The start of every month is exciting as we look back at the previous month and see how much passive dividend income our portfolios generated. This update brings me to a happy milestone.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 -0.25%) this morning are down -0.16%, while European stocks are up +0.51% after earnings results from Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world's biggest luxury automaker, and Credit Agricole SA beat estimates.