Dividend Factoryπ΅βπβπ°π°π° retweeted
Hereβs a list of Scott Bessentβs wrong predictions and/or promises that didnβt happen:
February 5, 2025: Long-term interest rates would come down as Trumpβs economic policies took effect.
Spring 2025: The federal deficit would move toward 3% of GDP.
Spring 2025: Trumpβs policies would produce roughly 3% sustained real GDP growth.
July 8, 2025: The U.S. would collect well over $300 billion in tariff revenue in 2025.
September 1, 2025: The Supreme Court would uphold Trumpβs emergency tariffs.
September 7, 2025: The economy would see a βsubstantial accelerationβ in Q4 2025.
December 7β16, 2025: 2025 would finish with 3% to 3.5% real GDP growth.
December 16, 2025: Inflation would see a substantial drop in the first six months of 2026.
February 20, 2026: The economy could grow at least 3.5% in 2026.
April 14, 2026: 2026 GDP growth could easily exceed 3% or 3.5%.
April 14, 2026: Core inflation was falling and the Federal Reserve would need to cut interest rates.
April 14, 2026: Trumpβs tariffs could be restored to their previous levels by the beginning of July.
June 2026: Again maintained that 2026 growth could reach roughly 3% to 3.5%.
2025β26: Lower energy prices, fiscal restraint and Trumpβs policies would bring down long-term Treasury yields.
2025β26: Faster growth and tariff revenue would materially improve the federal deficit.
And now we get to track this one:
September 5, 2026: Oil could eventually fall to $40β$50 per barrel after the Iran war ends. The economy is now βin the liftoff phase.β
Feb 25th 2026
My Dividend Factory portfolio +1.44% π’
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.56% π΄
My Growth portfolio +1.45% π’
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.41% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY +0.84% π’ S&P 500
$QQQ +0.00% π’ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$BETE +9.45% π’ ProShares $BTC.USD $ETH.USD Futures Equal Weight
$NFLP +5.15% π’ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$MSFY +3.50% π’ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
Worst Performing
$KQQQ -0.42% π΄ Kurv Tech Titans Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$KEY +2.24% π’ KeyCorp
$TGT +0.80% π’ Target
$ARE +0.63% π’ Alexandria REIT
Worst Performing
$SON -2.17% π΄ Sonoco Products Company
$CAG -2.25% π΄ ConAgra Brands
$CPB -2.90% π΄ Campbell
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$FIG +13.89% π’ Figma
$NFLX +5.97% π’ Netflix
$CRM +3.41% π’ Salesforce
Worst Performing
$BRK.B -0.11% π΄ Berkshire Hathaway
$MAGC -0.32% π΄ China Dragons
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Feb 24th 2026
My Dividend Factory portfolio +1.14% π’
Best Performing
$NFLP +2.75% π’ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$AAPY +2.32% π’ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
$MSFY +1.67% π’ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
Worst Performing
$GOOP -0.38% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.18% π’
Best Performing
$TGT +1.92% π’ Target
$TROW +1.87% π’ T. Rowe Price Group
$CAG +1.27% π’ ConAgra Brands
Worst Performing
$T -0.60% π΄ AT&T Inc.
$MAN -1.45% π΄ ManpowerGroup
$OKE -5.08% π΄ ONEOK
My Growth portfolio +1.20% π’
Best Performing
$FIG +10.83% π’ Figma
$RBLX +7.46% π’ Roblox
$PYPL +6.74% π’ PayPal Holdings
Worst Performing
$MAGC -0.09% π΄ China Dragons
$GOOG -0.25% π΄ Alphabet
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Feb 24th 2026
My Dividend Factory portfolio +1.14% π’
Best Performing
$NFLP +2.75% π’ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$AAPY +2.32% π’ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
$MSFY +1.67% π’ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
Worst Performing
$GOOP -0.38% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.18% π’
Best Performing
$TGT +1.92% π’ Target
$TROW +1.87% π’ T. Rowe Price Group
$CAG +1.27% π’ ConAgra Brands
Worst Performing
$T -0.60% π΄ AT&T Inc.
$MAN -1.45% π΄ ManpowerGroup
$OKE -5.08% π΄ ONEOK
My Growth portfolio +1.20% π’
Best Performing
$FIG +10.83% π’ Figma
$RBLX +7.46% π’ Roblox
$PYPL +6.74% π’ PayPal Holdings
Worst Performing
$MAGC -0.09% π΄ China Dragons
$GOOG -0.25% π΄ Alphabet
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My Portfolios Daily Returns Last Week
Friday February 20th 2026
My Dividend Factory +0.94% π’
My Dividend Value +0.68% π’
My Growth Portfolio +0.68% π’
Thursday February 19th 2026
My Dividend Factory -0.21% π΄
My Dividend Value -0.26% π΄
My Growth Portfolio -0.10% π΄
Wednesday February 18th 2026
My Dividend Factory +0.62% π’
My Dividend Value -0.19% π΄
My Growth Portfolio +0.69% π’
My Portfolios Daily Returns Last Week
Friday February 20th 2026
My Dividend Factory +0.94% π’
My Dividend Value +0.68% π’
My Growth Portfolio +0.68% π’
Thursday February 19th 2026
My Dividend Factory -0.21% π΄
My Dividend Value -0.26% π΄
My Growth Portfolio -0.10% π΄
Wednesday February 18th 2026
My Dividend Factory +0.62% π’
My Dividend Value -0.19% π΄
My Growth Portfolio +0.69% π’
My Dividend Factory portfolio -0.13% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.22% π΄
My Growth portfolio +0.10% π’
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.60% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY +0.16% π’ S&P 500
$QQQ -0.10% π΄ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$AAPY +3.33% π’ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
$AMZP +1.69% π’ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$GIAX +0.67% π’ Nicholas Global Equity Option Income
Worst Performing
$KYLD -1.30% π΄ Kurv High Income ETF
$GOOP -1.31% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
$BETE -1.98% π΄ ProShares $BTC.US $ETH.US Futures Equal Weight
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$SON +9.77% π’ Sonoco Products Company
$ARE +3.66% π’ Alexandria REIT
$VICI +1.91% π’ VICI Properties
Worst Performing
$CAG -4.40% π΄ ConAgra Brands
$CPB -5.83% π΄ Campbell
$GIS -6.99% π΄ General Mills
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$AAPL +3.17% π’ Apple
$FIG +2.53% π’ Figma
$PYPL +1.29% π’ PayPal
Worst Performing
$MSFT -1.11% π΄ Microsoft
$ADBE -1.33% π΄ Adobe
$CRM -2.86% π΄ Salesforce
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My Dividend Factory portfolio -0.13% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.22% π΄
My Growth portfolio +0.10% π’
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.60% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY +0.16% π’ S&P 500
$QQQ -0.10% π΄ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$AAPY +3.33% π’ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
$AMZP +1.69% π’ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$GIAX +0.67% π’ Nicholas Global Equity Option Income
Worst Performing
$KYLD -1.30% π΄ Kurv High Income ETF
$GOOP -1.31% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
$BETE -1.98% π΄ ProShares $BTC.US $ETH.US Futures Equal Weight
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$SON +9.77% π’ Sonoco Products Company
$ARE +3.66% π’ Alexandria REIT
$VICI +1.91% π’ VICI Properties
Worst Performing
$CAG -4.40% π΄ ConAgra Brands
$CPB -5.83% π΄ Campbell
$GIS -6.99% π΄ General Mills
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$AAPL +3.17% π’ Apple
$FIG +2.53% π’ Figma
$PYPL +1.29% π’ PayPal
Worst Performing
$MSFT -1.11% π΄ Microsoft
$ADBE -1.33% π΄ Adobe
$CRM -2.86% π΄ Salesforce
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My Portfolios Weekly Total Returns
Friday February 13th 2026
My Dividend Factory -1.85% π΄
My Dividend Value +1.92% π’
My Growth Portfolio -1.47% π΄
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My Dividend Factory
Invested Capital : $ 37500
Week Start Value : $ 37047 | -1.21% PnL
Week End Value : $ 36362 | -3.03% PnL
Week End Cash : $ -369 | -1.02% of portfolio
Dividend Received: $ 119
Annualized Yield : 16.70%
My Dividend Value
Invested Capital : $ 7000
Week Start Value : $ 7607 | +8.67% PnL
Week End Value : $ 7753 | +10.76% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 27 | 0.35% of portfolio
My Growth Portfolio
Invested Capital : $ 22500
Week Start Value : $ 22737 | +1.05% PnL
Week End Value : $ 22403 | -0.43% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 2469 | 11.02% of portfolio
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Once again, what a week.
Value beats growth.
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Benchmarks "If" Portfolios
>> My Dividend Value +1.92% π’
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SCHD +0.45% π’
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SCHD +0.45% π’
- If Divi Value Trades to $SCHD +0.44% π’
- If GrowthETFs Trades to $QQQ -1.14% π΄
- If Growth Portfolio DCA to $QQQ -1.27% π΄
- If Divi Value Trades to $SPY -1.28% π΄
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SPY -1.30% π΄
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SPY -1.30% π΄
>> My Growth Portfolio -1.47% π΄
>> My Dividend Factory -1.85% π΄
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What is this all about?
Mid September 2025, I started 2 real portfolios to see if one should just invest in $SPY or $QQQ or $SCHD, and simply Dollar Cost Average.
- My Dividend Factory portfolio started with $35,000. It's a basket of various Option Income ETFs
- My Growth Portfolio started with $20,000. It's a basket of various Growth ETFs other than $QQQ and a few individual specific tech large caps. No wild bets.
Mid August 2025, I had regular spare cash and decided to buy various dividend stocks that were reasonably priced (value) and with yields higher than 4%. In effect this was a 3rd portfolio and I will deposit $500 monthly to it too.
- My Dividend Value portfolio started with $6,000 It's a basket of various individual dividend stock with yield above 4%.
I deposit $500 monthly in the 3 real portfolios and replicate a virtual cash deposit in the "If" portfolios.
Can the Dividend Factory beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Dividend Value beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Growth Portfolio beat $QQQ?
Can the smaller Growth Portfolio eventually catch up with the Dividend Factory?
Who knows? Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
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FYI
"If ... Trades to ..." means: Replace all trades (buy/sell) i.e. same value on the same dates, if cash is available.
"If ... DCA to ..." means: Dollar Cost Average i.e. buy as soon as Cash (dividend or deposit) is available.
Invested Capital means: The $$$ I have deposited in the accounts over the months, it does not include any distribution received.
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Working on charts to make it easier and more visual to compare π
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Invest for your future and Grow your wealth
Dividend Growth Investing ... kinda
James Talarico is pretty eloquent and articulate.
youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_β¦
My Portfolios Weekly Total Returns
Friday February 13th 2026
My Dividend Factory -1.85% π΄
My Dividend Value +1.92% π’
My Growth Portfolio -1.47% π΄
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My Dividend Factory
Invested Capital : $ 37500
Week Start Value : $ 37047 | -1.21% PnL
Week End Value : $ 36362 | -3.03% PnL
Week End Cash : $ -369 | -1.02% of portfolio
Dividend Received: $ 119
Annualized Yield : 16.70%
My Dividend Value
Invested Capital : $ 7000
Week Start Value : $ 7607 | +8.67% PnL
Week End Value : $ 7753 | +10.76% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 27 | 0.35% of portfolio
My Growth Portfolio
Invested Capital : $ 22500
Week Start Value : $ 22737 | +1.05% PnL
Week End Value : $ 22403 | -0.43% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 2469 | 11.02% of portfolio
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Once again, what a week.
Value beats growth.
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Benchmarks "If" Portfolios
>> My Dividend Value +1.92% π’
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SCHD +0.45% π’
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SCHD +0.45% π’
- If Divi Value Trades to $SCHD +0.44% π’
- If GrowthETFs Trades to $QQQ -1.14% π΄
- If Growth Portfolio DCA to $QQQ -1.27% π΄
- If Divi Value Trades to $SPY -1.28% π΄
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SPY -1.30% π΄
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SPY -1.30% π΄
>> My Growth Portfolio -1.47% π΄
>> My Dividend Factory -1.85% π΄
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What is this all about?
Mid September 2025, I started 2 real portfolios to see if one should just invest in $SPY or $QQQ or $SCHD, and simply Dollar Cost Average.
- My Dividend Factory portfolio started with $35,000. It's a basket of various Option Income ETFs
- My Growth Portfolio started with $20,000. It's a basket of various Growth ETFs other than $QQQ and a few individual specific tech large caps. No wild bets.
Mid August 2025, I had regular spare cash and decided to buy various dividend stocks that were reasonably priced (value) and with yields higher than 4%. In effect this was a 3rd portfolio and I will deposit $500 monthly to it too.
- My Dividend Value portfolio started with $6,000 It's a basket of various individual dividend stock with yield above 4%.
I deposit $500 monthly in the 3 real portfolios and replicate a virtual cash deposit in the "If" portfolios.
Can the Dividend Factory beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Dividend Value beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Growth Portfolio beat $QQQ?
Can the smaller Growth Portfolio eventually catch up with the Dividend Factory?
Who knows? Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FYI
"If ... Trades to ..." means: Replace all trades (buy/sell) i.e. same value on the same dates, if cash is available.
"If ... DCA to ..." means: Dollar Cost Average i.e. buy as soon as Cash (dividend or deposit) is available.
Invested Capital means: The $$$ I have deposited in the accounts over the months, it does not include any distribution received.
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Working on charts to make it easier and more visual to compare π
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Invest for your future and Grow your wealth
Dividend Growth Investing ... kinda
Market closed, Feb 12th
My Dividend Factory portfolio -2.27% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.61% π΄
My Growth portfolio -1.63% π΄
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.95% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY -1.54% π΄ S&P 500
$QQQ -2.03% π΄ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
π
Worst Performing
$KYLD -3.99% π΄ Kurv High Income ETF
$NFLP -5.22% π΄ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$AAPY -5.88% π΄ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$EIX +3.01% π’ Edison International
$NNN +1.28% π’ NNN REIT
$T +1.16% π’ AT&T Inc.
Worst Performing
$KEY -3.46% π΄ KeyCorp
$MAN -5.80% π΄ ManpowerGroup
$ARE -6.25% π΄ Alexandria REIT
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$NOW +2.69% π’ ServiceNow
$ADBE +2.08% π’ Adobe
$CRM +0.23% π’ Salesforce
Worst Performing
$MAGC -2.85% π΄ China Dragons
$NFLX -4.72% π΄ Netflix
$AAPL -5.00% π΄ Apple
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Market closed, Feb 11th
My Dividend Factory portfolio -3.36% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.64% π’
My Growth portfolio -0.59% π΄
Benchmark
$SCHD +1.09% π’ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY -0.02% π΄ S&P 500
$QQQ +0.27% π’ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$SOXY +2.95% π’ YieldMax Semiconductors Option Income
$AAPY +0.91% π’ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
$TDAQ +0.43% π’ ETF Opportunities Trust TappAlp
Worst Performing
$AMZP -3.65% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$MSFY -5.61% π΄ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
$XLCI -103.95% π΄ Communication $XLC Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$T +3.87% π’ AT&T Inc.
$CAG +3.57% π’ ConAgra Brands
$VZ +3.33% π’ Verizon
Worst Performing
$TROW -2.95% π΄ T. Rowe Price Group
$ARE -5.45% π΄ Alexandria REIT
$MAN -9.75% π΄ ManpowerGroup
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$SMH +2.48% π’ Semiconductors
$AAPL +0.67% π’ Apple
$XLK +0.29% π’ Sector Technology
Worst Performing
$CRM -4.37% π΄ Salesforce
$NOW -5.54% π΄ ServiceNow
$FIG -6.35% π΄ Figma
Invest for your future and Grow your wealth
Market closed, Feb 11th
My Dividend Factory portfolio -3.36% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.64% π’
My Growth portfolio -0.59% π΄
Benchmark
$SCHD +1.09% π’ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY -0.02% π΄ S&P 500
$QQQ +0.27% π’ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$SOXY +2.95% π’ YieldMax Semiconductors Option Income
$AAPY +0.91% π’ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
$TDAQ +0.43% π’ ETF Opportunities Trust TappAlp
Worst Performing
$AMZP -3.65% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$MSFY -5.61% π΄ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
$XLCI -103.95% π΄ Communication $XLC Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$T +3.87% π’ AT&T Inc.
$CAG +3.57% π’ ConAgra Brands
$VZ +3.33% π’ Verizon
Worst Performing
$TROW -2.95% π΄ T. Rowe Price Group
$ARE -5.45% π΄ Alexandria REIT
$MAN -9.75% π΄ ManpowerGroup
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$SMH +2.48% π’ Semiconductors
$AAPL +0.67% π’ Apple
$XLK +0.29% π’ Sector Technology
Worst Performing
$CRM -4.37% π΄ Salesforce
$NOW -5.54% π΄ ServiceNow
$FIG -6.35% π΄ Figma
Invest for your future and Grow your wealth
Market close, Feb 10th
My Dividend Factory portfolio -0.48% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.91% π’
My Growth portfolio -0.09% π΄
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.11% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY -0.28% π΄ S&P 500
$QQQ -0.46% π΄ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$NFLP +1.30% π’ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$XLCI +0.40% π’ Communication $XLC Option Income
$TDVI +0.21% π’ First Trust $QQQ Option Income
Worst Performing
$AMZP -0.97% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$GOOP -1.83% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
$BETE -4.04% π΄ ProShares $BTC.USD $ETH.USD Futures Equal Weight
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$EMN +2.81% π’ Eastman Chemical
$EIX +2.66% π’ Edison International
$PFE +2.17% π’ Pfizer
Worst Performing
$KEY -0.30% π΄ KeyCorp
$TGT -1.98% π΄ Target
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$FIG +8.90% π’ Figma
$NOW +2.45% π’ ServiceNow
$NFLX +0.91% π’ Netflix
Worst Performing
$AMZN -0.84% π΄ Amazon
$META -0.98% π΄ Meta
$GOOG -1.78% π΄ Alphabet
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Dividend Factoryπ΅βπβπ°π°π° retweeted
Not to be alarmist, but CBO is now projected R>G in 2031. That's how debt spirals start...
Dividend Factoryπ΅βπβπ°π°π° retweeted
Wow.
BLS revisions find we've only created 360,000 -- 30,000 per month -- since January of last year.
Almost all in health and social services. One-third in the last month.
Graph via @katekgen of @BudgetHawks
Dividend Factoryπ΅βπβπ°π°π° retweeted
Latest jobs report just dropped. Let's spend a few minutes talking about what's really going on, what it means for you, and what to keep your eye on.
Market close, Feb 10th
My Dividend Factory portfolio -0.48% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.91% π’
My Growth portfolio -0.09% π΄
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.11% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY -0.28% π΄ S&P 500
$QQQ -0.46% π΄ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$NFLP +1.30% π’ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$XLCI +0.40% π’ Communication $XLC Option Income
$TDVI +0.21% π’ First Trust $QQQ Option Income
Worst Performing
$AMZP -0.97% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$GOOP -1.83% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
$BETE -4.04% π΄ ProShares $BTC.USD $ETH.USD Futures Equal Weight
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$EMN +2.81% π’ Eastman Chemical
$EIX +2.66% π’ Edison International
$PFE +2.17% π’ Pfizer
Worst Performing
$KEY -0.30% π΄ KeyCorp
$TGT -1.98% π΄ Target
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$FIG +8.90% π’ Figma
$NOW +2.45% π’ ServiceNow
$NFLX +0.91% π’ Netflix
Worst Performing
$AMZN -0.84% π΄ Amazon
$META -0.98% π΄ Meta
$GOOG -1.78% π΄ Alphabet
Invest for your future and Grow your wealth
Market closed, Feb 9th
My Dividend Factory portfolio +0.93% π’
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.03% π΄
My Growth portfolio +0.80% π’
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.43% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY +0.50% π’ S&P 500
$QQQ +0.77% π’ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$MSFY +2.97% π’ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
$GIAX +2.44% π’ Nicholas Global Equity Option Income
$KYLD +2.36% π’ Kurv High Income ETF
Worst Performing
$AMZP -1.03% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$NFLP -1.28% π΄ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$AAPY -2.05% π΄ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$OKE +1.58% π’ ONEOK
$VZ +1.45% π’ Verizon
$TROW +1.30% π’ T. Rowe Price Group
Worst Performing
$CAG -0.88% π΄ ConAgra Brands
$SON -1.09% π΄ Sonoco Products Company
$MAN -7.22% π΄ ManpowerGroup
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$NOW +3.17% π’ ServiceNow
$MSFT +3.13% π’ Microsoft
$META +2.41% π’ Meta
Worst Performing
$NFLX -0.89% π΄ Netflix
$AAPL -1.26% π΄ Apple
$BRK.B -1.98% π΄ Berkshire Hathaway
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Market closed, Feb 9th
My Dividend Factory portfolio +0.93% π’
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.03% π΄
My Growth portfolio +0.80% π’
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.43% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY +0.50% π’ S&P 500
$QQQ +0.77% π’ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$MSFY +2.97% π’ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
$GIAX +2.44% π’ Nicholas Global Equity Option Income
$KYLD +2.36% π’ Kurv High Income ETF
Worst Performing
$AMZP -1.03% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$NFLP -1.28% π΄ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$AAPY -2.05% π΄ Kurv $AAPL Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$OKE +1.58% π’ ONEOK
$VZ +1.45% π’ Verizon
$TROW +1.30% π’ T. Rowe Price Group
Worst Performing
$CAG -0.88% π΄ ConAgra Brands
$SON -1.09% π΄ Sonoco Products Company
$MAN -7.22% π΄ ManpowerGroup
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$NOW +3.17% π’ ServiceNow
$MSFT +3.13% π’ Microsoft
$META +2.41% π’ Meta
Worst Performing
$NFLX -0.89% π΄ Netflix
$AAPL -1.26% π΄ Apple
$BRK.B -1.98% π΄ Berkshire Hathaway
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My Portfolios Weekly Total Returns
Friday February 6th 2026
My Dividend Factory -2.69% π΄
My Dividend Value +3.82% π’
My Growth Portfolio -1.49% π΄
My Portfolios Weekly Total Returns
Friday January 30th 2026
My Dividend Factory -0.73% π΄
My Dividend Value +2.89% π’
My Growth Portfolio +0.67% π’
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My Dividend Factory
Invested Capital : $ 37500
Week Start Value : $ 37848 | +2.29% PnL
Week End Value : $ 38072 | +1.52% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 422 | 1.11% of portfolio
Dividend Received: $ 146
Annualized Yield : 20.06%
My Dividend Value
Invested Capital : $ 7000
Week Start Value : $ 6628 | +1.97% PnL
Week End Value : $ 7320 | +4.57% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 739 | 10.09% of portfolio
My Growth Portfolio
Invested Capital : $ 22500
Week Start Value : $ 22429 | +1.95% PnL
Week End Value : $ 23079 | +2.58% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 3601 | 15.60% of portfolio
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This past week was all over the place and ended with the market being worried about the choice for the new Fed chair.
My Dividend Factory took a hit but was given opportunities to deploy cash at cheaper prices with $MSFY $NFLP.
My Growth Portfolio got raised by $META $AAPL $GOOG , I'm glad I rebalanced it earlier this month from an underperforming ETF $SPMO directly into the hyperscalers but it took a hit with $MSFT and $NFLX. I might rebalance some more in a few big names that took a hit in the past week.
The new kid on the block portfolio, My Dividend Value got a crazy lift with $VZ $MAN !
As Friday was the last trading day of January I deposited $500 in the 3 portfolios.
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Benchmarks "If" Portfolios
>> My Dividend Value +2.89% π’
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SCHD +2.34% π’
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SCHD +2.34% π’
- If Divi Value Trades to $SCHD +2.26% π’
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SPY +0.69% π’
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SPY +0.69% π’
>> My Growth Portfolio +0.67% π’
- If Divi Value Trades to $SPY +0.66% π’
- If GrowthETFs Trades to $QQQ -0.11% π΄
- If Growth Portfolio DCA to $QQQ -0.14% π΄
>> My Dividend Factory -0.73% π΄
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What is this all about?
Mid September 2025, I started 2 real portfolios to see if one should just invest in $SPY or $QQQ or $SCHD, and simply Dollar Cost Average.
- My Dividend Factory portfolio started with $35,000. It's a basket of various Option Income ETFs
- My Growth Portfolio started with $20,000. It's a basket of various Growth ETFs other than $QQQ and a few individual specific tech large caps. No wild bets.
Mid August 2025, I had regular spare cash and decided to buy various dividend stocks that were reasonably priced (value) and with yields higher than 4%. In effect this was a 3rd portfolio and I will deposit $500 monthly to it top.
- My Dividend Value portfolio started with $6,000. It's a basket of various individual dividend stock with yield above 4%.
I deposit $500 monthly in the 3 real portfolios and replicate a virtual cash deposit in the "If" portfolios.
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Can the Dividend Factory beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Dividend Value beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Growth Portfolio beat $QQQ?
Can the smaller Growth Portfolio eventually catch up with the Dividend Factory?
Who knows? Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
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FYI
"If ... Trades to ..." means: Replace all trades (buy/sell) i.e. same value on the same dates, if cash is available.
"If ... DCA to ..." means: Dollar Cost Average i.e. buy as soon as Cash (dividend or deposit) is available.
Invested Capital means: The $$$ I have deposited in the accounts over the months, it does not include any distribution received.
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Working on charts to make it easier and more visual to compare π
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Dividend Growth Investing ... kinda
My Dividend Factory
Invested Capital : $ 37500
Week Start Value : $ 38072 | +1.52% PnL
Week End Value : $ 37047 | -1.21% PnL
Week End Cash : $ -488 | -1.32% of portfolio
Dividend Received: $ 106
Annualized Yield : 14.48%
My Dividend Value
Invested Capital : $ 7000
Week Start Value : $ 7327 | +4.67% PnL
Week End Value : $ 7607 | +8.67% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 36 | 0.48% of portfolio
My Growth Portfolio
Invested Capital : $ 22500
Week Start Value : $ 23079 | +2.58% PnL
Week End Value : $ 22737 | +1.05% PnL
Week End Cash : $ 2374 | 10.44% of portfolio
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Once again ... WHAT A WEEK !!!
Anthropic's Claude shook the market. Did it start a rotation out of SaaS companies? Maybe? Anyone remember the impact DeepSeek had?
- Dividend Factory bought more $MSFY $AMZY $BETE $KYLD and dipped a bit into margin. No big worry.
- Dividend Value deployed the Febrary $500 deposit to $PRU $TROW $T
- Growth Portfolio finally deployed of that dormant cash into more $AMZN $MSFT and took new positions in various SaaS ... $FIG $CRM $ADBE $NOW
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Benchmarks "If" Portfolios
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SCHD +5.56% π’
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SCHD +5.56% π’
- If Divi Value Trades to $SCHD +5.23% π’
>> My Dividend Value +3.82% π’
- If Divi Value Trades to $SPY -0.12% π΄
- If DiviFactory DCA to $SPY -0.16% π΄
- If DiviFactory Trades to $SPY -0.17% π΄
>> My Growth Portfolio -1.49% π΄
- If GrowthETFs Trades to $QQQ -1.65% π΄
- If Growth Portfolio DCA to $QQQ -1.97% π΄
>> My Dividend Factory -2.69% π΄
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What is this all about?
These are 3 real portfolios to see if one can do better than just DCA'ing into classic market ETFs $SPY or $QQQ or $SCHD.
- My Dividend Factory portfolio started with $35,000 on Sept 12th 2025. It's a basket of various Option Income ETFs.
- My Growth Portfolio started with $20,000 on Sept 12th. It's a basket of various Growth ETFs other than $QQQ + few individual specific tech large caps. No wild bets.
- My Dividend Value portfolio started with $6,000 Aug 15th. It's a basket of various individual dividend stocks usually with yields above 4%.
I deposit $500 monthly in the 3 real portfolios and replicate a virtual cash deposit in the "If" portfolios.
Can the Dividend Factory beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Dividend Value beat $SCHD and/or $SPY?
Can the Growth Portfolio beat $QQQ?
Can the smaller Growth Portfolio eventually catch up with the Dividend Factory?
Who knows? Β―\_(γ)_/Β―
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FYI
"If ... Trades to ..." means: Replace all trades (buy/sell) i.e. same value on the same dates, if cash is available.
"If ... DCA to ..." means: Dollar Cost Average i.e. buy as soon as Cash (dividend or deposit) is available.
Invested Capital means: The $$$ I have deposited in the accounts over the months, it does not include any distribution received.
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Working on charts to make it easier and more visual to compare π
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Dividend Growth Investing ... kinda
Market closed, Feb 6th
My Dividend Factory portfolio +2.00% π’
My Dividend Value portfolio +0.73% π’
My Growth portfolio +1.53% π’
Benchmark
$SCHD +1.61% π’ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY +1.92% π’ S&P 500
$QQQ +2.11% π’ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$BETE +10.77% π’ ProShares $BTC.US $ETH.US Futures Equal Weight
$KYLD +5.84% π’ Kurv High Income ETF
$SOXY +5.07% π’ YieldMax Semiconductors Option Income
Worst Performing
$OMAH -0.05% π΄ VistaShares Berkshire Target 15%
$GOOP -3.21% π΄ Kurv $GOOG Option Income
$AMZP -6.03% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$TGT +4.24% π’ Target
$PRU +2.99% π’ Prudential Financial
$AES +2.95% π’ AES Corporation
Worst Performing
$CAG -1.02% π΄ ConAgra Brands
$GIS -1.03% π΄ General Mills
$VZ -1.68% π΄ Verizon
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$SMH +5.40% π’ Semiconductors
$VGT +4.38% π’ Information Technology
$XLK +4.06% π’ Sector Technology
Worst Performing
$NOW -1.84% π΄ ServiceNow
$GOOG -2.48% π΄ Alphabet
$AMZN -5.55% π΄ Amazon
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Market close, Feb 5th
My Dividend Factory portfolio -1.98% π΄
My Dividend Value portfolio -0.70% π΄
My Growth portfolio -0.79% π΄
Benchmark
$SCHD -0.13% π΄ Schwab Dividend 100
$SPY -1.25% π΄ S&P 500
$QQQ -1.44% π΄ Nasdaq 100
My Dividend Factory portfolio
Best Performing
$NFLP +0.86% π’ Kurv $NFLX Option Income
$OMAH +0.27% π’ VistaShares Berkshire Target 15%
Worst Performing
$AMZP -5.04% π΄ Kurv $AMZN Option Income
$MSFY -5.29% π΄ Kurv $MSFT Option Income
$BETE -14.03% π΄ ProShares $BTC.US $ETH.US Futures Equal Weight
My Dividend Value portfolio
Best Performing
$NNN +1.66% π’ NNN REIT
$O +1.44% π’ Realty Income
$KMB +1.02% π’ Kimberly-Clark
Worst Performing
$TGT -2.87% π΄ Target
$EMN -3.07% π΄ Eastman Chemical
$TROW -5.15% π΄ T. Rowe Price Group
My Growth portfolio
Best Performing
$NFLX +0.89% π’ Netflix
$MAGC +0.58% π’ China Dragons
$META +0.18% π’ Meta
Worst Performing
$AMZN -4.42% π΄ Amazon
$MSFT -4.95% π΄ Microsoft
$NOW -7.60% π΄ ServiceNow
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