Mattel (MAT) Stock Analysis

Do you know what Hot Wheels, Matchbox Cars, Barbie, Polly Pocket and American Girl have in common?  They are all owned by a company called Mattel (MAT) and I am here to dive into this playful stock to see what bin of hopefully positive findings come from it.  They are one of the world’s most renowned toy products seller and their portfolio is very expansive.  Let’s take a look…

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Lanny’s June Dividend Income Summary

Can we say the best month in dividend income I have ever received?  Let me repeat that – NEW DIVIDEND INCOME FOR THE MONTH RECORD!  I am so fortunate to be able to talk and write about the production from my cash flowing, dividend producing portfolio.  I was very excited to go into the month of June, as many other bloggers were aware based on the comments from their posts.  With all of that being said, let us take a look at the month’s recap of the June dividend income I received:

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Crossing the $100K Mark

Hey everyone!  This week has been another wild week in the market.  Some stocks were hitting ultimately highs again and some were hitting lows.  Whichever the direction Mr. Market takes, I wanted to take time to write a post about the crossing of a major plateau if you will – the $100,000 portfolio value mark.  This journey has been bittersweet as I take time to reflect that number and will share with you my thoughts…  Continue reading

Maximizing your Roth for 10 Years… Then Set It & Forget It!

Now I know I am one to fully dive into research, use calculators and figure out the, hopefully, most efficient and effective way to get to a goal.  Today I want to show you that if you maximize your Roth IRA contributions, currently at $5,500 per year, you can do so for 10 years and then all of a sudden you can STOP contributing… Yes – STOP placing more funds into your personal Roth IRA.  This is the “set it and forget it” model and  I will show that through dividend reinvestment and a conservative market return allows you to no longer need to really contribute after 10 years, as you’ll have quite a “hefty” nest egg and will be able to use the $5,500+ on other investments – like your individual-taxed stock portfolio.  Read more to discover the benefit of maximizing your Roth IRA. Continue reading

Target Stock Analysis

Target has obviously been a part of some very intense headlines this year – Data breach on credit cards, as well as CEO stepping down from the company.  I have actually had this analysis in draft form and then last Tuesday – provided even more great news for me to hold off on publishing the article.  Here is my Target (TGT) stock analysis and my decision to purchase or not to purchase:

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