Sunday, July 20, 2014

Recent Buys, 12 New Blogsters, and Watch List Update

Second Beach, Middletown, RI.

1. After a busy 60-hour work week, I have a few updates to share with you. First I decided it was time to update my Loyal portfolio. Every week I plan on making a few purchases because it is free to trade. I am able to diversify much better when I can put $50 into a few companies each week. I would rather spend $1000 on four quality companies vs. putting all of the money into one company at a time. However there are many companies I would like to invest in that are not offered on Loyal3 such as AFL, KMI, PG, O, and T. These are great companies that I plan on investing into when the time is right. For now I am investing in other high quality dividend paying stocks. Below is a list of recent purchases that I have made. 


Time Warner (TWX)
Shares Owned
0.7014
Share Price
$87.23
Total Value
$61.18

Coca-Cola (KO)
Shares Owned
2.3773
Share Price
$42.43
Total Value
$100.87

Wal-Mart (WMT)
Shares Owned
1.9744
Share Price
$77.09
Total Value
$152.21

McDonald's (MCD)
Shares Owned
1.5003
Share Price
$98.99
Total Value
$148.51

Unilever (UL)
Shares Owned
3.3117
Share Price
$45.02
Total Value
$149.09

2. Once again I have come across a bunch of new blogs that I enjoy reading on my spare time. Some of these I have been reading for a long time but I never got around to adding them to my list. You can find a ton of great information about stocks, budgeting, finances, real estate, etc. in these blogs. Before I got into investing I use to read Yahoo Finance, Motley Fool, and MSN. Some of the information on those sites was very misleading and that's why I only read the great blogs that are now available on my "Blogsters List". These people write about their own personal investments and journey. It's great to see everyone progressing as the months go by and you don't really get that when you read the articles on MSN, Yahoo, or Motley Fool. So here are the 10 new blogsters that made it to my list this month. I apologize if I missed anyone. If you have a blog and would like to be added just send me a comment and I would be glad to add you to this list. 
Happy Healthy and Wealthy Girl

All About Interest

Living at Home

The Conservative Income Investor

Dividend Diplomats

Dividend Growth Stocks

Wallet Engineers

Mr. Money Mustache

Retire Before Dad

Financially Integrated

Pollies Dividend

 Dividend Life

 3. It's been a few months since I have updated my watch list. I have decided that it was time to update this list because some of the stocks on there were not so attractive to me anymore. Some of the stocks on my watch list were also already on my portfolio so I decided to replace those with other stocks on my radar. Some of my recent purchases include KO, MCD, PEP, AAPL, UL, and TWX. I decided to update my watch list with BUD, T, DIS, BRK.B, OMI, BAX, DE, and SBUX. 

What's on your watch list radar these days?

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  1. Wallet EngineersJuly 20, 2014 at 2:35 AM

    Thanks for including us on the list! I personally follow MMM (who lives a few blocks over) and All About Interest. If you don't follow Dividend Mantra - you should!

    I like KO and MCD.

    I'd consider watching JNJ and AFL (I love both).

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    1. UnknownJuly 20, 2014 at 7:35 AM

      UPDATE: I have added JNJ and AFL to my watch list. I currently don't have any financial or health care stocks but I would definitely consider buying these two.

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  2. UnknownJuly 20, 2014 at 2:58 AM

    Hey WE,
    I look forward to reading your new posts and I wish (WE#1) the best of luck with his future home purchase. Keep us updated!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 20, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    Some good stocks in your Loyal3 portfolio. I've been adding a little MCD recently. For me, it seems to stand out a little more than some of the other Loyal3 options right now.

    Regards,
    Dear Dividend

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    1. UnknownJuly 20, 2014 at 7:48 AM

      Hey DD,
      Thanks for stopping by. I agree that MCD is probably the most attractive dividend growth stock on Loyal3 at the moment. I would also consider a 2nd and 3rd most attractive going to WMT and AAPL. Some investors tend to shy away from technology stocks including AAPL because of the risk. Technology stocks are very competitive, but AAPL continues to deliver quality products that consumers crave. I believe the IPhone 6 is coming out in September so I am going to continue investing until the stock price shoots to approximately $100/share.

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  4. Asset-GrinderJuly 20, 2014 at 3:21 PM

    Great list of blogsters. They are some of my favorite

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  5. UnknownJuly 20, 2014 at 3:28 PM

    Thanks A-G. I look forward to adding to this list as time goes on.

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  6. Dividend LifeJuly 20, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    Hi Dividend Mongrel,

    Thank you for including me on your blogsters list!
    Best wishes on your journey to financial independence - I look forward to reading all about it :)
    -DL

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  7. UnknownJuly 21, 2014 at 3:09 AM

    Thanks DL,
    The support from other bloggers has been great and it makes the journey to financial independece much easier.

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  8. Passive Income PursuitAugust 10, 2014 at 9:29 AM

    Lots of great companies that you bought through Loyal3. I think that's a great idea to diversify into more companies with smaller purchases. I just wish they could get a few other great dividend growth companies to their list.

    I prefer blogs to the standard information that just gets regurgitated through the major financial news sources. Often it's lacking the personal touch/story that makes it easier to relate to.

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