Building Wealth For Financial Independence and Retire Early
Yes, Money Has Made Me Happier (And Here’s Why) Look, I get it. The whole “money can’t buy happiness” thing? It’s a popular sentiment. But honestly, I’ve found that having a certain amount of financial security has significantly improved my quality of life. Let me tell you why. The Weight of Financial Worry: Before I … Read more
Portfolio Overview: June 2024 The month of June marks a significant turning point for my dividend portfolio, with several strategic transactions and continued growth in passive income. My total portfolio value now includes substantial cash reserves following the complete liquidation of MOT and MXT positions, providing ample capital for redeployment into dividend-generating assets in the … Read more
Yep, i sold all my Metrics Income Opportunities Trust (MOT) and Metrics Master Income Trust (MXT) as the dividends just kept dropping.After careful consideration and growing concern, I have made the decision to liquidate my entire position in both the Metrics Income Opportunities Trust (MOT) and the Metrics Master Income Trust (MXT). This decision was … Read more
Shifting Focus to High-Yield Private Credit and Strategic Divestments – May 2024 Update (Corrected Figures) In my ongoing pursuit of maximizing dividend income and streamlining my financial portfolio, I’ve implemented significant changes this month, pivoting towards a more concentrated strategy focused on private credit investments. This shift is driven by the attractive monthly dividend yields … Read more
II am making some changes in my dividend portfolio and starting to refocus it on private credit stocks that pay monthly. A new stock added this month KKR Credit Income Fund (KKC). A listed private credit company dealing internationally. I will still keep PL8, but not adding any more. I did add some more Cromwell … Read more
This sees a new dividend stock added to the portfolio.Qualitas Real Estate is an income fund that give exposure to loans secured by Australian real estate.And just like Metrics it’s in the private credit sector. Also added a little more MOT. Dividends received Mar 2024 MOT $405.32 PL8 $425.80 Tot $831 Total dividends for 2024 … Read more
Add some more Metrics Income Opportunities (MOT) during February and nothing else.Dividends are still high and I’m happy with the outcome so far. Dividends received for Feb 2024 MOT $420.52 PL8 $425.8 Tot $846 Total dividends for 2024 so far is $1527
More big changes to the stock portfolio.Plato PL8 did a share purchase plan for existing shareholders offering up to $30k in share at NAV which was around 10% less than the share price. After some hesitancy I decided it seemed like a good deal to me, so I bought the max 30k allowed more stock. … Read more
Dividends increased quite a bit for Nov 2023 after the big $45,000 investment in the monthly paying ASX listed stocks. Here’s the list and amounts. Total dividends received 530.97 As usual there are no Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRPs) in place for these dividends.Therefore, all dividends will be manually reinvested. I have reached a first target … Read more
Big changes to the portfolio this month with the purchase of $45k in stocks that pay monthly dividends. After selling last year’s portfolio I had the funds in a savings account earning 5% as an introductory offer.After expiring it’s time to put the funds to work earning earning a little more. Sold down a few … Read more