Sunday, March 30, 2014

Monthly update: March 2014

The month has passed and it's my favorite time, giving an update of my dividend portfolio. I haven't done anything this month in terms of buying or selling stocks. I have deposited €1.000 a few days ago which enables me to open another position in the next week. More on that later. So how did the last month go?


IndicatorAs of 28-3As of 28-3% change
S&P 5001.8591.858-0,1%
Dow Jones Industrial Average16.32216.323+0,0%
AEX399402+0,9%
USD.EUR0,72340,7272+0,5%
Portfolio value€ 14.554 € 14.945 +2,7%

American markets were more or less flat, the Dutch AEX gained almost 1% during the last month. The dollar gained some ground against the euro, which is good for my portfolio since the majority is listed in American dollars. And what did my portfolio do? It gained almost 3% which is great. Even though I am focused on dividend income and growth, It's always nice to see stock prices rise.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Monthly update: February 2014

The month has passed and it's my favorite time, giving an update of my dividend portfolio. I haven't done anything this month in terms of buying or selling stocks. I might be able to come up with new funds to invest in a new company next month! So how did the last month go?


Indicator
As of 31-1As of 28-2% change
S&P 5001.7831.859+4.3%
Dow Jones Industrial Average15.69916.322+4.0%
AEX387399+3.0%
USD.EUR0.74180.7234-2.5%
Portfolio value€ 14.415€ 14.554+1.0%

Markets were up across the board! However, USD.EUR declined alongside rising stock prices. Considering the majority of my portfolio is listed in US dollars, it didn't advance with numbers as seen in US markets.