Easy Peasy #42: 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

Market Recap – Your Dividend-Powered Check-In

Hey there, hope you had a great long weekend — because Wall Street sure came back ready to roll.

The Dow ripped +740 points (up 1.78%) to 42,343, S&P 500 popped +118 points (+2.05%) to 5,921, and the Nasdaq soared +461 points (+2.47%) to 19,199. Small caps crushed it too — the Russell 2000 jumped +2.48%.

What sparked this bounce? A little relief on trade headlines (Trump’s EU tariffs got pushed to July), plus a solid consumer confidence number, a crypto bounce, and falling Treasury yields. In other words — good vibes all around.

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📈 The Data That Matters

• Consumer Confidence (May): 98.0 (beat 87.0 estimate) — Americans are feeling better about the economy.

• Inflation Expectations (12-month): 6.5%, down from 7.0% — a little breathing room for those of us watching prices.

• Durable Goods (April): Down -6.3% (better than feared) — but don’t get too excited, core orders still weak.

• Home Prices (March): +4.1% YoY — steady, but not exactly a rocket ship.

• Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Q2 GDP estimate lowered to +2.2% from +2.4%.

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🏭 Company Highlights

Autos

• Tesla: Euro sales tanked -49% in April. Elon says he’s back to “24/7 mode” (when is he not?).

• Volvo: Cutting 3,000 jobs to cut costs.

• Xiaomi: Big numbers — revenue +47% YoY, profits +64%.

• BYD: Slashing EV prices up to -34% to stay competitive.

Retail/Consumer

• Jack in the Box: Downgraded on weak sales — target cut in half.

• KFC: Investing $2B to expand in the UK and Ireland (7,000+ new jobs).

• BellRing Brands: Upgraded — top pick in Food.

Energy/Industrials

• Gold miners (AEM, NEM, etc.) down as gold slips.

• CMC: Upgraded for margin strength.

• Cummins: Upgraded — less EPA risk = more power.

• MSC Industrial: JPM raised target to $89.

Banks & Fintech

• FICO: Under pressure after FHFA’s complaints.

• Trade schools (LINC, UTI) rallied on Trump’s $3B proposal to shift funds from Harvard.

Healthcare

• Pfizer: $1.25B China deal + $100M equity stake = potential $6B value.

• Vertex: $4B buyback.

• Thermo Fisher: Promising, but not quite matching Novo Nordisk.

Biotech

• Biogen: Partnering on new CNS drugs.

• Sanofi: FDA approval for Menquadfi vaccine for infants.

• COVID vaccines: CDC drops routine vax recommendation for pregnant women & healthy kids (MRNA, PFE, NVAX, BNTX).

Transports

• Railroads and airlines moving higher on solid travel demand.

Tech/AI

• Nvidia earnings coming up — buckle up.

• AI names (AVGO, ARM, SMCI) already running hot in anticipation.

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🧠 What’s Next

1️⃣ All eyes on Nvidia earnings — can they keep this AI train running?

2️⃣ Fed minutes Wednesday, PCE inflation Friday — key for rate watchers.

3️⃣ Can the S&P crack 6,000 by Friday? That’s the number everyone’s watching.

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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 #42: Pre-Selected Dividend Growth Stock Sets