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October 2014 Pocket Change Portfolio Performance

The Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP) was first introduced on September 13, 2008 as a real money dividend income portfolio funded by the "pocket change" earned from my various online endeavors. Each month I report on the portfolio's progress and dividends earned.

Dividends Received

Total PCP dividends received during the month were $1,187.85. This is a increase of $285.98 from the $901.87 received in October 2013. Below are the PCP dividends received over the last 13 months:

- Oct 2014 $1,187.85
- Sep 2014 $1,041.99
- Aug 2014 $709.70
- Jul 2014 $1,010.44
- Jun 2014 $1,435.04
- May 2014 $1,188.55
- Apr 2014 $1,062.34
- Mar 2014 $1,008.48
- Feb 2014 $981.12
- Jan 2014 $819.63
- Dec 2013 $1,099.16
- Nov 2013 $588.24
- Oct 2013 $901.87

Annualized Dividend Income

Including new purchases and dividend increases, my annual PCP dividend income is now $14,933.21 at the current dividend rates. This is up $339.49 from last month's $14,593.72 amount. The PCP has never experienced a monthly decline in annualized dividend income.

Portfolio Returns

- Year-to-date: 10.33%
- Life-to-date: 17.00% (annualized)

That's it for this month. The next PCP report will be mid-to-late December. Thanks for for reading!

Full Disclosure: See a list of all my dividend growth income holdings here.

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