February Update: Breaking Records, New Purchases & More
Another month has come and gone – which means time for the monthly update post!
Personal Highlights for February:
- Finished reading “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely. Was a pretty interesting read – and reminded me of one of my favourite books “Thinking fast & slow”. Currently looking for book recommendations on what to start next. In the mean time I am flipping through “Warren Buffet & the Interpretation of Financial Statements” which I had read a long time ago.
- I was able to write 5 new blog posts in February.
- I reserved my Winnipeg Jet Playoff tickets. These tickets will end up costing me between $300-$3500 depending how far they go which makes me both happy and frustrated at the same time..hah
- Started watching “Peaky Blinders” on Netflix. So far so I like it.
- Found a home day care for BOTH kids – which will be able to take them by May 1st so Amber can go back to work once her maternity leave ends….and the best part – it’s 5 minutes from my house!
- Last month I had over 1000 visitors to the blog (which was a new record). This month I smashed that record:

- I had over 1300 visitors this month! Thanks for stopping by and reading/leaving comments.
Financial Highlights for February:
- February was the first full month since I transferred all my RBC Mutual funds into my Direct Investing account.
- I updated my portfolio page to make my holdings a little easier to read.
- Started preparing my taxes.
- Continued bi weekly payments into RRSPs & Spousal RSP.
- Made $1250 from selling some memorabilia that was just sitting in my closet. You can read more about that here
- Made 2 new stock purchases in my TFSA. Added to my position in Algonquin Power & opened a position in Interrent REIT. You can read about my most recent purchase HERE
- My overall portfolio value went down for the first time in 6 months due to the volatility in the market, however as things leveled out it finished the month down just -1.07%.
Passive Income Update For February 2018.
TFSA’S:
Diversified Royalty: $9.10 (Dripped 2 new shares)
Artis Reit: $50.13! First time breaking $50 (Dripped 3 shares)
Plaza Reit: $25.75 (Dripped 6 shares)
Chorus Aviation: $10.84 (Dripped 1 share)
TFSA’s Total: $95.82
RRSP:
Canadian Equity Income Distribution: $242.88
Total Passive Income January 2018: $338.70
Portfolio Update:
My portfolio decreased by 1.07% month over month. This is first time my portfolio has decreased in 6 months. The early retirement portfolio now sits at $303,31.11.
Dividends grew by $48.67 vs last February(year over year growth of 16%).
Although February wasn’t a great month for dividend income, I expect to see huge improvements vs last year( mostly due to my funds being switched to direct investing).
Current Watch List:
Andrew Peller: ADW
Cascades: CAS
InterRent Reit: IIP
Northview Apartment Reit: NVU
Caledonia Mining: CAL
My Watchlist hasn’t changed from last month, but I did initiate a position in InterRent Reit.
That’s it! Hope everyone else had a great February – and if you have any book recommendations let me know!!
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Congratulations on the growth of your blog, Jordan! 300 extra visits is a nice jump! Also, nice passive income haul for the month, and nice YOY increase. My portfolio is a lot smaller so I earned a lot less in February. But I’m continuing to add to it and can’t wait to share the growth that’s coming. Thanks for sharing!
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Hey RTC
Thanks for stopping by! I read your update earlier today. That’s the beauty of compounding…looks small now – but in no time it’s gonna double…then double again and again….. keep it up! Best of luck in 2018!
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I’ve had ADW.A on my list for a couple years. I did own some shares but sold them to buy more TD shares so I could DRIP. It’s my next purchase once I get some more capital.
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Hey Cody
Thanks for stopping by….I am in the same boat…keep waiting for it to dip but it just keeps going up:(
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Nice summary Jordan. Keep up the good work, financial improvements and blog growth. Tom
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Good stuff mate! Overall it was a good month. Can you buy fractional shares using dividends?
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Hey DivGeek
I can’t buy fractional shares on my individual stocks via RBC – however my funds (XAW/Canadian Equity Income) do allow fractional shares 🙂
Thanks for reading.
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Woot sounds like a great month. Great to get all those arrands in order. Congrats on the growth of your blog and dividends!
Keep it up
Cheers
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Congrats on breaking the visitors record! Love to see how your blog improves! You’re doing a great job! Over $300/month in dividends is awesome. March should be exciting with all those quarterly payouts.
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Hey DiS,
Thanks for the kind words. Definitely looking forward to the AQN & POW payouts, as well as the XAW fund payout 🙂
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Great job on both the blog and passive income!
I loved Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely- it is a really good book.
Also congrats on finding a home day care!
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If you liked that book – i’d highly recommend “Thinking Fast & Slow” it’s great.
Tahnks for stopping by:)
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