DIA dividend History: 2005 — 2009
The data for the chart of DIA’s dividend history below is from SPDR’s website. If you would like the dividend history for another security, see this post.
Mainstream
The basics: what you can do in different account types, general strategies, suggestions, and things to avoid.
Investing ideas for March: Oil, SPY, Dividend capture, VIX
Looking forward to some possibilities in March: Oil (EFT USO) — I’m bearish right now at 38. I will probably jump back in with covered calls if it drops to the 36 range. . SPY — I’m bearish now. Will probably jump back in with covered calls if SPY drops to around 106. . Monday March 1 — Ex-dividend date for most ETFs with monthly distributions …
Out of Oil and SPY
My USO position and my remaining SPY covered call positions were called this weekend, so I’m back to about 90% cash. Despite the scary stuff in the last couple of weeks, they ended up yielding their maximum profit potential. Oil looks expensive right now, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see a pull back there. The S&P 500 could certainly go higher with this …
Twists and turns in converting a traditional IRA to a Roth
The change of the tax laws to allow everyone to convert their traditional IRAs into ROTH IRAs in 2010 was a nice present to the tax advisor community. The issues with this one were nearly enough to make even me, a die hard do-it-yourselfer, seek professional advice. Instead of paying for advice, I called the IRS. The woman I talked to in the IRA department was …
2023 Ex-div & Paydate: XLB XLE XLF XLI XLK XLP XLU XLV XLY and others
2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information from SPDR 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 20-March 20-June 18-September 18-December 28-December (potential cap gains) Pay / Distribution Dates 23-March 23-June 21-September 18-December 03-January-2024 (potential cap gains distribution) In alphabetical order: DGT SPDR Global Dow ETF (DGT) KBE SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) KCE SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE) KIE SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) KRE …
