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Posted by Martin April 30, 2013

Trade adjustment – Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) put rollover

Trade adjustment - Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) put rollover

Today Pitney Bowes cut their dividend by 50%. That makes this stock no longer attractive for my dividend growth strategy and I am no longer interested in this stock. Originally I sold a put contract to get assigned to the stock. I no longer wish to be assigned and since I do not know how Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 30, 2013

Supper quicky note #6

Again, the market ran up yesterday in amazing session. It added to its overbought state and today we are correcting from yesterday’s run. Well, it doesn’t mean that this is the beginning of a bigger drop, but it may become one. The market stalled at its crucial top marked on April 11, 2013 and now Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 28, 2013

My inspiration in the last week #19

My inspiration in the last week #19

This week I would like to present the following interesting web sites and links. I often browse the internet to find ideas about investing, trading stocks, options, investing opportunities and strategies. I like to read about investors and what their investing/trading approach to create income you can live on is.   Gold Investment for Newbies Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 27, 2013

My portfolio beats the market again

My portfolio beats the market again

Once again my results this week made me happy. My combined portfolio made of TD account (taxable) and ROTH IRA account grew faster than the entire market. After so many years of loses, mistakes and learning how to invest without losing money I am very excited about my results. I hope the results are not Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 25, 2013

Trade Adjustment – AT&T (T) addition

Trade Adjustment - AT&T (T) addition

As I announced on my Facebook page, the conditional order triggered the trade today morning and I bought some more shares of AT&T. This addition helps increase my overall dividend payout to 652.41 dollars a year.       TRADE DETAILS 04/25/2013 09:31:12 Bought 26 T @ 37.36 DIVIDEND STOCK DETAILS Total shares held as Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 25, 2013

Supper quicky note #5

Safeway Inc. FCF 197 mm better than last year due to lower expeditures.     Another stock suffering a big sell off today was Safeway. It dropped almost 20% during this trading session after reporting its quarterly report. Although the report missed the expectation, as a dividend investor, would you care about a quarter miss? Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 24, 2013

Is AT&T a buy now?

Today AT&T dropped some 5% after trading down for almost 6% during the trading session. It then recovered slightly. My position and thinking about this stock is quite mixed. Is it a buy, or is it a sign of a trouble? The company reported in my opinion good results. It reported, in their words, strong Continue reading →

Posted by Guest April 23, 2013

Why Despite Debt Downgrade the US Stocks Have Appealed the Economy?

Celina Jones is a skilled economist with years of experience. Working with the government has given her sufficient exposure to the current economic problems. For any other debt related issues, the info at www.consolidatedcredit.org gives great insight into what makes a great debt management program. The debt burden is a global problem nowadays. Most countries Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 23, 2013

Supper quicky note #4

A great article by Tim Iacono, a founder of the investment website ‘Iacono Research‘, providing market commentary and investment advisory services specializing in natural resources, was published recently in Seeking Alpha in regards to Gold. Those who bought their GLD shares last fall are selling at steep losses. This appears to be a classic case Continue reading →

Posted by Martin April 23, 2013

Supper quicky note #3

(JNJ) – a few minutes later, look what is going on with Johnson & Johnson company on a daily chart. Is it just an error in my charting software or did we just saw a minicrash? Check the chart of JNJ Click to enlarge What do you think? Could you see a similar drop in Continue reading →