Easy Peasy #34: 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

Tariff Drama Builds While Tech Snaps Higher

Futures looked rough overnight, but by lunchtime the tape was ripping higher, as traders braced for President Trump’s 4 PM Rose Garden tariff bombshell.

Rumors were flying—some say tariffs could land in three tiers: 10%, 15%, and 20% depending on country and sector. Auto tariffs are already in effect at 25%, and China’s getting slapped with an extra 20% blanket duty on top of the existing 10%. Global markets remain in wait-and-see mode.

TikTok: The Plot Thickens

Just days before the April 5 deadline to divest or get banned in the U.S., reports surfaced that AMZN has put in a bid for TikTok. CNBC said APP is also in the mix. Word later broke that Trump may greenlight a new venture called “TikTok America,” to be 50% owned by U.S. investors.

Gold Hits Fresh High, Oil Inches Up

Gold rallied again, rising $20.20 (+0.64%) to settle at $3,166.20/oz, flirting with record levels. Crude followed: WTI +$0.51 to $71.71, Brent +$0.46 to $74.95. The 10-year yield ticked up to 4.207% (+5.1bps) as ADP jobs data came in hot.

Sector Highlights

Retail & Staples

AMZN jumped after reports of its TikTok bid. That whacked META and SNAP early before they rebounded. SPWH crushed Q4 thanks to strong holiday traffic and margins. DG got an upgrade.

Autos

TSLA Q1 deliveries fell -13% YoY to 336,681 (vs. est. 390,343), with China-made vehicle sales down 11.5%. RIVN held guidance after delivering 8,640 units in Q1 (down -36% YoY), and made 14,611 units.

Energy & Industrials

ALGT got a Strong Buy at Raymond James, while UAL was downgraded. OPEC+ is leaning on Kazakhstan to stay within quota. SMG upgraded at Truist on signs the garden biz has stabilized. Gov’t IT stocks (BAH, CACI, LDOS, SAIC) rebounded after reports Elon Musk will step back from his DOGE role.

Financials

SCHW upgraded at Citi, tgt hiked to $102. CME set a new ADV record: 29.8M contracts in Q1. In payments, FI was upgraded at GS. Regional bank action: SNV, TFC, TCBX, USCB all downgraded at RJ; SSB upgraded. RGA got conflicting calls—upgraded at JPM, downgraded at UBS.

Biotech & Pharma

BIIB granted Fast Track for its Alzheimer’s drug.

BMRN’s PEGASUS trial met its primary endpoint. CYTK bounced after weak EWTX data.

EWTX fell hard, also announced 9.9M share offering at $20.13. HIMS pulled back after pricing for its weight-loss offerings disappointed.

NVAX slipped—FDA missed a key decision deadline.

Tech & Software

CRWV ripped late after news GOOGL may lease Nvidia Blackwell chips from them. NCNO got clobbered on weak guidance. PRGS guided above consensus. RBLX expanded its immersive ads partnership with GOOGL.

What’s Next?

1. Trump’s tariff speech could move everything—keep your eyes on China, autos, and semis.

2. Weekly jobless claims hit Thursday—more macro data to digest.

3. Will gold finally break $3,200, or is this the top?

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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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Easy Peasy #34: Pre-Selected Dividend Growth Stock Sets