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Hey, Zach here!

Today, I’ll share the latest update on my personal dividend growth stock portfolio. That will include my story of growing the account from $0 to a new milestone of $500/month of dividend income. On top of that, I’ll share my new buys from the week.

Today’s topics:

1. My Dividend Income Milestone

2. Dividend Increases This Week

3. Earnings This Week

4. My New Buys

Key Story

How I Turned $0 Into $500/Month in Dividend Income by Age 26

My Dividend Milestone (0:00)

• New high: ~$6,014/year (≈ $500/month) in projected dividend income.

• Portfolio value: $249,000 after investing $150,000 over ~5 years.

• Total return: ~$100,000 (≈ 65.8%).

• $18,500+ in dividends earned so far—all reinvested to accelerate the snowball.

• The goal isn’t just yield—own high-quality businesses that grow earnings and dividends over time.

Major Website Update / News (3:17)

• 10× coverage expansion: from ~8,000 to 80,000+ tickers—now includes ETFs, mutual funds, and international stocks.

• New ETF view: TTM dividends, expense ratio, NAV, AUM, holdings, sector breakdown, forward yield, and 3/5/10-yr dividend growth—plus full dividend history.

• Global search bar on every page; click any ticker anywhere to jump into full analysis (e.g., LVMH now supported).

• AI Analyst has suggested prompts to open tools (Stock Screener, DCF).

• Pro tip: Favorite the Stock Screener for one-click access to hundreds of editable filters.

  Learn more here.

My Journey (6:30)

• Started in college; grew active income, kept living costs low, and invested the difference.

• Built this YouTube channel and DividendData.com to turn active income into ownership of quality dividend growers.

• It’s a long-term approach—avoid “get rich quick.”

New Stock Buys Explained — $5,334 Total (9:24)

• MPLX: 33 shares @ $50.54 (~$1.6k), adds $126/yr; ~7.6% yield; 10.7% 3-yr dividend CAGR; latest hike 12.5%; management guiding ~12.5% raises for next few years.

• TPL: 3 shares @ $913.68 (~$2.7k), adds $19.20/yr; asset-light royalty model; ~89% gross / 64% net margins, no debt; base dividend up 36% last increase + periodic specials.

• HESM: 24 shares @ $38.55 (~$1k), adds $70/yr; ~7.8% yield; quarterly raises (last +3.83%); ~11% 5-yr dividend CAGR; 1099-DIV (no K-1).

Income Projection (14:42)

• Dividend growth only (no reinvestment, no new money): in 10 years dividends reach ~$11,700/yr.

Future Projection—The Snowball (15:17)

• My Portfolio’s weighted dividend growth: ~8.98%.

• With reinvestment and reasonable price growth assumptions:

  • Year 10: ~$15.8k/yr dividends; ~$828k portfolio.

  • Year 15: ~$26k/yr; ~$1.5M portfolio.

  • Year 20: ~$44k/yr; ~$2.6M portfolio.

  • Year 35: ~$200k/yr; ~$15.1M portfolio.

Top Lesson (17:15)

• Start early, live below your means, and reinvest.

• You can begin with simple ETFs and learn as you go.

• Use the right tools to stay consistent and improve decisions.

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Dividend News

🚀 Dividend Raises This Week

• STRW - Strawberry Fields REIT raises dividend by 14.3% to $0.16/share

• CNNE - Cannae Holdings raises dividend by 25% to $0.15

• CSL - Carlisle Companies Incorporated raises dividend by 10% to $1.10

• MAR - Marriott declares $0.67 dividend, increases buyback by 25M shares

• FRT - Federal REIT raises dividend by ~3% to $1.13

• ENS - EnerSys raises dividend by 9.4%

• TRNO - Terreno Realty raises dividend by 6.1% to $0.52

• BR - Broadridge Financial Solutions raises dividend by 10.8% to $0.975

• FOX - Fox raises dividend by 3.7% to $0.28

Track your dividends and get breaking news on increases, decreases, and special dividends with DividendData.com.

📰 Earnings This Week

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💰 My Buys This Week

📅 Keep Investing. Stay informed.

– Zach
Founder, Dividend Data

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