get 2019 started off right.

In addition, this is actually going to be the final dividend income update of the year, considering that December’s update will be posted sometime in early January. It’s hard to believe how fast time has passed.

To recap, $29.27 was received in November. The total for the year is now $343.45, which is a 491% increase over last year. Furthermore, a 49% increase was achieved compared to last quarter because of a special dividend payment. As such, the next quarter’s dividend payment may be lower dependent on acquisitions in December.

I look forward to sharing my forward dividend income projections later this month, followed by the final dividend income numbers in early January 2019.