Money and Finance
As I was compiling some dividend history for my positions to try and get and weighted average growth rate over the past few years, I noticed that Caterpillar (CAT) was scheduled for 5 payments this year. Since other companies have gone the route of accelerating their dividend to pay this year I had to double check this on Caterpillar's investor relations website.
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- Weekly Roundup - September 28, 2013
This past week was pretty good. We finished another well and things went pretty smooth. Now I get to be home for my cousin's wedding today and through the rest of the weekend. Unfortunately I'll be heading back to work sometime early next...
- Recent Option Transaction
Well the markets have started to waffle a bit which is good for those of us looking to acquire stocks. Recently Caterpillar has sold off again to the low $80's thanks to concerns of slowing growth in China. The forecast was downgraded to a "meager"...
- Recent Buy
On Tuesday, April 16th I added to my position in Caterpillar (CAT) by purchasing 18 more shares at $82.60 per share. I would have waited and tried to make the purchase tomorrow to get own the shares in time for the next dividend payment in May, but...
- Recent Buy
This morning I pulled the trigger and purchased 23 shares of Caterpillar (CAT) for $82.75 per share. Based on the recently announced quarterly payout of $0.52 per share my YOC for the position is 2.50%. The CAT shares will provide an extra $47.84...
Money and Finance
Caterpillar accelerates dividend
As I was compiling some dividend history for my positions to try and get and weighted average growth rate over the past few years, I noticed that Caterpillar (CAT) was scheduled for 5 payments this year. Since other companies have gone the route of accelerating their dividend to pay this year I had to double check this on Caterpillar's investor relations website.
Read more »
- Dividend Growth Checkup
A little over a year ago I wrote a post discussing how to properly calculate the dividend growth rate of your portfolio. Most likely each company you own makes up a different weight in your portfolio so just using a straight average won't suffice....
- Weekly Roundup - September 28, 2013
This past week was pretty good. We finished another well and things went pretty smooth. Now I get to be home for my cousin's wedding today and through the rest of the weekend. Unfortunately I'll be heading back to work sometime early next...
- Recent Option Transaction
Well the markets have started to waffle a bit which is good for those of us looking to acquire stocks. Recently Caterpillar has sold off again to the low $80's thanks to concerns of slowing growth in China. The forecast was downgraded to a "meager"...
- Recent Buy
On Tuesday, April 16th I added to my position in Caterpillar (CAT) by purchasing 18 more shares at $82.60 per share. I would have waited and tried to make the purchase tomorrow to get own the shares in time for the next dividend payment in May, but...
- Recent Buy
This morning I pulled the trigger and purchased 23 shares of Caterpillar (CAT) for $82.75 per share. Based on the recently announced quarterly payout of $0.52 per share my YOC for the position is 2.50%. The CAT shares will provide an extra $47.84...