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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

Posted by Martin October 26, 2012

Realty Income broke below 200 MA

Realty Income broke below 200 MA

Realty Income broke 200 MA support in today’s session and many investors panicked asking why did it happen? However, as you can see on the chart below, buyers stepped in and pushed the stock above 200 day MA, but for a moment only. It closed below on a low volume. Should you be worried about Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 25, 2012

Another candidate for accumulation – RealtyIncome (O)

Another candidate for accumulation - RealtyIncome (O)

Another stock (O) is being pushed down by temporary sell off. I believe it is a temporary sell off and here are my reasons for it. The company released its 3rd quarter results from which the revenue dropped from $34.7 million in previous quarter in 2011 to $27.0 million. All other metrics seems to me Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 25, 2012

New trade – Abbott (ABT)

New trade - Abbott (ABT)

(TD Account) I bought ABT as part of the accumulation phase. The goal is to continue saving in Lending Club as long as the account reaches 10,000 dollars. Then I will start focusing more on TD account and accumulating 10,000 dollars in TD account. Then I will switch to ROTH and accumulate 5,000 dollars in Continue reading →

Posted by Martin October 14, 2012

Armour Residential ARR is it a buy?

In my opinion and view Armour Residential (ARR) is a buy. I am not searching for the reason for the recent drop in price. Since I am building my portfolio by buying more and more shares and reinvesting dividends, I am also looking at the point when is the best time to add to a Continue reading →

Posted by Martin August 03, 2012

What do you think?

In today’s morning papers Mitt Romney promised 12 million new jobs in his first term if he captures the White House. [poll id=”12″]

Posted by Martin July 31, 2012

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Posted by Martin January 05, 2012

New trade – UNG

U.S. Natural Gas ETF (UNG) Long call BTO 1 UNG Apr21 2012 7 Call Price: limit debit $0.25 Max risk: $25 Max gain: Unlimited Update: 01/07/2012 – canceled, it didn’t meet the entry price