Bought Ultra pro QQQ short

 

Hello everyone, Today I purchased pro shares leveraged ETF ultra pro QQQ short (SQQQ). It is very risky stock to hold but I decided to take a risk. I am planning to hold until the summer 2023. Everybody is talking about a moderate to severe recession so I decided to take the big risk. I was accumulating cash for the last few months. 

I have added 20 shares @$43.3. Currently, I am holding 45 shares with an average cost of $44.5.

Opened a new position in Medtronics (MDT)

Medtronics ($MDT)

    Yesterday I have opened a new position in Medtronics ($MDT). It is a dividend aristocrat, raising dividends for the last 45 years. They are down 32% from 52 weeks high with a PE ratio of 14. The payout ratio is only 23%. 

The company is a $109 billion dollar medical device company. It's a buy for me for longer term.

I have purchased 15 shares at $77.57. Each share gives $2.72 annually in dividends and I will receive $30 yearly in dividends from this purchase.

    Its 5 year CAGR is 8% which is pretty good and because of its low payout ratio there are plenty of rooms to increase the dividends in the future.

My current portfolio distribution

Portfolio mid November 2022

My current portfolio:

In the picture below you can see my current portfolio distribution as of November 2022. My highest percentage is in real estate. It is the highest because the housing prices went up in the last year. The next position is in the dividend paying stocks with 28%. My third highest position is my 401A. I am also holding 4% cash and 4% in crypto. Well the 4% is in crypto should be around 10%. I am loosing money in crypto right now. I am also investing very small amount in Amazon, Google, Facebook, Nvidia, and Tesla stocks which don't pay dividend. I also have a Roth IRA. I don't invest a lot into that account because I want to keep cash with me.

Percentage of return since March 2022

Since March 2022 you can see that all of my portfolios are down this year except my real estate. This is a proof that you need to diversify. Among the stock portfolios, my Roth IRA and 401A is beating the s&p 500 while the rest are down. I have a long term vision. I don't want to sell anything. I am holding them at least for 20 more years.

My projected dividend growth since 2017

    Hello all, I am sharing my projected yearly income form dividends. I have started to invest in 2017. Since then I am investing in dividend paying stocks. The advantage of dividend investing is that I will have yearly income from my investment which I am reinvesting to grow my wealth and every company increase their dividends yearly. So more yearly income, more stocks, and more dividends.

    The above figure shows my current yearly income from dividends. In 2017, I had no income from dividends and now in 5 years I am earning $2,408 yearly. 

    The above figure shows how my income increased since 2017. There is a big drop in 2020 as I had to sell some shares to finance my first home. 

    The above chart shows my dividend income monthly in the last 5 years. You can clearly see that my income is keep increasing yearly. The simplest rule is to reinvest the dividends and keep addning more stocks monthly.

    The above figure shows my quarterly income since 2018. In 2018, I was earning only $100 per quarter and in 2022 I am earning more than $400 quarterly which is more than 4 times.