May 2026 The portfolio is closing in on $8,000. As of this update, the account sits at $7,966.12, up from $6,655.32 last month — a gain of $1,310.80 (+19.7%) month over month. That number deserves a caveat before anything else: the move was a mix of new contributions, recurring buys, market appreciation, and dividend reinvestment, not pure returns.…
If you want to understand PayPal in 2026, you have to understand that this is a company on its third life.The first life was as a startup. Confinity merged with Elon Musk’s X.com in 2000, took the PayPal name, and went public in February 2002 — the first consumer-internet IPO after the dot-com crash. Five…
By zachgedal | Published on April 16, 2026 in (DP) Dividend Portfolio Updates, Uncategorized Spring Cleaning Continued: A Deep Audit, Massive MoM Gains & Historic Pay Raises Howdy, fellow investors! Welcome to the April 2026 portfolio update. First and foremost, I owe you all a quick apology: I know I’m about 6 days late getting…
