Dividend Income Summary: Bert's July 2020 Summary

Seeking AlphaDividend StrategyDividend Income Summary: Bert's July 2020 SummaryAug. 18, 2020 6:54 AM ET|| Includes: CINF, CM, CSCO, D, GPC, OXY, SJM, SLB, SMG, TOT, VIAC, WBAby: Dividend DiplomatsDividend Diplomats Large-cap, dividend investing, dividend growth investing, valueDividend Diplomats .cls-1{fill:#024999;}SummaryJuly is in the books. We are officially in the second half of 2020 folks.
The impact of two of the dividend cuts from Occidental Petroleum and Schlumberger were felt this month.
Scotts Miracle-Gro delivered some pretty exciting news for dividend investors.
July is in the books. We are officially in the second half of 2020 folks. Man, oh man, does time continue to fly! Each day, the stock market and economic news continue to surprise. The market seems to only head in one direction these days… up! Meanwhile, we continue to search and find undervalued dividend stocks to invest in, despite the surging market. After all, we need to continue seeing our dividend income grow as well, right? In July, our dividend income grew at a nice clip compared to 2019. Here is my July dividend income summary.
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Dividend investing in 2020 is more important than ever. Why? The cash in your savings account is earning nothing. Interest rates continue to fall, and it appears that we are going to be in a low interest rate environment for quite some time. With low interest rates in our short-term future,... Read more