Easy Peasy #40: 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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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 Carried the Torch as Everything Else Slipped Back

Markets hit pause after a four-week melt-up, with the S&P 500 basically flat (+6.03 to 5,892) and the Dow giving back -89.37 to 42,051.

But the Nasdaq kept the party alive, rising +136.72 (0.72%) to 19,146, thanks almost entirely to the heavy hitters — Tesla, Nvidia, and Google — which did all the lifting while most other names sagged.

Breadth was downright ugly, with decliners beating advancers 2-to-1, and small caps tumbled as the Russell 2000 fell -0.88%. Treasury yields crept higher all session, gold tumbled to one-month lows, and oil sold off after a surprise crude build.

Meanwhile, trade buzz picked up again: Trump sealed a $1.2 trillion economic exchange with Qatar and teased future deals with India, Japan, and South Korea— all part of his globe-trotting tariff unwind campaign.

🔩 Autos

• TSLA extended gains on mega-cap momentum.

• RIVN - downgraded at Jefferies; Q1 looked better than it was due to accounting.

• GOOGL’s Waymo - recalling 1,200+ vehicles to fix software barrier detection.

🛒 Retail, Consumer Staples & Restaurants

• KHC - investing $3B in U.S. plants despite weak consumer sentiment.

• WEN - downgraded at Guggenheim; unit growth vs franchisee returns questioned.

🎰 Leisure, Gaming & Lodging

• ABNB - unveiled unified app, new services; investing $200–250M in 2025. TSLA + continued rally.

• GOOGL - auto-tech recall news didn’t hurt it.

• RIVN - again pressured by margin worries.

• UBER - filed $1B in exchangeable notes.

⚡ Energy, Industrials & Materials

• IP, PKG, SW - gained after Georgia-Pacific mill closure news seen as bullish.

• BA - surged after $200B Qatar jet order — its biggest ever.

🏦 Banks & 💳 FinTech

• CBOE - downgraded at MS; less volatility post-China truce.

• HOOD - April assets +5% M/M; equity trading +26%, crypto -24%.

• SCHW - April client assets hit $9.89T, +12% Y/Y; 439K new accounts.

• BEN - upgraded at TD Cowen; cash flow improving.

🏥 Healthcare

• UNH - dropped on CEO change, outlook withdrawn, Medicare costs high.

• CI, CVS, HUM - hit again on drug pricing pressure.

🧪 Biotech & Life Sciences

• ABBV, MRK - downgraded at Citi; REGN upgraded.

• GSK - buying efimosfermin from Boston Pharma for up to $2B.

• NVO - inked $2.2B obesity drug deal with SEPN.

🚁 Aerospace & Defense

• BA - surged on record $200B jet order from Qatar.

• LMT, RTX, GD - continued riding defense sector momentum.

🔌 Semiconductors, Hardware & Software

• AMD - announced $6B buyback.

• ARM - Q1 market share up to 13.6%; eating into INTC and AMD.

• NVDA - partnering with Saudi’s Humain on 500MW data center.

• SMCI - inked $20B+ deal with Saudi’s DataVolt on AI cooling tech.

🧠 What’s Next?

1️⃣ All eyes on Thursday’s PPI and retail sales — markets want confirmation that inflation’s cooling and consumers are still spending.

2️⃣ Friday brings the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment reading and more Fed speak, both of which could shift the rate-cut timing narrative.

3️⃣ On deck next week: Walmart, Target, Home Depot and the rest of retail step into the earnings spotlight.

4️⃣ Still waiting for the Biden admin’s AI chip export rewrite, which could rattle semis again if it veers hawkish.

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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 #40: Pre-Selected Dividend Growth Stock Sets