05-15-2013, 06:55 PM
I currently own 19 different individual stocks in my dividend growth portfolio. 18 of them pay dividends quarterly, one of them monthly. That’s 84 dividend payouts each year. 17 of them can be counted on to raise the dividend each year. So 101 times each year, I get either a dividend payout or a dividend increase. Each of these 101 events gives me a very real, if small, moment of excitement and happiness. I especially love updating the spreadsheet that I use to track the portfolio. Although each event is in itself small, they do add up, and each of them increases the base from which future payouts will flow. While not life-changing, these moments do help to keep me focused on the long-term goals of the portfolio.