Recent Buy – Emerson Electric (EMR)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

I have been compiling some cash recently and had enough to establish a great entry-level position in a company. Over the last few months, there have been many events impacting the market and pushing the price of some great companies lower and lower. So I wanted to make this purchase count and pick up a rock-solid dividend paying stock, one that I now think should be included on Lanny’s infamous foundation stock listing. Unfortunately, the title gave it away. See why I decided to invest in Emerson Electric this week.

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Lanny’s Recent Purchase – CM

Posted on July 17, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

Finally… a trigger has been pulled, the market has had a pull back and Bert, the Jewish one, did not also purchase the same stock I did this time around, joking Bert. I had been eager to add to my dividend income producing stocks, and the time for me was right. Since I am an auditor in the financial institutions realm and don’t have too much exposure to banking – that is what step I ended up taking. Let’s take a look at the purchase.

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Expected Dividend Increases in July 2015

Posted on July 15, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

Holy cow everyone, time has flown by! I can’t believe we are flying through July already. Before it is too late and we are already looking ahead to August, I wanted to continue our monthly series of Dividend Aristocrats that are expected to announce each month. Let’s take a look at which Aristocrats are expected that are set to increase their dividend in July 2015!

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Lanny’s 2nd Quarter Goals Check Up

Posted on July 13, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

Now that 2 full quarter’s are in the book, it’s a great time to see where I stand in comparison to Q1, but also to the 2015 goals I set for myself towards the end of last year. It has been such a unique year thus far, and 6 months have come and gone. Question I have to find out now is – am I hitting my goals? Am I on pace to somehow reach those items I set? After all of the traveling, weddings, bachelor parties and making fun of Bert, am I on track? Let’s find out! Continue reading →

Dividend Diplomats Recent Buy – NSC

Posted on July 11, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

The big bad Dividend Diplomats were at it again last week! The train heard the smoke pop in the air, the metal grind was being heard and a stock opportunity came that couldn’t be passed up. As us diplomats due in great fashion, we try to stock while the iron is hot, let alone when a steam engine is chugging through on the tracks. That is exactly what we did. On Wednesday, July 8th, the diplomats pulled the trigger on a great company. Continue reading →

Mr. Market taking a Turn

Posted on July 8, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

Good old Mr. Market. It has been an interesting last week plus, given the overall market condition lately. Greece did not make their debt payment and it felt like the whole stock world shook from the news, as well as other macro events. Thought I do enjoy seeing what is happening from this level, I enjoy it even more when my favorite dividend stocks become discounted throughout the process, yes, yes, even European and Oil companies included. With that said there have been more stocks that have Continue reading →

Bert’s Quarterly Goals Review – Q2 2015

Posted on July 5, 2015 by DividendDiplomats

My goodness, we are halfway through 2015 and man has it been a fun ride. The second quarter was a lot of fun and I felt like the market presented some great opportunities for dividend investors to take advantage of, whether the market had a general pullback from fundamentals or due to the most-recent saga in the everlasting Greek saga. With all the purchases we had, I moved that much closer to accomplishing my goals in 2015 and I closed the gap on some of my largest, most difficult goals. Now that the quarter is over, I wanted to take some time to review my progress and see where I stand and if any adjustments need to be made before it is too late.