As in the past, half of that growth will derive from new positions (see My stock investments in 2016) and the other half is expected to come
from organic dividend growth and dividend reinvestments (see Passive Income review 2016 and Outlook).
I expect some of these companies to show nice
organic dividend growth in the coming years (I am thinking in particular of Walt Disney, ReckitBenkisser, J.M. Smucker, AVIVA, Legal & General) and there are some positions where I think that there won't be too much of a dividend hike in the near future.
That allows me to make some projections
regarding organic dividend growth and my expected Yield on Cost (YoC) in 2017 regarding these positions which I sumarised in the chart above.
Additionally, the
very organic dividend growth that comes about when companies increase their dividends is naturally made to be even more powerful when one buys an undervalued dividend growth stock.
After the three stock acquisitions (Britvic, ReckitBenkisser and Imperial Brands) and due to
further organic dividend growth on my existing positions, my current projected dividend income for the year now is well above USD 6» 000, one third higher than in the previous year (2017: USD 4» 500).
November is not shaping up to be a spectacular month
for organic dividend growth but October was a boom with 6 different companies giving me raises.
Half of that growth will derive from new positions (see My stock investments in 2016 and My 6 Investments made so far in 2017) and the other half is expected to come
from organic dividend growth and dividend reinvestments (see Passive Income review 2016 and Outlook).
With an 11 % increase I'm guessing that
organic dividend growth and / or reinvestment did the heavy lifting as far as your increase is concerned.
But even if he never reinvested any of his dividends over the past 10 years, thanks to
organic dividend growth, I wouldn't be surprised if he's pulling in over $ 100,000 per year right now in passive income.
I hadn't been active through the greater part of the year, but with
the organic dividend growth in my portfolio coupled with a few early purchases, I was able to see my totals mushroom.
In my case,
my organic dividend growth has always outpaced inflation since I started my journey.
Over the long run my focus lies on giving my portfolio a more defensive shape (I'll keep an eye on stocks such as J.M. Smucker and Johnson & Johnson) in order to make it more stable especially with regard to
organic dividend growth.
As you point out,
the organic dividend growth is equivalent to many thousands of dollars invested in the corresponding securities.
I think 5 - 7 %
organic dividend growth is definitely possible over the long haul, and is basically the rate I use for my long - term forecasts.
Cumulatively,
the organic dividend growth rate on those shares has been a solid 12.0 %.
That allows me to make predictions with regard to Year over Year (YoY)
organic dividend growth and my expected Yield on Cost (YoC) for specific positions.
But for the «what's the point» crowd, I also note what
that organic dividend growth translates into.
I'm expecting 2015
organic dividend growth to be about 17 %.