Comments on: Goal Setting – A Look at Forward 12-Month Dividends

By: Should One Calculate Projected Forward 12 Month Dividends? - My Journey to Millions

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 03:49:11 +0000

[…] saw a post by a blogger named Write2Reality who wrote about calculating/projecting his forward 12 month dividends that got me thinking whether this is useful data for most. Despite not agreeing with W2R I would […]

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 02:35:07 +0000

Absolutely a great means of seeing where your portfolio stands from a forward looking perspective, which can be helpful at any point. Additionally, it is a number that is improved with every purchase and every reinvestment. A pretty phenomenal tool and measurement for all dividend growth investors.

Appreciate your stopping by Evan.

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 01:35:14 +0000

I haven’t tried calculating forward P/E yet…seems like something that would be REALLY important when one turns off dividend reinvestment and starts using the stream of income to live.

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 16:04:58 +0000

Definitely a great feeling to watch each purchase have an impact on the future earnings of the portfolio. It is one of the more addictive and motivating features of investing with a dividend growth strategy.

Appreciate you stopping by Martin!

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 04:02:29 +0000

W2R, nice post. I do the same on my block and I love to see when I purchase a new stock or increase my existing holdings how that affects my annual dividend income. It’s great to see when I buy a few shares and those can increase my income by 80 or 100 more dollars annually. Looks a lot better than when you take a look at a quarterly dividend itself. Love it!

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 02:39:32 +0000

I could think of worse things than the unexpected surprise that I had faster than expected stream of passive income!

I agree forward 12-month dividends is one of many great tools to track your portfolio, and certainly one I track. Thanks for stopping by Intergrator!

By: Integrator@financiallyintegrated.com

Integrator@financiallyintegrated.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:46:52 +0000

It’s great to track the forward 12 mth dividend income, particularly if one is adding a lot of fresh capital in a very short space of time. I went through this last year in my US portfolio and had no idea how rapidly my dividend income grew during that period!

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:11:05 +0000

It is quite rewarding to see how each purchase builds on one another to really grow the forward 12-month projection. A pretty tangible view of how impactful each purchase is in the near term and what it can become in the long-term.

Thanks for the support and stopping by Ryan!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:22:47 +0000

Thanks for another great read and I like how you showed the calculations. I don’t know why, but my favorite thing after buying a stock is seeing my forward 12 month dividend increase a little bit on the spreadsheet. It’s probably because my portfolio is still so small and each increase seems like massive progress.

Wishing you the best!

By: Brick Building Weekend #2

Brick Building Weekend #2 — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:45:52 +0000

[…] A Look At Forward 12 Month Dividends – WYOR talks about tracking your progress with the goals you set. For dividend investors this is done by calculating your forward 12 month dividends. If an investor were to do this every perhaps every quarter they could stay motivated by seeing their progress. […]