I made a conscious choice in early April to ditch the pure dividend strategy. Went from 100 % dividend stocks to a 70/30 split — dividends still the big part, growth stocks the smaller one.

The obvious (and slightly annoying) result? We’re going to miss the dividend target I set on 1 January 2026. No surprise there. Four months of the year were already gone when I flipped the switch.

I’ve made a conscious choice not to change the original target in the chart for various reasons. Why? Because I’m stubborn. And because I want to see if the extra dividends can dig us out of the hole — so I left original goal on purpose.

In a perfect world the target bar wouldn’t look ridiculously high next to the one that includes both regular and extra dividends. With five months still left, a lot can still happen.

I’m hoping 2026 at least comes close to the 2023 level before the year is done. We’ll see.

What do you think — stubborn or just realistic? Drop a comment.