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Easy Peasy #43: Build Your Dividend Portfolio & Live Off Dividends with Pre-Selected Stock Sets

Dividend Growing Stock Sets – Start with $300, $500, or $1,000 Weekly

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Serhio MaxDividends
June 12, 2025

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In this section, we share ready-made sets of promising dividend growth stocks with strong future dividend potential.

We also track performance and provide portfolio links for each set, so you can monitor past results and real-time updates.

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Intro

Tech Still Leads, But Market Stalls as Tariff Tensions Creep In

It was a choppy session for Wall Street as traders digested soft economic data, tariff fears, and a fresh Trump tweet. The Dow slipped 91.90 points to 42,427 (-0.22%), the S&P 500 finished nearly flat, adding just 0.44 points to 5,970 (+0.01%), while the Nasdaq rose 61.53 points to 19,460 (+0.32%). Small caps lagged, with the Russell 2000 down 4.50 points to 2,098 (-0.21%).

Markets stayed mostly rangebound as AI enthusiasm helped tech grind higher, but tariff policy chaos and a weak ADP print capped upside. Investors also kept one eye on Friday’s jobs data and another on D.C., where debt, taxes, and trade drama all flared up again.

📊 Economic Data

  • The ADP employment change report badly missed, showing just 37K new jobs in May vs. est. 110K — the weakest reading since March 2023. Goods-producing jobs actually fell by 2K, while services rose 36K.

  • The ISM Services PMI dropped to 49.9, the first contraction since June 2024 (est. 52.0), with new orders plunging to 46.4. However, prices paid surged to 68.7, keeping inflation concerns alive.

  • The NY Fed survey said most businesses passed on at least some tariffs to customers, with 1/3 of factories and 45% of services passing on all. S&P Global final composite PMI hit 53.0, better than flash 52.1.

  • Eurozone HICP inflation cooled to 1.9% y/y, under the ECB’s 2% target for the first time since Sept 2024.

🔧 Autos

  • THO jumped after crushing Q3 with EPS $2.53 on revenue $2.89B (vs est. $1.80/$2.61B); guided FY25 EPS to $3.30-$4.00.

  • TSLA China-made Model 3/Y deliveries fell -15% y/y to 61,662 in May. A cargo ship carrying 800 EVs caught fire in the Pacific, adding to logistics woes.

🎩 Retail, Consumer Staples & Restaurants

  • YUM upgraded to Buy at Goldman on growth and digital execution.

  • KO said GLP-1 weight-loss drugs aren’t yet affecting demand.

  • GCO raised FY sales view after Q1 revenue rose 3.6% y/y to $474M, comps +5%.

🏥 Healthcare

  • UNH raised dividend to $2.21 from $2.10.

📰 Internet, Media & Telecom

  • AAPL downgraded to Hold at Needham on GenAI hardware threats.

  • CRWD dropped after FY26 rev guide reaffirmed, despite beat and $1B buyback.

  • AMZN to invest $10B in NC for AI/cloud infra.

  • META in VR content talks with DIS and A24.

🔌 Semiconductors, Hardware & Software

  • AVGO to report Thursday.

  • NVDA, CRVW, SMCI, ORCL, NBIS advanced as Nvidia announced global AI factory partnerships with Dell, Google, HPE, IBM, and more.

🧠 What’s Next?

Markets are bracing for Friday’s nonfarm payrolls. Between soft private hiring, shaky services data, and rising trade angst, the odds of a curveball just went up. AI might be saving the tape, but macro risk is back in focus. Buckle up.

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But none of this news really matters to MaxDividends members. We're focused on growing the cash flow that lands in your pocket every month—not stressing over price swings or stock market noise.

At MaxDividends, we focus on a dividend growth strategy, perfect for investors seeking capital appreciation, solid safety, and a steadily growing income.

A rising dividend is a strong sign that a company is thriving—and wants its shareholders to thrive with it.

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This week, we’ve rolled out a fresh batch of ready-to-go Stock Sets 💪.

Easy Peasy #43: Pre-Selected Dividend Growth Stock Sets

⭐️ $300 per Week – Week 43

  • Today's Investment: ~ $266.13

  • Total Invested: ~ $12,831.19

  • Portfolio Dividend Yield On Cost: ~ 3.67%

  • Current Dividends: ~ $468.47 → $474.35 

$ 266.13 / 300.00

Archer Daniels Midland Company | Shares: 1 Price: 47.24

FedEx Corporation | Shares: 1 Price: 218.89

Modeled Portfolio: $300 Weekly Investing. With $300 invested each week, the projected monthly income from this portfolio in 10 years is $184.22, which represents a ~13% Dividend Yield on Cost.

Stock News in the Portfolio

🎉 Cisco Systems, Inc has delivered a solid gain of +26.07%

  • Starbucks Corporation has delivered a solid gain of +16.9%

  • Microchip Technology Incorporated has delivered a solid gain of +25.74%

Dividend Hikes Q2

  • Pool Corporation increased its dividend payments by +4.17%

  • Ternium SA ADR hiked its dividend payments by +10.00%

  • Peoples Bancorp Inc increased its dividend payments by +2.50%

  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc boosted its dividend payments by +15.79%

⭐️ $500 per Week - Week 43

  • Today's investment: ~ $417.31

  • Total Invested: ~ $21,621.92

  • Portfolio Dividend Yield On Cost: ~ 3.90%

  • Current Dividends: ~ $860.54 → $831.42 

$ 417.31 / 500.00

Cummins Inc | Shares: 1 Price: 322.83

Archer Daniels Midland Company | Shares: 2 Price: 94.48

Modeled Portfolio: $500 Weekly Investing. With $500 invested each week, the projected monthly income from this portfolio in 10 years is $347.90, which represents a ~13% Dividend Yield on Cost.

Stock News in the Portfolio

🎉 Magic Software Enterprises Ltd has delivered a solid gain of +47.25%

  • UVV Universal Corporation has shown solid momentum over the past week, with a gain of +10.25%

  • Central Pacific Financial Corp has delivered a solid gain of +25.08%

Dividend Hikes Q2

  • +Paychex, Inc increased its dividend payments by +10.20%

  • Ternium SA ADR increased its dividend payments by +10%

  • Peoples Bancorp Inc hiked its dividend payments by +2.50%

  • Magic Software Enterprises hiked its dividend payments by +38.00%

How to Get Started: Roadmap and Tools to Live Off Dividends (Weekly Updates)

⭐️ $1,000 per Week - Week 43

  • Today's investment: ~ $850.37

  • Total Invested: ~ $43,718.65

  • Portfolio Dividend Yield On Cost: ~ 3.74%

  • Current Dividends: ~ $1,644.70 → $1 613.96 

$ 850.37 / 1,000.00

Brown-Forman Corporation | Shares: 6 Price: 199.20

Archer Daniels Midland Company | Shares: 6 Price: 283.44 

Lowe's Companies, Inc | Shares: 1 Price: 228.39 

Best Buy Co., Inc | Shares: 2 Price: 139.34

Modeled Portfolio: $1,000 Weekly Investing. With $1,000 invested each week, the projected monthly income from this portfolio in 10 years is $593.97, which represents a ~12% Dividend Yield on Cost.

Stock News in the Portfolio

🏆 FMC FMC Corporation has shown solid momentum over the past week, with a gain of +6.12%

  • Starbucks Corporation has delivered a solid gain of +16.9%

  • Texas Instruments Incorporated has delivered a solid gain of +16.05%

Dividend Hikes Q2

  • +Paychex, Inc is planning to increase dividend payments by +10.20%

  • Pool Corporation increased its dividend payments by 4.17%

  • Ternium SA ADR plans to increase dividend payments at +10%

  • Peoples Bancorp Inc plans to increase dividend payments at +2.50%

  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc plans to increase dividend payments at +15.79%

Max’s Comments

Last week, I added more shares of two companies I already own. I like where both are heading. While the market’s busy chasing headlines, I’m sticking to my playbook—quietly picking up more of these boring dividend leaders.

They've been raising dividends every single year for over 15 years, all while buying back shares and doubling the reward for investors like us. I love businesses like that.

Two more companies in my portfolio gave me a reason to smile this week—one just announced a dividend increase, and the other confirmed it plans to raise its dividend later this year.

The power of compounding is gaining momentum. My dividend snowball keeps growing.

The companies we select for the Easy-Peasy Section are exceptional compounders with double-digit dividend yield potential over the next 10-12 years.

The Easy-Peasy Portfolios are built using MaxDividends Tools, which include:

Investing in dividend growth stocks allows you to generate growing passive income over time. By using ready-made dividend stock sets, you can see exactly how this strategy works in action and how your portfolio can steadily build income through reinvested dividends and consistent growth.

It’s a powerful, simple approach to achieving financial freedom and living off dividends!

Anyone can follow the MaxDividends Concept

We’ve gathered a variety of tools for investors to make dividend growth investing easier and more effective. We’re proud to be the largest dividend community on Earth, united by a shared goal: living off dividends.

Our community doesn’t just dream about financial freedom—we’re actively building it, one dividend at a time.

For Dividend Beginners

Start with the ready-to-go MaxDividends Assistant to kickstart your journey toward building growing passive income, retiring early, and living off dividends.

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With MaxDividends, you’ll have everything you need to track your investments, manage your dividend portfolio, and stay on track to financial freedom—all in one place.

MaxDividends Idea

Retire early and live off dividends. $12,000 monthly for 120 months. No one wants to work forever—make it happen! If you have any questions, feel free to message me.

Stay updated on the stocks I’m keeping an eye on.

Follow along with my real-time portfolio updates and investment ideas.

Check out my most recent stock purchases and the reasoning behind them.

MaxDividends Key Concept

At MaxDividends, we focus on dividend growth investing—a strategy that helps you build a growing stream of passive income over time.

We believe in predictability and peace of mind, which is why we prioritize investing in companies with a proven track record of sustainable, growing dividends.

Why Dividend Growth Investing?

  • Capital Appreciation & Growing Income: You can enjoy both capital growth and increasing income as dividends rise over time.

  • Consistency: By investing in companies that have been paying and increasing dividends for decades, you can count on a reliable and growing income stream.

  • Long-Term Success: The power of compounding dividends allows you to build wealth over time and ultimately live off dividends.

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MaxDividends Strategy

We aim to maximize dividend yields and income growth by carefully selecting the best dividend stocks, tracking performance, and offering tools to help you manage your investments effectively.

Our goal is to help you achieve financial freedom through dividend growth investing and create a life where you can live off your dividends, retire early, and focus on what matters most to you.

Look at This Magic ✨

  • September 2024 – $1,814

  • Thursday, September 26 – $1,827

  • Friday, September 27 – $1,834

  • November 2024 → Today – $2,043 → $6,650.10

Just a few days in the life of a dividend investor. These are my monthly dividends from my total investments for now.

MaxDividends Premium Partners already know the magic formula: Each dividend increase puts more money into our pocket.

Remember, dividends are deposited as cash into your trading account. You can either spend the money or reinvest it to keep growing your passive income!

My dividend income just keeps growing. Almost every day. Always upward.

As my income increases, everyday expenses like coffee and lunch get easier to afford, and life just keeps getting brighter.

My Projected MONTHLY Income in 10 Years:

October’24: $10,393.59 → Today: $26,330.18 per month

It’s all about consistent growth and the power of dividends!

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Join me on this journey and let’s move forward together toward financial freedom and a life where you can live off dividends

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*Disclaimer: This article reflects the author’s personal opinions and is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It does not constitute financial advice in any form. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor. The author may hold positions in some of the stocks mentioned, in line with the views expressed. This is a disclosure, not a recommendation to buy or sell any securities.