Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Weekly Sharebuilder Purchases

Here are my automatic investments for this week.

  • APU:  11.14 shares @ $44.88 --- Yield  7.84%
  • GM:  14.39 shares @ $34.68 --- Yield  3.46%
  • MCD:  5.28 shares @ $94.59 --- Yield  3.43%
  • CVX:  3.92 shares @ $127.42 --- Yield  3.36%
  • BAX:  6.63 shares @ $75.42 --- Yield  2.76%

Total capital invested is $2500 ($500 in each company).  The combined yield of this week's purchases is 4.17% and will add $104.25 to my yearly dividends.


$100/week Challenge---Week 17   S&P 500  1979

Well after dropping the past couple of weeks, I was hoping the S&P would be in the 1800s by now.  That is not the case as it is now marching back up towards 2000.  It has been a while since I have added shares of GM and CVX.  I was hoping to catch these two along with MCD at 3.5% or higher.  

Stock on my radar for next week include BBL, T, MCD, CVX, GE, GM, and VZ.

8 comments:

  1. MCD and CVX are my fav from the list above. APU is nice but you have to watch that one. I used to own it about a couple years ago. Was a great "shorter" term play with capital appreciation and collecting nice yield for about a year. Still for my money I'd go with the 'steady eddy' type stocks such as MCD, CVX and BAX. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. DivHut,

      I appreciate the comment. APU is a high yielder, but it has a pretty solid dividend growth history. It may be a bit choppy, however I think 8% yield should be the floor on this one. MCD looks good and CVX is a little high, but a good long term play.

      MDP

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  2. MDP,

    I was also hoping that the market downtrend would continue, but it has been going up the last few days. Been looking to initiate positions in GSK, PEP, V and hope the market corrects a bit to get in on these. Also looking to add position to MCD as well.

    DGJ

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    1. DGJ,

      I think MCD looks pretty good. It may take some patience kind of like TGT, but I think 3.5% yield and higher is where you want to buy. I am still kicking myself for not buying more PEP when it was in the 70s earlier this year. Thanks for the comment.

      MDP

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  3. MDP,

    Awesome job again. You're still putting away some serious capital. And glad to see the $100/week challenge is still going strong! :)

    MCD makes a lot of sense here on a valuation basis. I just hope they can fix some of their issues.

    Keep up the great work!

    Best wishes.

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    1. DM,

      I appreciate the kind words. Between having a new fence installed and a slower sales month, I may run out of gas in the next few weeks. I will definitely keep fighting to keep the streak alive.

      Take care,

      MDP

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  4. Hey MDP,

    Stumbled across your blog and had a quick question. Why do you buy such a small volume of each individual share rather than use the collective amount invested and purchase only one company? Are you not worried about the transaction costs? It is marginal in the long run, but still no optimal. Just wanted to know what your thoughts were on this.

    Thanks, Sam

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    1. Hi Sam,

      I use Sharebuilder to make my purchases. I pay $12 per month and this allows me to make 12 purchases. If I make over 12 purchases it is only $1 per purchase. The only requirement is that I have to make my purchase decisions on Monday and then the trades are made each Tuesday. I typically make between 15 and 20 purchases per month so I spend between $15 and $20 on transaction fees. Unfortunately this program has been discontinued for new investors.

      Thanks for the question and for stopping by!

      MDP

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