Dividend Income Update March 2019

Published Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:10:08 -0400 on Seeking Alpha

The start of every month is exciting for all dividend income investors as we look back at the previous month and see how much passive dividend income our portfolios generated. March was exciting, as ever as my year-over-year numbers continue to highlight the trifecta magic of dividend investing, which includes adding fresh capital, dividend raises and basic compounding to create an ever-increasing passive income stream. Even if I stopped adding fresh capital today and every dividend stock I owned kept all distributions flat without a single raise, my passive income stream would continue to grow. With that being said, let's take a look back at my March 2018 dividend income.
Dividend income from my taxable account totaled $792.26, up from $679.27, an increase of 16.6% from March of last year.
Dividend income from my ROTH account totaled $182.92, up from $159.04, an increase of 15.0% from this time last year.
Dividend income from my IRA account totaled $5.80, down from $59.92 from this time last year, a decrease of -90.3%. Nothing wrong here. HCP used to pay in March last year, which explains the year-over-year decrease, as its payment has shifted to another month.
Grand total for the month of March: $980.98, an increase of 9.2% from March 2018.
Brokerage Account
Year-to-date dividends: $1,543.72
Date Description Amount $ 03/01/19 WELLS FARGO & CO. (WFC) CASH DIV ON 42.33184 SHS REC 02/01/19 PAY 0... 19.05 03/01/19 PFIZER INC. (PFE) CASH DIV ON 49.36173... Read more