My Dividend Growth Portfolio July Update: 44 Holdings, 3 New, 5 Buys, 3.45% Yield

Published Tue, 10 Sep 2019 17:49:21 -0400 on Seeking Alpha

Introduction
Welcome to my monthly update for my dividend growth portfolio. This article series covers my investing journey as a father of two towards my eventual retirement. Any specific stocks or amounts are particular to my self-directed 401k plan.
The goal of my portfolio is to generate a perpetually growing income stream for my wife and I during our golden years. The aim is to live off dividends without touching the principal. Dividend growth stocks and ETFs are the chosen vehicle to meet that goal. Now 34, I have approximately 25 years before I can (safely) touch any of this money.
For anyone interested in seeing changes in real time, I have my portfolio and dividends tracked on Dividend Derek. I also have a trimmed version that you can freely take for yourself if you wish, found here.
I've received some questions in the past, so you can save off a copy by selecting "File" -> "Make A Copy."

Change Log
I introduced a change log as a quick reference to highlight relevant non-data changes. Things like dividends collected, dividend increases, and charts will all change each month regardless.
Added a section regarding contributions Added a new monthly dividend progress line chart Updated target portfolio to 15% growth, 25% high yield Commentary
August was a slightly down month for the S&P and my own portfolio. There's been a lot of "noise" coming from all directions on many topics. There were a few dip days and while I'm not a really "buy... Read more