Let’s highlight some potential public dividend paying candidates that might find a home in your dividend portfolio.

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.

As dividend income investors we ultimately choose our investment thesis primarily based on the state of the dividend payments that a particular company distributes.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.15%) this morning are up +0.09% at a 2-1/2 week high and European stocks are up +0.44% at a 2-week high on reduced tensions in Ukraine along with stronger-than-expected stock earnings results.

Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.32%) this morning are up +0.29% on a +1% recovery in the Euro Stoxx 50 index and a +1.8% recovery in Russian stocks.

Trading stocks sometimes feels like a very modern phenomenon, so it’s easy to forget that some of the companies we’re investing in go back a century or more.