Recent Buys
I recently started my new position as a Development Operations Analyst and so far the experience has been very good. This is the first job where we have a kitchen always full of snacks and K-Cups. It's a little hard right now because I am trying to figure out all of the operations and trainings, but I will be working hard to grow with the company for the foreseeable future. The market has been all over the place and it's kind of hard to keep up with the swings. I am just going to focus on adding to my portfolio and block out the noise. I am not good at timing the market, but I can't go wrong adding partial shares in these two staples.
| Buys |
| Company |
| Amount | Share Price |
| Pepsi |
| $10.00 | $94.22 |
| Coca-Cola |
| $10.00 | $41.91 |
A reader (Anonymous) also mentioned a few other stocks (YUM, SBUX, and DNKN) that look very good at the moment. I definitely want to add to my existing position, but am scavenging for the funds to do so. I appreciate the comments and it helps me to stay focused on these crazy market swings. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
How do you feel about my recent buys? What are you looking to buy soon?
Every bit counts. $20.00 means you're spending time at home with Netflix compared to going out to the Movies. Your future self and children will greatly appreciate you doing this.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, I wish we had snacks and K-cups at my work place. We only have food when somebody is retiring or the Starbucks next door is throwing out their old unused coffee. You got it made DM.
BDI,
DeleteIt will be very interesting to see where I end up and 2014 has been a great starter year for me. I have learned a lot of information from the DGI community and I am getting myself ready for 2015. I know exactly what you mean when you said you only get food when someone retires. I worked for a non profit organization for a few years and they were very cheap and awful to the employees. I would be lucky if I got an edible piece of food. Raises were stagnant for over 6 years and I finally realized that I had to move on and start putting some of my skills to use. It took me like 6 months to finally find a great job but I kept applying and never gave up. After one week on the job I feel part of the family and everyone is like minded at my new job. I actually love going to work. I wish more companies were like this. Thanks for stopping by!
Congrats on the new job!
ReplyDeleteDFD,
DeleteThank you very much. 2015 is going to be a very exiting year. The new job will provide a great 401k package, but I am going to use my disposable income to continue investing. I hope to have the same success for the new year.
Keep plugging away! You have good footings, just keep pouring concrete.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous,
DeleteI have been very fortunate to be where I am at today. It has taken a great deal of hard work but I feel like I have created a great foundation. Now I have to build on that solid foundation in order to protect it from falling apart. Thanks for stopping by!
Congrats on the new job. Keep investing!
ReplyDeleteTawcan,
DeleteThank you very much sir! It's been a hectic couple of weeks but I am determined to keep investing into solid companies, reading blogs, and writing. I have the weekends off which will help me dedicate a couple of hours to achieve all those tasks. Good luck to you and happy holidays!
Dividend Mongrel,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job. It will be interesting to see what you invest in with your company sponsored 401 package or do you plan to contribute the required amount for them to match and then withdraw the funds to put towards investments in your own portfolio?
Mr. CC,
DeleteI am actually looking forward to investing with my company 401k because they match 100% of my contributions. However this will not affect my ability to continue to invest into dividend paying stocks in the future. I only plan to invest about 10% of my salary into my 401k which will leave me plenty of extra play money for future investments, CDS, Stocks, real estate, etc.
That 3 companies for sure are reliable and growing, but Dividend Yeld is not as good as others. I think there are better dividend companies.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the yield is not very good. If I was further along in age, I would probably consider higher paying dividend stocks. I currently am looking for companies that have a ton of growth potential. I see DNKN and SBUX as 2 companies that can definitely grow within the next 30 years.
DeleteNice Pickup! I, too, have started on this Dividend Investing journey. I don't have much capital to invest so Loyal3 allows me to slowly buy some great companies, like KO.
ReplyDeleteCheers to you!
Ron
I am still investing with Loyal3 on a weekly basis and I will be sharing my weekly buys soon. I think it's a great way to get into investing with little money. The bonus is your not wasting money on any trading fees.
DeleteWas your New Year's Resolution, not to post anymore?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I apologize for the leave of absence. I am actually hoping to stay consistent with posting.
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