We are already halfway through February and it has been a very fast month for us. Time is flying by and the market is rapidly evolving as a lot of new data has become available over the last week. It is time to update our February watch list to reflect the changes in the market. Lanny gave our watch list a new look this month, so we are excited to unveil our changes. Let’s see which companies we have our eye on!
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Philip Morris (PM) Stock Anaylsis
Looks like I have a little capital from my recent ARCP sale to deploy, so I wanted to take this opportunity to research a potential investment for the excess capital. For me, it was a no-brainer figuring out which stock I was going to analyze. Tobacco has a relatively low weight in my portfolio even though the power companies in the industry offer a very attractive yields. With stock prices falling lately, it seemed like a great time to assess my only tobacco holding, Philip Morris (“PM”), to determine if I should re-up my position.
Bert’s Dividend Income Summary – January
One month down, eleven more to go in 2015! Man does time fly. January has been quite the active month for me, as I have been slowly (but surely) adding dividend income to my portfolio through a series of small purchases. While this won’t impact January’s income, I am setting the table for the remaining eleven months of the year. After having a lot of activity in 2014, I am expecting to start the year off on the right foot and have a solid dividend month. Let’s dive into the results and see how I performed in January.
Lanny’s January Dividend Income Summary
Hello everyone! It’s the first month of 2015 and it was a fruitful month to begin the new year! It’s wild to see that one month has essentially finished and another month of dividend income is in the books. I know we all love to read these posts from the writers in the community, so let’s get to the January Dividend Income Summary!
Lanny’s Recent Stock Purchase – CZNC
It’s been a wild month in the stock market, with purchases being made by us Diplomats earlier on, I was able to scoop some capital to deploy. This time, however, I wanted to use my work experience to my advantage – I audit financial institutions or lack of better words – banks. I have been watching a bank for some time now and I felt like right now, the time was right – let’s see who I purchased on the 28th…
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.
Bert’s Savings Rate Summary: December
I know I am a little late to the game with this article, but I wanted to take some time to assess my savings rate for December. Better late than never, right? The last month of the year is always tough to save in, considering all the holiday shopping, meals with out-of-town family members, re-uniting with friends that are around the holidays, etc. With all the headwinds I was facing during the month, was I able to weather this storm and still defeat the Dividend Diplomats’ 60% Savings Challenge?