Income and Expenses, Savings Rate for Q1 2017

The first quarter has already passed and it is time to look at how it went and how I managed in my saving goals and how my journey towards financial independence is progressing. Since this is the third year when I keep a stricter control of my spending, I continued to make a small comparison with last year's results also. As I mentioned in my first income / expenditure report, I will make a summary on a quarterly basis, because my months in the case of income are very different. This will give me a better view of the overall situation and hopefully will inspire some of my blog readers.

Week in Review 15/17

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In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week. 

Dividend Increase – Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI)

Thursday, 13 April Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. announced a quarterly dividend increase of from $0.62 to $0.63 per share that’s payable May 15, 2017 to holders of record May 1, 2017. This represents a 1.61% increase to regular quarterly dividends. Maybe this increase appears to be small, but it is worth remembering that, Omega Healthcare Investors prefers to raise the dividend four times a year. The May payment in 2016 was $0.58 so 2017's payout represents an 8.62% increase year over year. Omega Healthcare Investors has now increased dividends for 19 consecutive quarters. With current price $34.06 (Thursday's close), this raise brings their dividend yield to 7.40%. 

Since I own 150 shares this will increase my yearly net dividends by $4.47.

That increase rises my YOC to 7.01%

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You can follow the development of my dividends here.

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Week in Review 14/17

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In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week. 

Recent Buy - CVS Health Corporation (CVS)

On Wednesday April 5, I Bought 13 shares of CVS Health Corporation at $ 77,50 per share plus commission.

CVS Health Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated pharmacy health care services. It operates through Pharmacy Services and Retail/LTC segments. The Pharmacy Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, such as plan design and administration, formulary management, Medicare Part D services, mail order, specialty pharmacy and infusion services, retail pharmacy network management services, prescription management systems, clinical services, disease management programs, and medical pharmacy management services. This segment serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, Medicare Part D plans, managed Medicaid plans, plans offered on public and private exchanges, other sponsors of health benefit plans, and individuals under the CVS Caremark Pharmacy Services, Caremark, CVS Caremark, CarePlus CVS Pharmacy, CVS Specialty, Accordant, SilverScript, NovoLogix, Coram, Navarro Health Services, and ACS Pharmacy names. As of December 31, 2016, it had 23 retail specialty pharmacy stores, 13 specialty mail order pharmacies and 4 mail order dispensing pharmacies, and 84 branches for infusion and enteral services. The Retail/LTC segment sells prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, beauty products and cosmetics, personal care products, convenience foods, seasonal merchandise, and greeting cards, as well as offers photo finishing services. It has 9,709 retail stores in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Brazil primarily under the CVS Pharmacy, CVS, CVS Pharmacy y más, Longs Drugs, Navarro Discount Pharmacy, and Drogaria Onofre names; online retail pharmacy Websites; and 38 onsite pharmacy stores, long-term care pharmacy operations, and retail health care clinics. The company was formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation and changed its name to CVS Health Corporation in September 2014. CVS Health Corporation was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Dividend Income - March 2017

Again, one month passed and it is time to report my dividend income. In March 2017 my portfolio dividend income was as follows:

Quarterly dividends received from: 

Intel Corporation (INTC) - € 97.97 ($ 104.00)

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) - € 70.86 ($ 75.20)

ConocoPhillips (COP) - € 7.54 ($ 7.95)
HCP inc. (HCP) - € 35.22 ($ 37.00)
Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) - € 17.99 ($ 19.20) 
Target Corporation (TGT) - € 64.75 ($ 69.00) 
Chevron Corporation (CVX) - € 60.82 ($ 64.20)  

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - € 45.26 ($ 48.00) 
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) - € 18.11 ($ 19.20)
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) - € 17.52 ($ 18.80)  

Unilever N.V. (AMS:UNA) - € 25.61 ($ 27.50)  

Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) - € 56.28 ($ 60.00)

Eaton Corporation (ETN) - € 16.76 ($ 18.00) 
Flowers Foods Inc. (FLO) - € 27.57 ($ 29.60) 
V.F. Corporation (VFC) - € 25.35 ($ 27.30)  
Magna International (MGA) - € 12.73 ($ 13.75)  
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) - € 17.05 ($ 18.20)  

Triton International Limited Co (TRTN) - € 42.21 ($ 45.00)

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW) - € 29.37 ($ 31.35)
Digital Realty Trust Inc. (DLR) - € 103.00 ($111.60)

Week in Review 13/17

Welcome and thanks for reading!

In this review, I will make a summary of important and interesting news and events over the last week related to my portfolio holdings. Also, I will put together some interesting articles from other websites that caught my attention during the past week.