Money and Finance
I've been a bit lax in announcing my purchases over the last 1-1.5 weeks and haven't had the free time to get a post written up. Well, that changes today. I recently added to my positions in both Baxter International and Proctor & Gamble. In late September I had initiated a position in Baxter and with a further dip in price I scooped up some more shares. To close out September I celebrated by adding to my position in Proctor & Gamble after Unilever came out saying that emerging market growth had slowed leading to PG and following suit by dropping. Over the long term I don't view either of these dips to be more than just noise in the long term.
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- Portfolio Management: Considering Closing A Position
In a post last week I discussed our forecast tax situation for 2015. It's a weird place to be in as I don't expect us to normally be in the 15% tax bracket but there's a big benefit to that: qualified dividends and long term capital gains...
- Recent Buys And A Dividend Increase
Well further weakness in the markets has allowed me to start or add to positions. I didn't go very heavy into any of these positions with the recent buys being in the $1,500-1,700 range. Typically I like to make larger purchases to help mitigate...
- Recent Buys
On Wednesday, June 5th I made 2 buys of some dividend champions in Coca-Cola (KO) and Proctor & Gamble (PG) after further weakness in both shares. Neither purchase was made at my ideal price points but I'm still happy to add to 2 very solid...
- Patience
In the investing world of today, waiting for the right price doesn't take too terribly long. This is something that I need to remember as I'm currently sitting on a 25% and 21% cash position in my brokerage account and my Roth IRA respectively....
- Dividend Compass Cup Match 8- Baxter Vs Novo Nordisk
In the last match, Procter & Gamble beat out Unilever to advance in the Dividend Compass Cup. This match in the healthcare division is between two heavyweights - Baxter and Novo Nordisk. The Dividend Compass Cup rules are straightforward, we run the...
Money and Finance
Semi Recent Buys
I've been a bit lax in announcing my purchases over the last 1-1.5 weeks and haven't had the free time to get a post written up. Well, that changes today. I recently added to my positions in both Baxter International and Proctor & Gamble. In late September I had initiated a position in Baxter and with a further dip in price I scooped up some more shares. To close out September I celebrated by adding to my position in Proctor & Gamble after Unilever came out saying that emerging market growth had slowed leading to PG and following suit by dropping. Over the long term I don't view either of these dips to be more than just noise in the long term.
Read more »
- Portfolio Management: Considering Closing A Position
In a post last week I discussed our forecast tax situation for 2015. It's a weird place to be in as I don't expect us to normally be in the 15% tax bracket but there's a big benefit to that: qualified dividends and long term capital gains...
- Recent Buys And A Dividend Increase
Well further weakness in the markets has allowed me to start or add to positions. I didn't go very heavy into any of these positions with the recent buys being in the $1,500-1,700 range. Typically I like to make larger purchases to help mitigate...
- Recent Buys
On Wednesday, June 5th I made 2 buys of some dividend champions in Coca-Cola (KO) and Proctor & Gamble (PG) after further weakness in both shares. Neither purchase was made at my ideal price points but I'm still happy to add to 2 very solid...
- Patience
In the investing world of today, waiting for the right price doesn't take too terribly long. This is something that I need to remember as I'm currently sitting on a 25% and 21% cash position in my brokerage account and my Roth IRA respectively....
- Dividend Compass Cup Match 8- Baxter Vs Novo Nordisk
In the last match, Procter & Gamble beat out Unilever to advance in the Dividend Compass Cup. This match in the healthcare division is between two heavyweights - Baxter and Novo Nordisk. The Dividend Compass Cup rules are straightforward, we run the...