Portfolio Tracking

[EricL]

Some other potential ideas include Qualcomm (QCOM), AT&T (T), General Electric (GE), and Emerson Electric (EMR).

[rapidacid]

I plan on initiating a position in STX next

[DividendDragon]

Out of interest what price did you get MO at?

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I must admit IBM is tempting.
Everything looks solid except for the fact I think it's a dinosaur that's going to struggle in years to come :/
Tech is moving fast (as always). IBM's cloud platform prospects seem a lot weaker than competitiors at the moment. They seem slow to act and too big to adapt?

[benjamen]

(01-16-2015, 03:14 PM)Lewys120 Wrote: Out of interest what price did you get MO at?

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I must admit IBM is tempting.
Everything looks solid except for the fact I think it's a dinosaur that's going to struggle in years to come :/
Tech is moving fast (as always). IBM's cloud platform prospects seem a lot weaker than competitiors at the moment. They seem slow to act and too big to adapt?

I picked up MO at $35 a share when the dividend yield was north of 5.4%. With Altria's current yield below 4%, it is starting to get too expensive.

[DividendDragon]

(01-16-2015, 03:38 PM)benjamen Wrote:

(01-16-2015, 03:14 PM)Lewys120 Wrote: Out of interest what price did you get MO at?

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I must admit IBM is tempting.
Everything looks solid except for the fact I think it's a dinosaur that's going to struggle in years to come :/
Tech is moving fast (as always). IBM's cloud platform prospects seem a lot weaker than competitiors at the moment. They seem slow to act and too big to adapt?

I picked up MO at $35 a share when the dividend yield was north of 5.4%. With Altria's current yield below 4%, it is starting to get too expensive.

Excellent buy!!!

[benjamen]

It seems to be getting harder to find good companies that don't have overpriced stocks. This month I picked up shares of GE. I updated the first two posts of this thread to reflect that addition.

[hendi_alex]

GE's large exposure to oil and gas is mostly providing this buying opportunity, and IMO it IS an excellent buying opportunity! I really like the movement of the company back to its core industrial competency areas. Leave the financial activity to the banks except perhaps as narrow areas where the financial re-enforces its support role to its industrial customers.

[benjamen]

Picking up my first healthcare sector stock, I purchased JNJ today.

Total stock list: PG, MO, CVX, MSEX, T, BBl, GE, JNJ

Where my dividends originate, broken down by sector:
Consumer Staples 21.4%
Energy 7.2%
Telecommunication Services 19.8%
Utilities 14.4%
Materials 13.4%
Industrials 14.0%
Healthcare 9.8%

I am still missing Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Info Tech.

[EricL]

(03-19-2015, 08:08 AM)benjamen Wrote: I am still missing Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Info Tech.

Consider looking at Ameriprise (AMP), Blackrock (BLK), or T Rowe Price (TROW) in the financial sector. All great companies with excellent track records, and currently trading at decent valuations.

Long AMP.

[benjamen]

It has been a while since I updated this thread. I have been slammed by unexpected medical bills and repairs for my rental property, so there have been no new purchases. Hopefully, I can resume next month.

Energy: 8% of total dividends
Own: CVX
Watch List: XOM

Materials: 13% of total dividends
Own: BBL (soon to get SOUHV in the demerger)
Watch List: DOW

Industrials: 14% of total dividends
Own: GE
Watch List: EMR, CAT, MMM

Consumer Discretionary: 0% of total dividends
Own: None
Watch List: DIS, TGT, MCD

Consumer Staples: 21% of total dividends
Own: MO, PG
Watch List: PM, KO, PEP, GIS

Health Care: 10% of total dividends
Own: JNJ
Watch List: ABBV

Financials: 0% of total dividends
Own: None
Watch List: WFC, TROW, AFL, JPM, TD, CINF

Info Tech: 0% of total dividends
Own: None
Watch List: MSFT, IBM

Telecom: 20% of total dividends
Own: T
Watch List: VZ

Utilities: 14% of total dividends
Own: MSEX
Watch List: SO, ED

REIT: 0% of total dividends
Own: None
Watch List: OHI, HCP, WPC

[Rasec]

Great thread benjamen, as I'm now initiating my own journey, this was a great source of inspiration. Please continue updating your "journal".

[benjamen]

(08-03-2015, 01:11 PM)Rasec Wrote: Great thread benjamen, as I'm now initiating my own journey, this was a great source of inspiration. Please continue updating your "journal".

I am working on a big batch of purchases next month. I hope to have a fun update then!