2014 has been a crazy, unreal year for my portfolio. I have pushed myself to invest more capital than I was comfortable investing for the sake of reaching financial independence that much faster. When 2014 began, I was projected to earn only $750 in dividend income. My portfolio only had $17k invested in income producing assets with some major funds just sitting on the sidelines. When the calendar flipped, I initially set a projected dividend income of $1,500 and surpassed this total early in the year. I decided to increase this goal $250 and set a new target of $1,750. I can now proudly say I my projected annual dividend income is $1,752, surpassing my goal. So how did I do it?
Tag Archives: DEO
Latest Stock Purchase 8/20/14 & 8/08/14 – Toys & Alcohol?
Hey everyone! Within the last 12 days – 2 purchases have been made into my portfolio and they are newly initiated positions into two companies that I have never owned before but had performed thorough analyses over. Looks like I’m getting into Toys and Alcohol? Continue reading
August Transaction Summary – Week of 8/8/14
Another crazy week in the market. The week started and ended in the green with three red days in the middle. Fortunately for me, I was able to benefit from a positive earnings release and stock for a lesser loss. But the madness did not stop there, I used the proceeds of the sale to purchase another stock on the Diplomats Watch List!
Diageo (DEO) Stock Analysis
Who owns the No.1 in: Scotch Whiskey, Canadian Whiskey, Premium Vodka, Liqueur, Gin & Stout in the world? Ever hear of Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Baileys, Tanquerray & Guinness. We sure have and I’ve seen many friends drink these over the course of this past weekend even. And it got us Diplomats thinking… who owns these guys? I (Lanny) knew who owned Baileys and it caused the diplomats to get the coffee brewing and to crack open our research madness.
