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Posted by Martin November 07, 2012

Full Circle Capital Corporation (FULL) will report financial results

Full Circle Capital Corporation (FULL) will report financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 ended September 30, 2012 and its quarterly report on Form 10Q after the market closes on Thursday, November 8, 2012. A live webcast of the conference call and the accompanying slide presentation will be available at http://ir.fccapital.com/CorporateProfile.aspx?iid=4151676. All participants Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 04, 2012

Lending Club Performance

Lending Club Performance

Recently I posted my Lending Club performance, showing my return rate chart from the beginning of investing, my account value growth and my interest paid. You can see it here. I also was claiming in several of my older posts that I was able to avoid default notes or even late notes due to my Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 02, 2012

Diversification is often a hedge for ignorance

Investors are often advised to diversify their stock portfolios to minimize risk. But IBD research shows that it’s actually less risky and more rewarding to own just several carefully chosen stocks. “The best results are achieved through concentration, by putting your eggs in a few baskets that you know well and watching them very carefully,” Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 02, 2012

New trade – Gold ETF (GLD)

As I wrote in my previous post I wish to have some exposure to gold and be buying on dips. I believe that in long term gold will gain value, so I will be buying these corrections in gold as we could see today, for example. I had an open order from last week to Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 02, 2012

New trade – McDonald’s (MCD)

Today I bought more shares of MCD to my dividend portfolio at $87.25 per share. 11/02/2012 09:30:43 Bought 10 MCD @ 87.25 Total shares held as of today: 10 Estimated annual dividend: $38.80 Consecutive Dividend Increase: 35 years Dividend yield today: 3.20% Dividend 5yr Growth: 34.87% Dividend paid since: 1976

Posted by Martin November 01, 2012

Is McDonald’s (MCD) a buy?

I believe McDonald’s is a buy at this price. The fast food chain was beaten down by slowdown pressure in fast food industry although this giant is able to survive even in tough economic times. I remember I was once reading in 2008 an article how fast food chains were prospering due to cheaper price Continue reading →

Posted by Martin November 01, 2012

New trade – Realty Income (O)

Today I bought more shares of Realty Income to my dividend portfolio at $39.72 per share. 11/01/2012 12:26:49 Bought 19 O @ 39.72 Total shares held as of today: 66 Estimated annual dividend: $120.12 Consecutive Dividend Increase: 14 years Dividend yield today: 4.50% Dividend 5yr Growth: 2.66% Dividend paid since: 1994