The last couple of months has been pretty active for me. Since the beginning of February, I have either initiated a new position or re-upped my position in 6 stocks, with the most recent transaction occurring a few weeks ago when I purchased both CVX and PM. Well, I had some extra capital laying around and wanted to purchase a stock that has been on my radar for a while now. If you have followed our website over the last month, you will probably know which stock I purchased, as it has appeared in several articles recently.
Tag Archives: Dividend Aristocrat
Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM) Stock Anaylsis
It has been a while since we performed our last stock analysis, when we reviewed Philip Morris International. This seemed to be beneficial for us, as Lanny purchased a large amount of shares last week; Recently I have been keeping a close eye over a stock that is down almost 9% YTD and would represent a new industry in my portfolio. While it appears to be undervalued, it is time to perform a detailed stock analysis over Archer-Daniels Midland to see how it stacks up in our dividend stock screener!
Recent Buys – HCP, CZNC, and NWFL
Everyone, we have a lot of catching up to do! While I have been busy as heck at work over the last couple of weeks, I have also been very busy putting some capital to work! Over the last two weeks I have purchased three stocks with an average dividend yield of 4.98%, which in total added over $75 in forward dividend income to my portfolio. Which stocks did I purchase?
Expected Dividend Increases in March
We are coming off of a pretty active month in February. I have been tracking Dividend Aristocrats that are expected to announce a dividend increase each month since May 2014, and February set a record as 8 companies were expected to announce an increase. While March won’t pack the same punch with announced increases, it is the most active month in the quarter for receiving dividends! Time to dive into the details, which Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in March?
Expected Dividend Increases in February
One month down in 2015! Hopefully everyone started out 2015 with a strong dividend month to really set the tone for the rest of the year. As most of you know by now, each month, we project which Dividend Aristocrats are expected to announce a dividend increase during the upcoming month. Why? Because as dividend growth investors, we love seeing our dividend income streams increase! With that being said, let’s see which Aristocrats are expected to announce dividend increases in February.
Expected Dividend Increases in November
I can’t believe this, but there are only two months remaining in 2014. Holy cow has it been a great year. As October turns to November, we will once again review which companies we expect to announce dividend increases in November. For those of you who are new followers, each month we compile a list of Dividend Aristocrats that we anticipate will announce a dividend increase. Let’s review the results of our October dividend increases projections and take a look ahead to November!
Aflac (AFL) Stock Analysis
Aflac (AFL) is one of the dividend aristocrats and have taken a small hit year-to-date of about 6% to their stock price. The one tough thing to swallow is it’s heavy operations in Japan and then the remaining portion in US. This may cause currency translation fluctuations, as well as having too many of your eggs in 1/few baskets. Let’s dive into this stock, as I actually have a position in them already, they are a nice aristocrat (increasing dividends for 25+ years) and are one of few stocks to be on the downside Year-To-Date.
