Ah-ha! An epiphany over my head came yesterday, a little after 7:00pm. A few days ago, I showed Bert that I added a column to my portfolio spreadsheet that showed this year of 2014’s dividend growth rate for each stock. One other column that I have in my spreadsheet, as well, is not just the weighting each stock has in my portfolio, but also the weight each stock has of income in my portfolio. After adding in the dividend growth rate to my portfolio on each stock, I decided to weight each growth rate by mistakenly the weight it had in my portfolio via market value. When talking with Bert yesterday, I realized I made that mistake and changed it to apply to the weight of income it had in my portfolio. I began to think of what this tool meant, how it can be used and the actual impact it has on the path to financial freedom! 
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Canadian Bank Stocks – Three Stock Analyses
The hottest topic as of late, that I’ve seen outside of the oil/gas industry is… Canadian Banking. I have seen quite a few dividend investors over the last two weeks, continue to purchase shares into the big 6 Canadian Bank companies. I also own of them, but with all of the downward pressure on the industry in that geographical location, plus all of the activity with buying happening, it has caused me to dive into some research on the fundamentals with 3 of the bank stocks. Let’s take a look.
Stock Purchase – 11/28/14 – BBL
Well, my Black Friday shopping did in fact happen! Even after I talked about ways to appreciate and be frugal this holiday season, I still went shopping Friday early morning! However, I didn’t wait in line overnight, instead – I chose to buy stocks with a few clicks of my mouse! There was one area of the market that took a beating yesterday – oil and minerals, and I took advantage of the steep, STEEP decline on Friday the 28th. Let’s dive into what I bought, how many and why.
Recent Buy – IBM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is my favorite holiday of the year. We relax, spend time with our loved ones, share stories of the last year, eat a ton of food, and watch football. What’s not to love?? Anyways, I started Black Friday a little early this week. To make Lanny proud, I was shopping frugally as I added a new position in a new industry to my portfolio using a free trade from Sharebuilder! I may have joined a bandwagon, but I purchased several shares of IBM this week! Why? Let’s find out!
Mattel Stock Analysis (MAT) – Updated!
With the upcoming quarterly earnings release amongst us on Thursday, I wanted to dive back into Mattel, talk about what the press is discussion, see what happened from my first analysis on Mattel, as well as the items I am looking for. As we all know, the market has taken a beating as of late, which has pushed prices lower, thus allowing me/pushing me to dive into another Mattel Stock Analysis to see what has changed.
Locked, Cocked & Ready to Unload! Stock Purchases October
Wow… as my title suggests, I have had my portfolio ammunition – locked, cocked and ready to UNLOAD! There has been a lot of activity this month and thought – well, by Monday we are halfway through the month essentially and there’s been a lot of activity worthy of a post. My locked, cocked & ready to unload began the very first day of October and has came to another chapter Friday October 10th. This could go down as the biggest investments I have made in a single 10 day span. Ready? Let’s check it out.
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Ford Stock Analysis (F)
Ford (F) has been a staple in the American automobile industry since the automobile’s infant stage. The Model T was at the forefront of the revolution that helped bring the automobile to the eager middle class. Both Ford and the industry have changed since the release of the Model T as consumers are presented with endless brands, options, customized features, and so on. To see how the company stacks up in the broader market place, we will perform a Ford Stock Analysis by running Ford through the Dividend Diplomat Stock Screener.
