This post details my 2022 Investment Plan.
Month: December 2021
Sunday Afternoon Musings on DGI: “Don’t Sleep on Dividend ETFs”
A lot of people shun ETFs for various reasons. Whether the perception of the expense ratio not being worth it, the lack of personal control of the investment, or that the person thinks they can do better, i.e. “Beat the Market”, these reasons hide the fact that many dividend etfs perform just as good or even better than individual companies that we dividend investors cherish.
MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM)
MSC Industrial Direct Co. is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with over 1 million product offerings, our inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from more than 75 years of working across…
Leggett & Platt (LEG)
Analysis and Valuation of Leggett & Platt (LEG)
Stock Buy Plan for the week of 12/19
My stock buy plan for the week!
Sunday Afternoon Musings on DGI: “Financial Independence Retire Early with Dividends”
As many of you know I am striving to be F.I.R.E.D. (Financial Independence Retire Early with Dividends). While the name is similar to the traditional concept of F.I.R.E, there are some significant differences between the philosophy of each.
Stock Buy Plan for the week of 12/13/2021
Stocks I am buying this week
Why I sold most of my Apple shares and why other dividend investors may want to do the same
Recently I made the decision to sell most of my position in Apple (AAPL). There were a few reasons for this which I will detail below. Before I begin, let me reinforce that Apple is a fantastic company with solid fundamentals, a wide-moat, huge cash position on the balance sheet, and great management. I love…
The Kroger Co (KR)
The Kroger Co. is the United States’ largest supermarket and has 2,742 locations in 35 states. Their store brands include: Kroger, FredMeyer, King Soopers, Harris Teeter, and more. http://ir.kroger.com/home/default.aspx Some metrics I look for – Safety:Dividend Safety Score – 71 – out of 99 – considered “safe”Current Ratio (look for a number higher than 1,…
Overview and Analysis of SCHD
Overview and Analysis of SCHD – Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF