Portfolio Thoughts (Nov. 2017)
Every month I like to examine the dividend Portfolio and see what I might do to improve it. What’s working, what’s not, what stocks are on the purchase radar? Let’s…
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Recent Buy – HBI
Today, I initiated a position in Hanesbrands, Inc. (HBI). Many of you are probably familiar with HBI, which designs, manufactures, sources and sells apparel essentials such as t-shirts, innerwear, casualwear,…
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Performance Check – AFL
Time for a Performance Check For some background on the idea behind the Performance Check, and the XIRR function used for the calculations, please see my first post in this…
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Monthly Dividend Income (Oct. 2017)
Nothing scary about my dividend total for October. Not a big YoY increase, just continued growth. However, I got quite the treat in receiving a large number of dividend increases. …
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Portfolio Thoughts (Oct. 2017)
Time for another monthly examination of the dividend Portfolio. Periodic reviews are necessary in order to determine if I can improve it. There was a little activity in the portfolio…
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Recent Sell – GWW
Earlier this week, I closed my position in W.W. Grainger (GWW). I had purchased GWW not too long ago, in May of this year. At that time, GWW had fallen…
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Recent Buy – NKE
Early this week I added to my position in Nike (NKE). NKE has been range bound over the past year, trading between $50 and $60. With it now trading near…
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Performance Check – RPM
Time for a Performance Check For some background on the idea behind the Performance Check, and the XIRR function used for the calculations, please see my first post in this…
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Monthly Dividend Income (Sept. 2017)
Since the NFL season began this month, it only seems appropriate to declare my portfolio’s September dividend total as a Touchdown! In addition, the portfolio went for the 2-pt conversion…
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Portfolio Thoughts (Sept. 2017)
Time again for my monthly examination of the dividend Portfolio, and deciding what actions I might take to improve it, if any. This past month has been rather quiet in…
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