Comments on: Introducing the 2014 Dividend Calendar https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/ Aggressively pursuing a dream is the only way to write your own reality. Documenting my path of turning dreams into investments and success! Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: writing2reality https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-46112 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:19:38 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-46112 Good to know you’re a fellow spreadsheet fan! The goal for this spreadsheet is to create a visual snapshot of my dividend holdings, the dividends earned each month, and the activity each month. When looking backwards, I can easily see when a position increased their dividend, when I purchased or added to a position, and even when I sold a position. All of those things impact my dividends in that year and moving forward, so the ease of which I can review the historic information drove me to create it.

Of course, being a spreadsheet junkie, I don’t really need much of an excuse to create anything that resembles a spreadsheet.

]]> By: Evan https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-46101 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:22:31 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-46101 I am a big spreadsheet fan! I have spreadsheets for dividend income and net worth, but what’s the long term for this particular spreadsheet? I just don’t see the long term applicability?

]]> By: writing2reality https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-45181 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:45:27 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-45181 Thank for you for the compliments! I am happy with the sheet, and have an even more extensive document that tracks so much more offline. Just an addictive part of investing for me is tracking these things, and the DG concept feeds into this beautifully.

Google also has the live stock feeds, and something I will likely incorporate as I overhaul my DG portfolio page and make it more dynamic.

]]> By: writing2reality https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-45180 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:43:28 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-45180 DG, no color code for a stock split at this time, but as soon as it happens I’ll be sure to add another code for it!

Amen on Excel. God’s gift to nerds like me.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

]]> By: Financialforager https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-45130 Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:50:33 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-45130 Nice job on the spread sheet! I use a basic excel spread sheet to track my quarterly dividends. I also still use Microsoft Money to manage my portfolio and use it to generate reports. Someone created a patch that allows you to do live stock updates. Still works well even if it is not supported by MS. Your sheet is very professional looking. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Dividend Gremlin https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-45030 Fri, 17 Oct 2014 14:31:30 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-45030 W2R,

Love the site and the spreadsheet. Do you have a color code yet for a stock split? I totally agree with you on finding Excel much easier to use than Google Docs. It just is so much more flexible, especially once you add in complicated equations or references.

– Dividend Gremlin

]]> By: writing2reality https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-44641 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 02:03:37 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-44641 The beauty of the calendar is the customization to each person’s desires! I like the forecasting because it gives me a general sense of where I’m going. Because I currently set my dividend goals based on dividends received, it provides a glimpse at what else needs to happen to hit my goals. For 2014 this happens to be a shortfall, but now I’m aware I will need to work even harder next year.

I, too, really enjoy inputting my dividends received, since at that point the future dividends update based on the reinvested amounts. Like watching compounding happen each quarter at a time.

Appreciate you stopping in!

]]> By: ILG https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-44621 Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:26:33 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-44621 Nice Calendar! That is a lot better detail than the one I use =) Personally, I don’t like to have estimated dividends on the spreadsheet that I use to track. I like manually entering them in after I check my brokerage account and see that they are paid. It’s like Christmas every day I get a dividend.

Take care!

]]> By: writing2reality https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-44523 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:19:09 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-44523 Thanks Ryan, I’m glad you like it! I agree that being able to watch payouts increase over time is one of the perks of dividend growth investing. It is a tangible return and easy for anyone to understand.

]]> By: Ryan @ My Dividend Growth https://www.writeyourownreality.com/goals/introducing-2014-dividend-calendar/#comment-44437 Wed, 15 Oct 2014 05:45:32 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2442#comment-44437 Loving this look, W2R. Very sleek with great style and design aesthetic. I get my clearest sense that DGI works by looking at dividend payouts overtime like this. I’m looking forward to watching your payouts climb from here.

Best Wishes,
Ryan

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