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Birchtree's Account Talk
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Birchtree
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Na, not yet. I did reach the $3,590,000 level last year - but I'll conquer the $4M this year and perhaps beyond. The income stream continues to grow regardless of the capital appreciation and that's my primary interest for the moment. My feeling is 2015 may be richer than 2013.
Can you give us an idea of how wide and fast that income stream is?
Birchtree
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Last year the income stream went out at +$136K and I reinvest every penny back into the market via DCAing. I had 167 dividend increase announcements last year so the income stream will continue to grow. I'm usually buying something every day no matter the prices. The whole thing for now is on automatic pilot and I just watch the little wall flowers grow. So on a nice down period my shares increase when bought and then three months later the dividend is a little larger. SDRL reduced its' dividend but I continue to buy the stock because someday there will be a profitable capital gain. As long as I don't need the income right now I'll keep reinvesting the dividends. I have 5 buyouts that will be completed some time this spring and those gains will head deep into the oil patch as well as some coal holdings - you can't run a growing economy on wind power and solar power - you need the black stuff.
Birchtree
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You have to start slowly one stock at a time and let the market hold your hand. Dividends are paid every three montha and some pay monthly - it's very simple and I sleep fine even on big down days because I know there is a small blessing there somewhere with my buying cheap. I bought BAC initially in the $3 range and they hardly pay a dividend but I now have over a +$70K profit - they'll bury me with this one. And F just announced a 20% increase in their dividend - I'll get a slice of that too. I have no plans on taking capital gains anytime soon - I'm usually bought out for a premium - wall flowers become roses.
Birchtree
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Buying a few trinkets today: FCX, CNX, GT. I'm waiting for my buyouts to settle and then we blow the doors out of the oil patch. I'll buy now for gains that may not arrive for two more years - but I want the income stream. I only have one dividend to be reinvested today but the money is working everyday.
rktect1
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I have no spending cash left. Took all my extras to buy a new home. 
Everything else is invested or sitting in the F/G fund right now.
Everything else is invested or sitting in the F/G fund right now.
weatherweenie
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Got my Birchtree on and picked up some SU today.
Birchtree
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My 7 year old Toshiba Satellite finally had to be put to rest on Friday - it was a sad day indeed, kinda like the Brad car commercial. Any who my oceanic account took another hit: -$66K, -$31K, -$26K, -$95K, +$112K for a solemn give back - the dividends however were sweet - oh. I forgot to mention the loss at -$106K. Next week might be one heck of a shebang and I'm staying in the saddle come hell or high water'
burrocrat
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well, here's to hoping for high water. because hell is tough to beat. clink.
Birchtree
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A few tidbits from Bulldaddy. "Individual investors hurt by the turmoil lost sight of the most important question they must ask: What is my basic advantage in financial markets dominated by professionals The sensible answer is that all individuals can still choose to do what most professionals no longer can: Invest for the long run without having to measure their performance moment to moment in a mad race to beat the market." Makes sense to me. A few more tidbits: "The S&P 500 has almost tripled since March 2009, and many investors worry the gains have run their course.
My Toshiba Satellite **** the bed three weeks ago. Last a total of three years. Used it as a desktop - attached to a monitor, keyboard and mouse. One day it just decided to stop cooperating. Went with a HP this time.
Birchtree
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Now to finish my tidbits. "Yet dividends paid out by companies in the S&P 500 have been rising at the same time. The S&P 500 rose 65% from December 2010 through Decmber2014. In that same period, dividends per share went up 74%. This is an indication that the bull market has drawn support from cash that U.S. companies are generating. Investors have been rewarded not just through the rise in the value of their stocks but also through dividend payouts."
Birchtree
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The Hulbert Survey has gone from 68.8% at the beginning of January to 0% - that means very few are investing - all platform sitters. Contrarians celebrate when everyone else is gloomy. I've given back -$342K in the last three weeks - I know that's not pretty but sometimes you just have to accept the pain. I haven't sold anything so it's all a paper loss - but if Draghi gives us a nice surprise we'll be moving much higher - it's time for patience to be a virtue.
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