New purchase : Omega Healthcare Investors

Added 11 shares of Omega Healthcase Inverstors (NYSE:OHI) at $27.19 per share. I now hold 84 shares of OHI

Alliance Resource Partners increases dividend

ARLP unitholders will receive a cash distribution for the 2017 Quarter of $0.51 per unit (an annualized rate of $2.04 per unit), payable on February 14, 2018 to all unitholders of record as of the close of trading on February 7, 2018. The announced distribution represents a 16.6% increase over the cash distribution declared of $0.4375 for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 (the "2016 Quarter") and a 1.0% increase over the cash distribution declared of $0.505 for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 (the "Sequential Quarter").

Telia increases dividend

Telia board proposes an ordinary dividend of SEK 2.30 per share, equal to a 15 percent growth, to be distributed to our shareholders. Last year dividend was 2.00 per share. Very good growth.

Since I own 440 shares of Telia, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by 132 SEK

Golar LNG Partners dividend for Q1 / 2018

Golar LNG Partners LP ("the Partnership") (NASDAQ: GMLP) announced today that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash distribution with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2017 of $0.5775 per common and general partner unit. This cash distribution will be paid on February 14, 2018 to all common and general partner unitholders of record as of the close of business on February 7, 2018.

New purchase: Nordea

Added 15 shares of Nordea at 9.92€ per share. I now hold 210 shares of Nordea

Nordea dividend increase

Nordea reported results for 2017, result was disappointing but dividend will be increased anyway. Nordea proposes dividend 0.68€ for year 2017. This is a 4.6% increase from previous year dividend.

Since I own 195 shares of Nordea this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by 5.85€

Omega Healthcare Investors dividend increase

HUNT VALLEY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (NYSE:OHI) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a common stock dividend of $0.66 per share, increasing the quarterly common dividend by $0.01 per share over the previous quarter. The common stock dividend is payable Thursday, February 15, 2018 to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

Realty Income dividend increase

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced its Board of Directors has declared an increase in the company's common stock monthly cash dividend to $0.219 per share from $0.2125 per share. The dividend is payable on February 15, 2018 to shareholders of record as of February 1, 2018. This is the 95^th dividend increase since Realty Income's listing on the NYSE in 1994. The ex-dividend date for February's dividend is January 31, 2018. The new monthly dividend represents an annualized dividend amount of $2.628 per share as compared to the current annualized dividend amount of $2.55 per share.

"We are pleased that the continued success of our operations has allowed us to increase the amount of the dividend we pay to our shareholders, while still maintaining a strong dividend coverage ratio," said John P. Case, Chief Executive Officer of Realty Income. "With the payment of the February 2018 dividend, shareholders will enjoy an increase of 4% in the amount of their dividend as compared to the same month in 2017."

Enterprise Partners dividend increase

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) declares $0.4250/share quarterly dividend, 0.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.4225. Forward yield 5.94% Payable Feb. 7; for shareholders of record Jan. 31; ex-div Jan. 30.

Orchid Island decreased dividend

VERO BEACH, Fla., Jan. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:ORC) announced today that the Board of Directors declared a monthly cash dividend for the month of January 2018. The dividend of $0.11 per share will be paid February 9, 2018 to holders of record on January 31, 2018, with an ex-dividend date of January 30, 2018.

Commenting on the change to the Company's monthly distribution rate, Robert E. Cauley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The decision to reduce our monthly dividend from $0.14 to $0.11 was a difficult one but a necessary one. The current interest rate and investment environment has put downward pressure on the earnings power of the portfolio. In particular, continued upward movements in our borrowing costs driven by rate increases by the Federal Reserve, without a corresponding increase in yields available on the Agency RMBS assets we acquire, has depressed our net interest margin and necessitated the reduction in our monthly dividend."

New purchase : Marine Harvest

Added 25 shares of Marine Harvest (MHG.OL) at 148.30 NOK per share. I now hold 67 shares of MHG.OL

This purchase will increase my 12 month forward dividends by approx 40€.

Summary of year 2017

33 companies paying dividends in 2017. No special dividend during the year and no sales either. Few companies announced decrease in dividend (SFL, PSEC, TELIA, TPSV1V), some where expected others we not. But that's how it goes

Total amount of dividends in 2017 was 2929.38€. This is a 42% increase in dividends when compared to 2016.

Summary Q4 / 2017

During Q4 / 2017 this portfolio collected following dividends

• Oct:  246.50€       (2016: 176.12€     2015: 61.92€)
• Nov: 224.85€        (2016: 126.42€     2015: 84.29€)
• Dec:  223.82€       (2016: 211.06€     2015: 114.45€)

Total of 695.07€           (2016: 513.60€     2015: 260.66€)

Quarterly target was 600€ which was achieved and passed.

Progress update : December 2017

Progress update for December

Quote	2016	2017	Change %
Southern Company	15.14	14.29	-5.6%
Realty Income Corporation	2.52	5.04	+100%
Main Street Capital	26.23	33.67	+38.4%
Prospect Capital Corporation	17.56	11.14	-36.6%
Awilco Drilling PLC	16.24	14.79	-8.9%
Triton International	41.37	36.38	-14.5%
Orchid Island	12.98	11.64	-10.3%
Ship Finance Limited	54.44	37.26	-31.6%
Emerson Electric	6.81	6.17	-9.4%
The Coca-Cola Company	17.77	16.65	-6.3%
Chatham Lodging Trust	-	11.36
LTC Properties	-	11.83
VF Corporation	-	13.63
Total	211.06	223.85	+5.1%

Status update : December 2017

Dividends received in December :

Quarterly:

•  14.26€ from Southern Company (SO)
•    6.17€ from Emerson Electric (EMR)
•  13.63€ from VF Corporation (VFC) 
•  14.79€ from Awilco Drilling (AWDR.OL)
•  36.38€ from Triton International (TRTN)
•  37.26€ from Ship Finance Limited (SFL)
•  16.65€ from The Coca-Cola Company (KO)

Monthly:

•     5.04€ from Realty Income Corp (0)
•   11.64€ from Orchid Island Capital Inc (ORC) 
•   33.67€ from Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
•   11.14€ from Prospect Capital Corporation (PSEC)
•   11.36€ from Chatham Lodging Trust (CLDT)
•   11.83€ from LTC Properties (LTC)

This makes it a total of 223.82€ in dividends in September. Last year I received 211.06€ dividends in September. This is a 6.05% increase in dividends. Where is the progress? Dollar rate goes down and affects a lot on progress.

LTC Properties dividend for Q1 2018

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) announced today that it had declared a monthly cash dividend on its common stock for the first quarter of 2018.
The Company declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per common share per month for the months of January, February and March 2018, payable on January 31, February 28 and March 30, 2018, respectively, to stockholders of record on January 23, February 20 and March 22, 2018, respectively.