Dividends And Side Hustles Portfolio - July 2019 Highlights

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August has arrived, summer is almost over, and I'm not quite sure where and how the time has flown by so fast. I'm still reading "Mastery" by Robert Greene. It's a deep read, and I haven't been able to read as much as I'd like lately, plus I highlight when I read books and take notes, so it is taking me a bit longer.
The past month was very active for the "Dividends and Side Hustles" Portfolio. I opened two new positions in retail stocks while also purchasing additional shares in eight other companies. I find myself monitoring the markets a bit more than I normally have in the past. I've set price alerts for those stocks on my wishlist, waiting for them to fall into a fair value price range or below their normal 50-day or 200-day trading averages.
I have also started to take notice of stock price drops right after the ex/eff dividend date of some of the stocks in my current portfolio and have been wondering to myself is this the sell-off to a quick "money-grab"? I increased my position in a few stocks this month after learning there was an upcoming dividend increase and an ex/eff dividend date approaching. I now question if this is the right thing to do. I feel it's an emotional transaction, but I've justified it under the need to increase my shares and ultimately receive larger dividends payments.
I did fall short this month and not reinvest back into all the stocks that paid me dividends. I didn't quite notice this error until I was reviewing... Read more