My Dividend Portfolio. Month 26, Week 3 (+Video)

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Hi partners — Max here!

Summer is still in full swing, and you know what the biggest news of the week was for me?

No, it wasn’t anything happening in the market. We bought a piano for our home. 🎹

My oldest son doesn’t just train Jiu-Jitsu — piano lessons are also a must. And strangely enough, that’s exactly how I think investing should fit into life. Dividend investing should be something you enjoy, not something that consumes your life.

I genuinely enjoy the process. I keep the creative part for myself — deciding where I want to go, thinking about the businesses I want to own, and shaping the portfolio along the way.

The rest I’m happy to leave to the system, the platform, and ultimately the entrepreneurs and management teams I trust with my capital.

And when I opened the portfolio today, guess what I found? That’s right. My passive income went up again.

This week alone, another $11 per month was added to the income stream. Not bad for seven days. Think about it this way: that’s another couple of cups of coffee every month that the portfolio can now pay for. And a couple of coffees, by the way, is a date with my wife. ☕❤️

The best part? That little date is now paid for by dividends — potentially for the rest of our lives. Week by week, expense by expense, that’s exactly what I want this portfolio to become.

May the dividends pay the bills! 💪💰

Below, you'll find the usual detailed breakdown of what I bought this week, how the portfolio is positioned today, and what I'm planning for next week and beyond.

And this time, you'll also find the complete video review with my personal commentary and the full investment process behind this week's decisions.

My portfolio is a fully transparent, real-time journey — no polishing the numbers and no adjusting results after the fact.

It’s a path anyone can follow with the right system, such as the MaxDividends Income System, and the MaxDividends Platform.

Alright — let’s get to today’s buys. So grab a coffee — let’s dig in ☕💪

What I Bought, How Things Look

Every Friday, I put $3,000 plus dividends to work with one clear mission: reach $12,000 a month in dividends within 120 months.

But the real reason this works isn’t willpower or motivation. It’s the system — and the technology behind it.

The MaxDividends Income System defines what to buy, when to buy, and what to ignore. The MaxDividends Platform keeps the compass steady — tracking income, scores, risks, and signals whether I’m at my desk, out walking, or fast asleep.

The portfolio doesn’t need me to be “on.” It doesn’t care if I’m busy, tired, traveling, or doing absolutely nothing. The process keeps running.

What I enjoy most is watching the portfolio do its job — seeing which positions keep quietly compounding, and which names stay on the watchlist until the data finally lines up.

That’s how the snowball really builds. Just repeatable decisions, steady dividend deposits, and a system that keeps stacking progress week after week.

When you step back and look at the full picture — essentials, lifestyle, family needs, small trips, and a buffer — dividend income stops being a theory and turns into a practical roadmap.

Here’s where the journey stands today:

Freedom Bar:
█████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ~46% complete (+1% vs last week)

(based on current projections)

My dividend income is now running at about $1,187 per month. It’s not a headline number. It won’t trend on social media. But it does matter.

Because this is what real progress looks like when income is built the right way. Quiet. Measurable. The income base keeps rising.

Every reinvested dollar tightens the structure. Every dividend hike raises the floor. And over time, that turns into momentum you can actually feel.

Accenture is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping businesses modernize through consulting, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.

With clients spanning virtually every major industry, the company has built a globally diversified business supported by long-term customer relationships and a steady stream of recurring revenue.

Why today?

This week's choice was not random. As my portfolio becomes more mature and well established, I continue building it with two things in mind: diversification and the best available opportunities.

Automatic Data Processing is one of the world’s largest providers of payroll, human capital management, and HR technology solutions, helping businesses manage everything from payroll and benefits to workforce administration and compliance.

Its business is built around highly recurring, mission-critical services: companies may postpone many types of spending, but employees still need to be paid, taxes processed, and increasingly complex workforce requirements managed.

Why today?

ADP just closed fiscal 2026 with another strong quarter: revenue increased 7%, while adjusted earnings came in ahead of expectations. More importantly, management entered fiscal 2027 expecting another 5–6% revenue growth and 9–11% adjusted EPS growth — solid numbers for a mature, highly recurring payroll business.

In addition, it’s a Technology sector business - exactly the sector I’m adding to right now and I still had room to add a few more ADP shares, so I took advantage of the opportunity.

➡️ New Capital Invested: ~$3,068

🔗 View the live portfolio: MaxDividends $12K in 120 Months Strategy Portfolio

The snowball keeps rolling — heavier every week.

Each raise locks in more lifetime income and lifts my yield on cost. Quiet, steady, automatic.

This is what a real dividend roadmap looks like. No guessing. No spreadsheets. Just a clear plan — tracked, forecasted, and executed inside the MaxDividends Platform.

Here’s a look inside my portfolio this week:

Passive income now covers ~44% of my grocery expenses. The snowball keeps getting bigger every week.

All of this is tracked inside the MaxDividends Research Platform | Portfolio Tracker — my roadmap and compass. It shows payouts, raises, and exact progress toward the $12K/Month’ finish line.

If you’re not using it yet, you’re leaving a serious edge on the table.

08/14 Update — email me anytime: [email protected]

Alright partners, there's quite a bit to talk about this week.

I can’t say I spent much time following the market or the news this week. If anything, it was quite the opposite.

We’re coming back from vacation, summer is entering its final stretch, and I’ve simply been spending more time with my family. And that’s exactly how I believe investing should work.

The MaxDividends dividend strategy doesn’t require me to watch the market every day — or even every year — to keep moving toward my long-term goal. The system keeps doing its job while I’m busy living my life.

That’s the beauty of dividend investing done right.

Looking ahead to next week, I'll continue focusing on opportunities across Healthcare, Financials, Utilities, Energy, Basic Materials, and Technology. Those sectors currently offer the best opportunities to further improve the balance and diversification of my portfolio. If the right businesses become available at the right prices, I'll be happy to put more capital to work.

The system stays the same. Capital stays disciplined. We keep building. Steady steps. Clear roles. Long horizon. That’s the rhythm.

The MaxDividends Income System — combined with selecting high-quality dividend companies using our 5-step secret formula, and supported by the MaxDividends Platform — allows me to build my own path toward financial freedom.

Every week I place another brick into the foundation of that future freedom. And today those bricks are already hard to miss. The results are becoming visible. They are becoming tangible.

The most remarkable thing about this seemingly simple formula for success is that it’s repeatable. I invest in businesses I genuinely like. I choose companies I trust. And my passive dividend income keeps growing.

Live off dividends on your terms! 💪💰

This week, our primary focus has been integrating the MaxDividends Pulse system into the MaxDividends Research Platform.

A little while ago, I introduced several new metrics that were designed as stepping stones toward a much bigger upgrade. Features like Buy–Hold–Sell Consensus, Best For, and the Dividend Safety Score have already been successfully rolled out in the Dividend Radar list.

The next step is bringing all of that data into the core of the platform and making these insights available everywhere they matter - inside portfolios, stock screeners, Top Stocks lists, and individual company analysis pages.

This will be our main development priority over the next four to six weeks. The goal is to have the entire Pulse framework fully integrated across the MaxDividends Research Platform by the end of September.

I'm really excited about this release because it will make finding high-quality dividend opportunities faster, simpler, and much more consistent across the entire platform.

This isn’t gambling or chasing hype. It’s a proven system:

That’s why the income snowball keeps rolling — heavier each month, stronger each year.

Every quarter I put $300 into each of my three kids’ portfolios — building generational wealth one brick at a time.

Kids’ Portfolios:

Donaldson is a global leader in filtration systems used across industrial equipment, transportation, aerospace, and life sciences. The company benefits from a large installed base and recurring replacement demand, supporting steady cash flow and consistent long-term growth.

IDEX manufactures highly engineered products used in healthcare, industrial, water, and scientific applications. Its portfolio of niche market leaders, combined with disciplined acquisitions and strong margins, has made IDEX a reliable long-term compounder.

Lindsay is a leading provider of irrigation equipment and transportation infrastructure solutions. The business is supported by long-term demand for water efficiency, agricultural productivity, and infrastructure investment, providing a solid foundation for future growth.

Aptar specializes in dispensing and packaging solutions used across healthcare, beauty, and consumer products. The business is supported by recurring demand, innovation, and long-term customer relationships, creating a solid foundation for steady growth.

Gorman-Rupp designs and manufactures pumps used in water, wastewater, construction, industrial, and municipal applications. The company serves essential infrastructure markets, generating resilient cash flow and supporting steady long-term dividend growth.

This is where the long game plays out. Beyond the weekly $3,000 experiment, my family’s core portfolio is the real backbone — built for high-yield dividend growth, steady compounding, and financial security for years to come.

Here I’ll break down where things stand today, how the plan for this quarter looks, and why this portfolio is designed to cover every family expense while still growing stronger over time.

I’ve spent the past 20 years building businesses. That’s where most of my capital came from. But now, at 40 and with three kids, I want to stay involved in business and investing on my terms.

My goal? More time with family, freedom to focus on what matters, and a portfolio that pays me whether I’m working or not. That’s why in 2025, I’ve started transitioning to fully living off dividends.

The mission hasn’t changed: build a high-yield, dividend-growing portfolio that delivers steady cash flow and strong long-term returns.

With the MaxDividends Concept, my team and I scan markets across the U.S., Europe, and Asia to find financially strong companies with a track record of raising dividends. This way, I’m not just chasing price growth — I’m building a paycheck that grows by itself.

(*Dividend totals vary slightly due to exchange rates.)

This portfolio alone now pays over ~$8,001/month in dividends. Every dollar is reinvested, fueling even faster growth.

This week, I didn’t invest or reinvest any dividends in my Core Family Portfolio.

For now, I’m accumulating some cash for personal needs, and I may gradually start putting additional capital to work again a little later.

Last week, I also added Accenture to my Core Family Portfolio. I explain the decision, the research behind it, and my investment thesis in the detailed article below:

✅ 90% High-Yield Dividend Growth Stocks – These names pay me consistently and raise dividends year after year.

✅ 10% Capital Growth Stocks – A smaller bucket for faster-growing companies. When I sell, half the profits go into new growth stocks and half into high-yield dividend payers.

Each hike locks in more income for life — steady raises with zero extra work.

My plan for 2026 is simple: keep adding new money and keep reinvesting every dollar of dividends.

A new quarter means it’s time to update the plan.

Looking back — starting from Q4 2025, my goal was to cross $7,000 in monthly dividend income. Then I set a more conservative target of $7,300 per month by the end of Q1 2026.

As of today, my portfolio generates about $7,700 per month in dividends. That means I’ve hit my targets — and I’m running ahead of schedule.

For Q2 2026, my goal is to cross $8,000 per month in dividend income.

This projection is based on the May and June payouts — typically the strongest months of the year. I expect total dividends during this period to come in around $40,000, plus additional increases from Japanese companies following their fiscal year-end.

All in, I believe it’s very realistic to reach this milestone by mid-summer.

At the start of Q3, my projected monthly dividend income is fluctuating between about $7,930 and just over $8,000, depending on currency exchange rates. At the same time, dividends continue accumulating in my brokerage account, waiting to be reinvested.

That makes July a great opportunity to finally establish a consistent $8,000+ monthly income run rate before setting the next milestone at the beginning of August.

That's how this works: steady contributions, rising payouts, and the snowball doing the rest.

The strategy doesn’t change. I’m looking for stable, undervalued Dividend Eagles that start with solid yields and have the strength to keep paying and raising over time. Dividends are my lever — I collect them, reinvest them, and let compounding do the heavy lifting.

I won’t lock in specific tickers right now — opportunities shift as the quarter unfolds. What matters is scanning the best markets worldwide: the U.S., Canada, Japan, Australia, the U.K., and Europe, and picking financially strong companies that fit the MaxDividends Income System.

And for my kids? The playbook stays the same: $300 each, every quarter. Three kids, three portfolios, one steady strategy to build generational wealth.

The mission stays the same too: steady income, steady growth, and the freedom that comes from reinvesting.

Right now, it’s all about speeding up the cycle — dividends keep rising, capital keeps compounding, and every reinvested payout brings us closer to true financial freedom.

By 2033–2035, I expect my Core Portfolio alone to generate $16K–$18K/month in dividends. Combine that with my $12K-in-120-months experiment, and the total passive income goal is $30,000/month.

That’s full financial independence: family expenses covered, reinvestment rolling, and freedom secured.

That’s all for today’s update.

Wishing you steady growth and financial peace,
Max

💌 Questions or thoughts? Reach me anytime at [email protected]

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