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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Performance Check – PG
What is the Performance Check? From time to time I’ll do a personal performance check on the dividend paying stocks in my Portfolio. I’ll review individual stock performance, and it…
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Monthly Dividend Income (August 2017)
As I sat down to write this post, the temperature outside was well over 100 degF. Lucky for me, the temperature is not the only thing heating up around here……
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Recent Buy – HRL
I added to my position in Hormel (HRL) today. As was the case with SBUX earlier this month, HRL’s price dropped recently with the release of its latest earnings. With…
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Portfolio Thoughts (August 2017)
Every month I plan to take a look at the portfolio and determine what actions I might take to improve it. These could be purchases or sales, large or small. …
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