My first couple years wasn't a lot but it was dollar cost averaging and putting extra $$ in whenever I could. I was getting about $600/yr from it but then I had to sell some of it off to pay for other expenses while I get my business off the ground.
Great Contents. Keep on marching forward, Jack :) I had been a speculative investor earlier on many moons ago. Didn't do well, loss money! Then, I switched over to dividend investing, again many moons ago. I did ok for the first year. Dividend payout was extremely small, like a snail movement. Past forward to today, dividend investing is awesome. Patience is virtue. Time is on your side, my friend. Just think of a building blocks.... Just think of an awesome team you put together with different unique, set of skills.... Just think of a tiny ripple - snow ball begin its journey rolling down the highest mountain, Mount Everest.... The momentum will take over eventually. Let's go :)
What I like most, is the fact that one dude your age will blow $300 in one afternoon and will not think about it much, yet you choose to share with us the way you have created this amount in passive income and clearly and rightfully you're proud of it. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're looking at future millionaire!
Agreed. I'm 30 and have only just started investing, can't believe the amount of money I've wasted over the years don't even want to think about how much. Wish I started as young as this guy, he's gonna be doing great by his mid 30s early 40s if he keeps this up!
Great looking portfolio! As a dividend investor for over 30 years, I can say you look like you are on the right track. My first few years looked very small on a total dividend payout, but I can say, It is amazing to watch them grow, and if you keep it up with continual reinvestments, you will do great! I make over twice my job salary in dividends now, and could have retired years ago if I didn't love my job so much. It is great to have financial freedom and work as long as I enjoy it but know I can leave and be just fine.
@maxm1139 First of all my goal is to retire off dividends, maybe I make slightly less money 60 years from now but it’s about a lifestyle that I want not my bank account when I die. I also have other growth focused portfolios.
@@JackMurphyInvesting You know what, after watching your video I'm thinking about having a full-on growth portfolio (or just plain old s&p500). The reason being, you only care about the dividends once you've reached the spot when you need to spend those dividends. Converting a portfolio from growth to dividend should be pretty easy. Or am I missing something?
I have a lot of the same stocks as you Jack. The important thing is you're starting young. Stick with it! If your return is down, good. You can buy more at a cheaper price. Keep it up!
Dude don’t stop this content please, I really appreciate the transparency and I find comfort finding others on the same journey as me except you’re not just investing but content creating , great stuff man I’ll all pop off
Your video is refreshing. So many investor videos are “invest a small amount of $10000000000 per week and get rich”. You are relatable and realistic. I really appreciate this.
I Invest for 9 years now. First dividend year was 2019 with 125 bucks. This year i will have about 4500 bucks. Keep going, never stop, dont try to make "quick and easy" money and youll get there.
I'm a lot older than you and have never invested. I am trying to learn and I've seen so many unrealistic videos. Thank you for being honest and realistic. Great video for someone new and learning like me. I'm sure you will do very well. Thank you.
I didn't get serious until I was about 50. 10 years later I was so surprised at the size of my portfolio, and happy. Then retired at 62, early. My portfolio is still growing and providing good mental comfort.
Congratulations on your investment journey! You are very wise to start early…..many people wish they had the insight to do that (myself included). Time is the most powerful factor in compounding growth.
Bro, I saw one of your videos randomly about a year ago when I started investing. Good to see you are still going strong! Keep the videos coming and happy investing brother
Great video. I am 19 years old and I started investing in June of last year focusing on dividends by DCA'ing 25 dollars every market day into a basket of etfs and some stocks. It is so motivating to see those payments get higher and higher each quarter/month. Keep it consistent!
You are working for your money your putting IN the market. I get what your saying. Should be not doing what you DONT wanna do. Now you can do whatever you WANNA do. Good Luck. It will happen.
Nice job. I am 63 years old and have a similar outlook. I Hold Ford , the past two years Ford has paid a special dividend and the return has been very good. I picked T over VZ but have now split even between the two. I take 1/2 my dividends from my brokerage account and use those to fund my ROTH. I do some REIT swing trades in my ROTH to avoid capital gains and the nightmare of doing the taxes. At your young age, I would focus a portion of your portfolio on growth stocks. 6-7% dividends are barely keeping up with inflation. Good luck.
Yo, I'm 38 and I'm a beginner myself, under 2 years starting. I just want to say keep doing what you're doing. Keep learning, and keep investing. The start is slow, but you'll be closing in on retirement in your 50s more than likely. I love seeing this and I'm excited for you!
Best of luck to you man. It’s nice to see some of the more realistic numbers people get from starting off instead of others who start off with hundreds of thousands to invest. I started investing myself a few months ago and am hoping the etf life pays off in the future.
When starting your investing journey learning and gaining knowledge is essential to success. Read, watch the right You Tube channels, and learn though your own experience. Expect setbacks, mistakes, and some just plain bad luck. Do not be deterred. Grow your knowledge, grow your investment techniques, grow your wealth. I will see all of you on the other side of the ride.
I invested in some stocks myself using pure speculation. Long story short, I blew my account and lost it all. Jonas Herman, a licensed fiduciary is the brain behind my success. I've gotten into a plethora of assets with $13k spread across stocks (options and futures) for the short term and Roth IRA, index funds, and ETFs, for the long term. Now with over 81k in roi, I sit back and just reinvest at intervals while I handle my other career and family.
Thank you for this lead. I mailed him. Did my due diligence on him before we scheduled a chat. Also, brilliant resume I must say! I intend on getting started right away.
Dude, keep it up and you’ll be free one day. I’m surprised to see a guy your age making content like this, and that’s an awesome thing. Btw, I subscribed to see the next update.
I wish I had that mindset at your age. Just started recently and boy, I really wish I would've started investing sooner. You are doing great, keep going and thank you for sharing!
Hey Jack. This is impressive stuff! I would trade my portfolio for your age any day of the week. Stay the course my friend. Excited to hear more about your journey.
If I had your mindset at your age, I'd be ready to retire right now instead of still working my ass off and trying to catch up on all the money I missed out on. Keep it up, you're on the right track and you will be able to retire comfortably long before the majority of the people in your age range.
I like SCHD and VIG as a pair of Dividend focused ETF's - they both perform well and have relatively low overlap considering they focus on similar things. I have a decent amount of both in my portfolio Great stuff! Congrats on 2 years!
Keep it up. I came up from homeless to being financially secure. And dividend investing was the biggest part. Took a lot of sacrifice, but the reward after years is worth it.
You are honest.. completely genuine. It gives perspective. Instagram and youtube is filled with such nonsense, just selling utter garage, from stocks to house flips. They are frauds who never show how they started or even what they fully truly own. Salute man
Congratulations! Keep up the discipline and persistence in investing to grow your passive income. It’s been a game changer for me. I’m not financially independent yet, but I have much better financial stability. And my goals are defined. I delay instant gratification and the dividend snowball keeps getting bigger and better
Takes tremendous discipline to do what you're doing, especially at your age when you can just blow your money on trends and entertainment etc. You're a forward-thinking young man. Kudos, congrats and good luck! Rooting for you! More ppl need to watch your channel!
this is indeed one of the most realistic dividend journeys! i'm not American but i'm building up my US dividend stock portfolio and i'm on my 6th year (i started very late at age 32). All of my friends just look down of the few dollars here and there i think i should show them your video. keep going!💪
Keep it up man! I've been a growth stock guy and have done really well, but I'm now building my dividends, I want half my portfolio to be in dividend stocks. Made $134 this year. This time next year I think I can hit $500 in dividends
Started investing in February 2023 and 1 year ago was my first dividend ever received. I made 5$ that month. This april, i’m actually at 20$ (4x last year) and the month isnt over yet! In 4 month i almost made more than my entire first year of dividend! Actually at 8k right now, investing everyday/week to be able to pay some bills in the future with those just like you said! Keep up the great work bud, we are in the same boat (22 yo speaking) 😊
Congrats :) you are going to do well. Also, you don’t need as much to retire as you might think. I retired at 51. I suggest you learn to do options trading on your dividend stocks. You can really amplify the portfolio. If I were you I would start simple by selling covered calls once you own 100 shares of any single stock. Best of luck to you and keep up to great work. I’m following you now and happy to give any advice if you ever want.
Definitely going to research covered calls when I have 100 shares of anything. Don’t want to rush it and buy 100 shares of something right away though 👍
Options is also a very easy way to lose everything if you are not careful. Personally, I don't do any options. I like to keep the majority of my portfolio in a safe position. My risk tolerance level isn't high.
@@Memoreism How so? If you own 100 shares of KO and sell a covered call you're collecting a premium on top of the dividends and if KO exceeds your strike price you can either roll the call if you want to keep the shares or let it get assigned and sell a put on KO or move onto another stock. There's no way you're going to lose everything writing options unless you're doing it on high risk stocks.
I agree on the options, strategy you have a good base dividend. only difference I would make is to now laser focus on one stock probably ETF, get 100 shares and sell covered calls. then get other stocks to 100 shares and do covered calls on them. In the mean time can paper trade and learn how to do it.
I’m sure I can speak for a lot of others but we greatly appreciate you sharing your investing overview. It gives those just starting off an actual accurate representation of what a new dividend investor journey looks like. rather than some RUclipsrs who have hundreds of thousands of dollars invested already.
Good start young man. I just started investing on my own at 63. Way too darn late to reap great benefits due to lack of time for compounding. I got more money than you to invest, but will not do as well as you in the long run.
At least you started now. Even though you have less time for it to compound you have more capital to invest, short term you can still make some good profit off of that 💪
That‘s a great video, i‘d love to see you grow! Keep your strategy no matter what others think or say! it‘s your financial situation, even when you underperform👏🏽
This is great Jack. Discipline and homework will make it happen. You have some great positions there and the fact that they are paying you to wait and you have all the time in the world to make it happen. I know how this story ends. BELIEVE!!!!!
Good for you, Jack. I started much later than I should have and regret it. I'm 48 now. SCHD and SPY are my biggest positions thus far. Didn't know much about expense ratios when I started and may have bought VOO instead. Been buying SPLG instead of SPY recently.
We made $21 NZD dividends in our first year of investing. Fast forward 6+ years and we should make about $8k NZD this year. You're on the right path - well done :)
Jack you are doing the right thing. Don't let those who enjoy knocking others down get you down. I am retired and just getting into dividend investing myself but have a lot of retirement savings to invest. Keep going man!
I am a 55 year old man here in the UK and have just started investing in dividends and I will because of my income only be able to afford 💲50 a week, your video is excellent and I applaud you on your success and the affirmation " "Dollars come to me" will help thank you and I wish you all success for your future. Frank 🤑💸💵💰💯🤑💸💵💰💯
I enjoyed your video, good stuff! The information was spot on, included relevant data points, good details, and easily would generate interest in dividend stocks in someone who was not familiar with them. For content, I can see why you have so many positions, plus trying to feel your way thru this journey of investing and see what hits, but as you go down this road, look at consolidating positions into fewer (but bigger) investments in solid funds and stocks. I wish I had the tools and resources available to me that exist now 25-30 years ago! Good luck on your journey. “The biggest mistake you can make in regards to investing is to do nothing.”
@@JackMurphyInvesting I was listening to Warren Buffett talking about consolidating investments, not having so many positions. I’m making some changes to my 401k strategy and my tiny little personal investments along those lines.
@@christopherhamilton5557 quality over quantity for sure, but you are right that’s it’s easier to make content with more positions which is a factor for me, but my Roth IRA is just 4 ETFs so I keep it simple there.
I started a similar journey a little over 10 years ago, you will do well, I am now just over 380k invested. Keep it up, get your free employer match as well!
If one is in their 40s and just started investing (have 401k from work). Should they just focus on growth etf since it will be too late for them to see real benefits with dividends? I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here
I run a mix. Growth in my roth and 401k. I run dividends in my Individual investment account. Seeing the payments come month after month keeps me in the zone. I just hit the 1m mark in investment profit. Works out best for me. Sometimes it's wise to consult with a pro F.A for the best investment style considering your situation and circumstances. I did, and I'll stand by that decision.
I wouldn't say early 40's is 'too late' for anything related to investing. If you have at least 20 years left to put money into the market then I think growth is a nice way to lean. I would still have a balance of the two. I think value/dividends is good to have at any age in any market (with at least a portion of the portfolio).
@estevez1942 I’m trying to get an advisor for guidance but it’s harder than you think. Anyone who is fee-based is hard to find and usually have a heavy workload. Would you be comfortable sharing a recommendation if it’s not too much trouble
Keep up the good work man just found your channel. Love it. I started around the same time you did but I’m a little bit older so you’ll have more time to compound then I will lol best of luck brother
Wow I watched all your videos about a year and a half ago. Was looking for your videos again and couldn't but now you're on my feed. Looks like you have more green now too lol. Don't become a sell out I watch you because you're not a greasy con man simply put.
My friend keep going. When the share price goes down that’s when you make money. Dividend investors make money when the stock price goes down and you buy them at a discount. Dollar average everything.
Nice! I’m not sure how old you are but I assume we are around same age. I’ve been investing into the market for a year now. My dividend portfolio is a little different from yours. I haven’t chosen many singular equities. I run a 60% VOO, 10% O, and 30% SCHD portfolio. It’s all I need and it’s yields me about 2.39% per year. Good shit though man, from finance bro to finance bro.
thank you for sharing, its really inspiring, I admire your focus! as a 40yo guy who Just starter investing I can give you as advice: Your plan of starting young even if is not in high amounts is the best thing you can do for your future life! Please keep sharing. Subscribed to your channel.
Thank you for this. Its very encouraging to keep in mind the snowball effect of accumulation. 50 a week is psychologically more encouraging as well, especially for hourly workers. Imagine avoiding college and deep debt and going right to work to retire in late thirties. After that, you can do whatever you want. Start a business, enjoy life, great future!
I started out with individual stocks hoping for growth like most people and after losing so much, riding the emotional rollercoaster, and taking up too much time trying to keep up, I eventually gave most of it up and focused on ETF and index’s and it’s been the best thing I did.
"But I'm going to say I 3X'd... don't tell anybody." Shhh... our secret, Lil' Bro! First step is the hardest, great job realizing and getting started so early in life!
Hi man, thanks for this nice video, I am 25 and I am writing from France where I also started the same strategy last year Got approximately the same dividend amount for the same capital invested (in Euros though) and I defintely recognize a bit of myself here Wish you the best !
Hi, sounds like you are doing well! That's great. One thing, though, it would help us understand better if you report the amount you have invested in each position, instead of the number of shares.
I didn't too good until I rolled over my previous employer's 401k into a Roth IRA...I have tripled my dividends in 2 years. My favorite dividend stock is OXLC.
Love what you’re doing keep it up and keep investing in your future…I also recommend heavily beefing up SCHD as the yearly growth is similar to that of the sp500 and will compound your growth
I am also in college but it’s important to do both. But I agree if people don’t know what they want to do in life college can be a waste of money and would do better investing in the market.
this might sound crazy, But I personally am starting my dividend journey with only a handful(5-10) of Stocks/ETFs as I feel like I can get the ball rolling on those handful and once I get my base started, I can branch out to more later. You sound like your doing a great job though, keep it up!
Not crazy at all that’s the way to do it! I’m actually considering cutting out a couple positions but I am giving it some time before I decide. It helps to have a lot of stocks and ETFs for content.
I like this. But I’ll advice to trim down on the stocks. If you have a diversified etf or preferably index, I would say just a few stocks will do. Or else you spread yourself too thin for any of your shares to gather momentum over time.
@@JackMurphyInvesting Super. I started seriously in 2021 as well. But Im 45yrs old now and need to be aggressive. So I got a side hustle, invest 20k a year and sell covered calls to collect and reinvest the premiums as well. Well done to you though.
If you have been Dividend Investing for a while how did your first few years look?
My first couple years wasn't a lot but it was dollar cost averaging and putting extra $$ in whenever I could. I was getting about $600/yr from it but then I had to sell some of it off to pay for other expenses while I get my business off the ground.
Great Contents. Keep on marching forward, Jack :)
I had been a speculative investor earlier on many moons ago. Didn't do well, loss money!
Then, I switched over to dividend investing, again many moons ago. I did ok for the first year.
Dividend payout was extremely small, like a snail movement. Past forward to today, dividend investing is awesome. Patience is virtue. Time is on your side, my friend. Just think of a building blocks.... Just think of an awesome team you put together with different unique, set of skills.... Just think of a tiny ripple - snow ball begin its journey rolling down the highest mountain, Mount Everest.... The momentum will take over eventually. Let's go :)
First year it was about 30 euro. Second year it was 100 euro.
I just started my dividend investing journey for exactly the same reasons as you! Keep it up 😎
First year was 46$, second year 387$, bit trying to atleast put in 100 bucks a month
What I like most, is the fact that one dude your age will blow $300 in one afternoon and will not think about it much, yet you choose to share with us the way you have created this amount in passive income and clearly and rightfully you're proud of it. Ladies and Gentlemen, we're looking at future millionaire!
Hopefully soon 🤞
Agreed. I'm 30 and have only just started investing, can't believe the amount of money I've wasted over the years don't even want to think about how much. Wish I started as young as this guy, he's gonna be doing great by his mid 30s early 40s if he keeps this up!
I agree. This man is a great example of intelligent youth and growth.
Same. I cant believe i put that all in my bank account that has 0 interest. @@gentleoutdoors
Looking where he is, wish I could still be living with parents for free.
Great looking portfolio! As a dividend investor for over 30 years, I can say you look like you are on the right track. My first few years looked very small on a total dividend payout, but I can say, It is amazing to watch them grow, and if you keep it up with continual reinvestments, you will do great! I make over twice my job salary in dividends now, and could have retired years ago if I didn't love my job so much. It is great to have financial freedom and work as long as I enjoy it but know I can leave and be just fine.
Thanks for sharing, love hearing from people living off their dividends!
Lemme get a job 😂 I want to love mine too !! Maybe I'll get into carpet cleaning or something 🤔
Motivational
What are your favorite stock picks
You will become rich. You are still young and you have chosen the right strategy.
@@sfhdshywe623 The strategy is all right but the market should be in commodities, oil, oil tankers etc
@maxm1139 First of all my goal is to retire off dividends, maybe I make slightly less money 60 years from now but it’s about a lifestyle that I want not my bank account when I die. I also have other growth focused portfolios.
@@JackMurphyInvesting You know what, after watching your video I'm thinking about having a full-on growth portfolio (or just plain old s&p500). The reason being, you only care about the dividends once you've reached the spot when you need to spend those dividends. Converting a portfolio from growth to dividend should be pretty easy. Or am I missing something?
Definitely not the right strategy for his age but this strategy is better than not investing at all.
For real, there is no doubt for this guy big respect for doing this young
I have a lot of the same stocks as you Jack. The important thing is you're starting young. Stick with it! If your return is down, good. You can buy more at a cheaper price. Keep it up!
Yes sir 🔥🔥
Dude don’t stop this content please, I really appreciate the transparency and I find comfort finding others on the same journey as me except you’re not just investing but content creating , great stuff man I’ll all pop off
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Your video is refreshing. So many investor videos are “invest a small amount of $10000000000 per week and get rich”. You are relatable and realistic. I really appreciate this.
Thank you 💪
The only relatable and realistic video i have found on RUclips. Thanks.
😎 NP
I Invest for 9 years now. First dividend year was 2019 with 125 bucks. This year i will have about 4500 bucks. Keep going, never stop, dont try to make "quick and easy" money and youll get there.
That’s Awesome man!! Your right keep building that divided foundation it grows fast 👍
Wow 4.500$ is a lot of money. May I ask you how much your portfolio is worth to be earning that much?
@@aitorrodriguez6888 its close to 300k, my dividend yield is pretty low, i have a lot of growth stocks in it as well.
@@aitorrodriguez6888if the avg dividend return total is around 10% then it would be a $45,000 portfolio.
@@aitorrodriguez6888 Probably like 20-40 times that at least
I'm a lot older than you and have never invested. I am trying to learn and I've seen so many unrealistic videos. Thank you for being honest and realistic. Great video for someone new and learning like me. I'm sure you will do very well. Thank you.
ADSE, SCHH, SHIBA INU are good investments. STAG is good too.
I didn't get serious until I was about 50. 10 years later I was so surprised at the size of my portfolio, and happy. Then retired at 62, early. My portfolio is still growing and providing good mental comfort.
@@anthonydowdell2470no, they’re not
Congratulations on your investment journey! You are very wise to start early…..many people wish they had the insight to do that (myself included). Time is the most powerful factor in compounding growth.
I followed and subscribed and while back. I’m here to support you! Don’t quit! You got this!! Post more often 👍🏼
You're the best 🔥💪
Bro, I saw one of your videos randomly about a year ago when I started investing. Good to see you are still going strong! Keep the videos coming and happy investing brother
Thanks man 🔥 Glad I was memorable!
Great video. I am 19 years old and I started investing in June of last year focusing on dividends by DCA'ing 25 dollars every market day into a basket of etfs and some stocks. It is so motivating to see those payments get higher and higher each quarter/month. Keep it consistent!
Yes sir 💪🔥
What ETFs?
Man triple the income YoY, that’s incredible. A little consistency goes a long way…keep climbing my dude! 👏
Yes sir 🔥🔥
Two great dividend investors!
Great video, Jack, keep this dividend investing strategy up and continue to watch that dividend snowball roll!
You started at the best time.
Best time is always 10 years ago. Second best is NOW
You are working for your money your putting IN the market. I get what your saying. Should be not doing what you DONT wanna do. Now you can do whatever you WANNA do. Good Luck. It will happen.
Nice job. I am 63 years old and have a similar outlook. I Hold Ford , the past two years Ford has paid a special dividend and the return has been very good. I picked T over VZ but have now split even between the two. I take 1/2 my dividends from my brokerage account and use those to fund my ROTH. I do some REIT swing trades in my ROTH to avoid capital gains and the nightmare of doing the taxes. At your young age, I would focus a portion of your portfolio on growth stocks. 6-7% dividends are barely keeping up with inflation. Good luck.
Yo, I'm 38 and I'm a beginner myself, under 2 years starting. I just want to say keep doing what you're doing. Keep learning, and keep investing. The start is slow, but you'll be closing in on retirement in your 50s more than likely. I love seeing this and I'm excited for you!
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Best of luck to you man. It’s nice to see some of the more realistic numbers people get from starting off instead of others who start off with hundreds of thousands to invest. I started investing myself a few months ago and am hoping the etf life pays off in the future.
When starting your investing journey learning and gaining knowledge is essential to success. Read, watch the right You Tube channels, and learn though your own experience. Expect setbacks, mistakes, and some just plain bad luck. Do not be deterred. Grow your knowledge, grow your investment techniques, grow your wealth. I will see all of you on the other side of the ride.
as someone whos 19 and been investing for about 2-3 years now its nice to see another person who is starting early in their investing career
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Investing has been rather rewarding to me and I've learned that getting a good return is very much attainable if you know your way around it.
I invested in some stocks myself using pure speculation. Long story short, I blew my account and lost it all. Jonas Herman, a licensed fiduciary is the brain behind my success. I've gotten into a plethora of assets with $13k spread across stocks (options and futures) for the short term and Roth IRA, index funds, and ETFs, for the long term. Now with over 81k in roi, I sit back and just reinvest at intervals while I handle my other career and family.
To me, investing is not worth it and I know that's the same mindset holding me back from taking a step forward in my finances. It’s all gambling.
@@Baptisizm Can he help me? I'll be turning 48 soon I just hope it's not too late for me.
Hermanw jonas that’s his gmail okay
Thank you for this lead. I mailed him. Did my due diligence on him before we scheduled a chat. Also, brilliant resume I must say! I intend on getting started right away.
You are well ahead of the game...you are doing very well at a young age. Compound will be great for you over the years.
Definitely 🔥
Dude, keep it up and you’ll be free one day. I’m surprised to see a guy your age making content like this, and that’s an awesome thing.
Btw, I subscribed to see the next update.
Awesome work Jack, keep building that knowledge. Consistency is key in this strategy, one day you'll have more than you'll know what to do!
I wish I had that mindset at your age. Just started recently and boy, I really wish I would've started investing sooner. You are doing great, keep going and thank you for sharing!
Hey Jack. This is impressive stuff! I would trade my portfolio for your age any day of the week. Stay the course my friend. Excited to hear more about your journey.
Thanks man I appreciate it 🙏
almost 18 and trying to learn as much as possible. good video
If I had your mindset at your age, I'd be ready to retire right now instead of still working my ass off and trying to catch up on all the money I missed out on. Keep it up, you're on the right track and you will be able to retire comfortably long before the majority of the people in your age range.
I like SCHD and VIG as a pair of Dividend focused ETF's - they both perform well and have relatively low overlap considering they focus on similar things. I have a decent amount of both in my portfolio
Great stuff! Congrats on 2 years!
Thanks!!
Which brokerage do you use to invest in SCHD & VIG?
Keep it up. I came up from homeless to being financially secure. And dividend investing was the biggest part. Took a lot of sacrifice, but the reward after years is worth it.
Wow that’s a great story! Dividends are really that great 💪
You are honest.. completely genuine. It gives perspective. Instagram and youtube is filled with such nonsense, just selling utter garage, from stocks to house flips. They are frauds who never show how they started or even what they fully truly own. Salute man
Thanks man that’s what I’m trying to do so this comment means a lot 💪
Congratulations! Keep up the discipline and persistence in investing to grow your passive income. It’s been a game changer for me. I’m not financially independent yet, but I have much better financial stability. And my goals are defined. I delay instant gratification and the dividend snowball keeps getting bigger and better
This is why you really need that upfront cash to start investing and let it build so you can live on it and retire early
Takes tremendous discipline to do what you're doing, especially at your age when you can just blow your money on trends and entertainment etc. You're a forward-thinking young man. Kudos, congrats and good luck! Rooting for you! More ppl need to watch your channel!
Thanks 🔥
this is indeed one of the most realistic dividend journeys! i'm not American but i'm building up my US dividend stock portfolio and i'm on my 6th year (i started very late at age 32). All of my friends just look down of the few dollars here and there i think i should show them your video. keep going!💪
Definitely try and get your friends to start investing they will thank you big time!!
Keep it up man! I've been a growth stock guy and have done really well, but I'm now building my dividends, I want half my portfolio to be in dividend stocks. Made $134 this year. This time next year I think I can hit $500 in dividends
Started investing in February 2023 and 1 year ago was my first dividend ever received. I made 5$ that month. This april, i’m actually at 20$ (4x last year) and the month isnt over yet! In 4 month i almost made more than my entire first year of dividend! Actually at 8k right now, investing everyday/week to be able to pay some bills in the future with those just like you said! Keep up the great work bud, we are in the same boat (22 yo speaking) 😊
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Im 30, just started investing too. Have a similar balance to yourself so will be great to watch and see how we do!
Love it 🔥💪
Congrats :) you are going to do well. Also, you don’t need as much to retire as you might think. I retired at 51. I suggest you learn to do options trading on your dividend stocks. You can really amplify the portfolio. If I were you I would start simple by selling covered calls once you own 100 shares of any single stock. Best of luck to you and keep up to great work. I’m following you now and happy to give any advice if you ever want.
Definitely going to research covered calls when I have 100 shares of anything. Don’t want to rush it and buy 100 shares of something right away though 👍
Options is also a very easy way to lose everything if you are not careful. Personally, I don't do any options. I like to keep the majority of my portfolio in a safe position. My risk tolerance level isn't high.
@@Memoreism How so? If you own 100 shares of KO and sell a covered call you're collecting a premium on top of the dividends and if KO exceeds your strike price you can either roll the call if you want to keep the shares or let it get assigned and sell a put on KO or move onto another stock. There's no way you're going to lose everything writing options unless you're doing it on high risk stocks.
I agree on the options, strategy you have a good base dividend. only difference I would make is to now laser focus on one stock probably ETF, get 100 shares and sell covered calls. then get other stocks to 100 shares and do covered calls on them. In the mean time can paper trade and learn how to do it.
I’m sure I can speak for a lot of others but we greatly appreciate you sharing your investing overview. It gives those just starting off an actual accurate representation of what a new dividend investor journey looks like. rather than some RUclipsrs who have hundreds of thousands of dollars invested already.
Thank you 🙏 That was the whole reason I started!!
You look young and it’s great you’re into stocks, I believe you’ll be set within the next few years.
Hopefully like 20 years 🤞
Im about to complete one year of dividend investing! I've even begun doubling my monthly contribution this quarter!
That compound interest will pick up fast 💪
Good start young man. I just started investing on my own at 63. Way too darn late to reap great benefits due to lack of time for compounding. I got more money than you to invest, but will not do as well as you in the long run.
At least you started now. Even though you have less time for it to compound you have more capital to invest, short term you can still make some good profit off of that 💪
Good for you!!! So glad to see you prosper and now share with us-God bless you!
This channel is gonna go big! This is the kind of content I want to start creating, just stuff to help people out!
Appreciate it man 🙏
So great full fir this video, good to see an honest person on youtube for a change. Wishing you all the best for the future! Very inspiring.
Thanks 🙏
Nice work my dude. Real actionable info and report , completely suitable for the common person. Affordable and honest. I hope you go far my dude.
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Good stuff, I’m a similar age and similar strategy. Different portfolio choices but same goal. Keep it up
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That‘s a great video, i‘d love to see you grow! Keep your strategy no matter what others think or say! it‘s your financial situation, even when you underperform👏🏽
I love this kind of content! Great work so far Jack! Cant wait to see year three. Subbed.
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I’m very proud of you consistency, congratulations. Keep it up 👍🏼
This is great Jack. Discipline and homework will make it happen. You have some great positions there and the fact that they are paying you to wait and you have all the time in the world to make it happen. I know how this story ends. BELIEVE!!!!!
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I will watch your career grow with great interest.
Never stop what you are doing
Thanks for going in depth. Really gave me your insight. Great work brother!
You are an intelligent young man for investing young! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, appreciate the support 🔥
Wise beyond your years! Congrats on your progress so far.
Thank you 🙏
Keep grinding bro. I’m investing in dividend stocks for 2 years also and i have around 6 150$. 👍
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Good for you, Jack. I started much later than I should have and regret it. I'm 48 now. SCHD and SPY are my biggest positions thus far. Didn't know much about expense ratios when I started and may have bought VOO instead. Been buying SPLG instead of SPY recently.
We made $21 NZD dividends in our first year of investing. Fast forward 6+ years and we should make about $8k NZD this year. You're on the right path - well done :)
Jack you are doing the right thing. Don't let those who enjoy knocking others down get you down. I am retired and just getting into dividend investing myself but have a lot of retirement savings to invest. Keep going man!
I appreciate that, Thanks!
I am a 55 year old man here in the UK and have just started investing in dividends and I will because of my income only be able to afford 💲50 a week, your video is excellent and I applaud you on your success and the affirmation " "Dollars come to me" will help thank you and I wish you all success for your future. Frank 🤑💸💵💰💯🤑💸💵💰💯
Very good..much better then me and I am just starting at age 46...you will do well!
Thats awesome dude, keep it up! I'm at almost the same position as you are, we got this!
You should be proud of yourself. Keep on doing what you’re doing.
I enjoyed your video, good stuff! The information was spot on, included relevant data points, good details, and easily would generate interest in dividend stocks in someone who was not familiar with them. For content, I can see why you have so many positions, plus trying to feel your way thru this journey of investing and see what hits, but as you go down this road, look at consolidating positions into fewer (but bigger) investments in solid funds and stocks. I wish I had the tools and resources available to me that exist now 25-30 years ago! Good luck on your journey. “The biggest mistake you can make in regards to investing is to do nothing.”
Thanks for the comment! I am thinking about cutting some positions from the portfolio soon like you were saying, most likely by the end of the year 👍
@@JackMurphyInvesting I was listening to Warren Buffett talking about consolidating investments, not having so many positions. I’m making some changes to my 401k strategy and my tiny little personal investments along those lines.
@@christopherhamilton5557 quality over quantity for sure, but you are right that’s it’s easier to make content with more positions which is a factor for me, but my Roth IRA is just 4 ETFs so I keep it simple there.
@@JackMurphyInvesting #boom 🤘🤘🤘
I started a similar journey a little over 10 years ago, you will do well, I am now just over 380k invested. Keep it up, get your free employer match as well!
Unless you’re close to retirement, focus on growth not dividends.
My goal is to build up enough dividend income to retire early
If one is in their 40s and just started investing (have 401k from work). Should they just focus on growth etf since it will be too late for them to see real benefits with dividends? I’ve been sitting on over $545K equity from a home sale and I’m not sure where to go from here
I run a mix. Growth in my roth and 401k. I run dividends in my Individual investment account. Seeing the payments come month after month keeps me in the zone. I just hit the 1m mark in investment profit. Works out best for me. Sometimes it's wise to consult with a pro F.A for the best investment style considering your situation and circumstances. I did, and I'll stand by that decision.
I wouldn't say early 40's is 'too late' for anything related to investing. If you have at least 20 years left to put money into the market then I think growth is a nice way to lean. I would still have a balance of the two. I think value/dividends is good to have at any age in any market (with at least a portion of the portfolio).
@estevez1942 I’m trying to get an advisor for guidance but it’s harder than you think. Anyone who is fee-based is hard to find and usually have a heavy workload. Would you be comfortable sharing a recommendation if it’s not too much trouble
Keep up the good work man just found your channel. Love it. I started around the same time you did but I’m a little bit older so you’ll have more time to compound then I will lol best of luck brother
Wow I watched all your videos about a year and a half ago. Was looking for your videos again and couldn't but now you're on my feed. Looks like you have more green now too lol. Don't become a sell out I watch you because you're not a greasy con man simply put.
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All the best to you, I wish I had started when you did.
My friend keep going. When the share price goes down that’s when you make money. Dividend investors make money when the stock price goes down and you buy them at a discount. Dollar average everything.
Nice! I’m not sure how old you are but I assume we are around same age. I’ve been investing into the market for a year now. My dividend portfolio is a little different from yours. I haven’t chosen many singular equities. I run a 60% VOO, 10% O, and 30% SCHD portfolio. It’s all I need and it’s yields me about 2.39% per year. Good shit though man, from finance bro to finance bro.
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thank you for sharing, its really inspiring, I admire your focus! as a 40yo guy who Just starter investing I can give you as advice: Your plan of starting young even if is not in high amounts is the best thing you can do for your future life! Please keep sharing. Subscribed to your channel.
Thank you man I really appreciate it 🙏
Keep it up!
Patience and consistency win the day.
Great video. One of my favorites is QDTE. Sweet Weekly dividend that with drip compounds nicely.
Great job young man, keep grinding!
Thank you for this. Its very encouraging to keep in mind the snowball effect of accumulation. 50 a week is psychologically more encouraging as well, especially for hourly workers. Imagine avoiding college and deep debt and going right to work to retire in late thirties. After that, you can do whatever you want. Start a business, enjoy life, great future!
Exactly, it’s really achievable for anyone that’s what’s so great 🔥
Well done Jack 💪🏼💪🏼
I started out with individual stocks hoping for growth like most people and after losing so much, riding the emotional rollercoaster, and taking up too much time trying to keep up, I eventually gave most of it up and focused on ETF and index’s and it’s been the best thing I did.
"But I'm going to say I 3X'd... don't tell anybody."
Shhh... our secret, Lil' Bro!
First step is the hardest, great job realizing and getting started so early in life!
This is so motivating as I just started investing myself next month will be a year.
You're doing a great job. With time and discipline, this strategy will buy you freedom from corporate servitude.
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Hi man, thanks for this nice video, I am 25 and I am writing from France where I also started the same strategy last year
Got approximately the same dividend amount for the same capital invested (in Euros though) and I defintely recognize a bit of myself here
Wish you the best !
Appreciate it Brotha 💪 You as well!
Yes! Investing now for freedom and options later. Keep it up!
Excellent progress!
Yes! Thank you 🔥
Hi, sounds like you are doing well! That's great. One thing, though, it would help us understand better if you report the amount you have invested in each position, instead of the number of shares.
Yeah that probably would have been better to put in. I will make sure next time I do this type of video I have dollar value In it. Thanks 👍
I didn't too good until I rolled over my previous employer's 401k into a Roth IRA...I have tripled my dividends in 2 years. My favorite dividend stock is OXLC.
Great video, I literally started investing last week my goal is to catch up to you!
A little competition never hurt anyone 🤝
Keep up the good work, Jack. You have very good savings habits worthy of emulation!
Love what you’re doing keep it up and keep investing in your future…I also recommend heavily beefing up SCHD as the yearly growth is similar to that of the sp500 and will compound your growth
Schd is 25% of my Roth IRA 💪
Wicked proud of you young man. I think young people would do better investing for success rather than going to college 🤔
I am also in college but it’s important to do both. But I agree if people don’t know what they want to do in life college can be a waste of money and would do better investing in the market.
Well happy for you mate!
Keep up the good work! It’s definitely worth it in the end
Great job kid! Keep at it.
this might sound crazy, But I personally am starting my dividend journey with only a handful(5-10) of Stocks/ETFs as I feel like I can get the ball rolling on those handful and once I get my base started, I can branch out to more later. You sound like your doing a great job though, keep it up!
Not crazy at all that’s the way to do it! I’m actually considering cutting out a couple positions but I am giving it some time before I decide. It helps to have a lot of stocks and ETFs for content.
Good job young man. Keep it up!!!
I like this. But I’ll advice to trim down on the stocks. If you have a diversified etf or preferably index, I would say just a few stocks will do. Or else you spread yourself too thin for any of your shares to gather momentum over time.
Yeah I did that recently got down to 16 total positions 👍
@@JackMurphyInvesting Super. I started seriously in 2021 as well. But Im 45yrs old now and need to be aggressive. So I got a side hustle, invest 20k a year and sell covered calls to collect and reinvest the premiums as well. Well done to you though.