Buys and Sells for the Week 9/23

It was Ford’s turn for bad earnings and guiding lower to start the week off on a market sell off and even though everyone knew a 75bps rate hike was coming markets still tanked Wednesday afternoon and it got uglier from there for the week. If share prices stay like this I might hit my end of year dividend income target with ease. Here are my trades for the week:

1. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)  – increased position – They raised the divvy 9.68%. Grabbed 1 share @ $241.26 and a 1.13% yield.
2. United Parcel Service (UPS)  – increased position – The FedEx effect really brought this down. Grabbed 2 shares @ $164.21 and a 3.7% yield
3. Medical Properties Trust (MPW)  – increased position – Share price is trading in the same range as it was in 2014 and is currently below book value per share of 14.80. Grabbed 14 shares @ $12.65 and a 9.17% yield.
4. Hasbro Inc. (HAS)  – increased position – Possible sale of their eOne business makes this interesting. Grabbed 1 share @ $75.23 and a 3.72% yield.
5. Packaging Corp. of America (PKG)  – increased position – Oversupply worries led to a downgrade for entire sector, short term pain for long term gain. Grabbed 1 share @ $117.90 and a 4.24% yield.
6. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) – increased position – New 52 week low motivated me for another buy. Grabbed 57 shares @ $67.55 and a 3.68% yield
7. Organon & Company (OGN) – increased position – This Merck spin-off became cheap enough I could not ignore. Grabbed 2 shares @ $26.05 and a 4.3% yield.
8. Independent Bank Corp (IBCP)   – increased position – Scrapped together the last of my cash position for one last small buy. Grabbed 1 share @ $19.67 and a 4.47% yield

Buys and Sells for the Week 9/16

Market did not like the inflation report and prices dropped even more. S&P 500 has been trading sideways since May , wonder if it will trend like this until the end of the year. Here are my trades for the week:

1. CTO Realty Growth Inc. (CTO)  – increased position – They raised the divvy 12% in May and just gave out another 1.8% raise at the end of August . Grabbed 5 shares @ $19.97 and a 7.61% yield.
2. Fastenal (FAST)  – increased position – Started a small position years ago but share price sky rocketed and never added to it. Grabbed 1 share @ $47.50 and a 2.61% yield
3. Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)  – increased position – Their aerospace segment should see improvement. Grabbed 1 share @ $89.18 and a 3.27% yield.
4. Hasbro Inc. (HAS)  – increased position – Possible sale of their eOne business makes this interesting. Grabbed 1 share @ $79.90 and a 3.5% yield.
5. Packaging Corp. of America (PKG)  – increased position – Still slowly building out this position a couple shares at a time. Grabbed 2 shares @ $134.15 and a 3.73% yield.
6. Oil-Dri Corp. of America (ODC)  – increased position – Inflation has not been kind to ODC. Grabbed 2 shares @ $25.71 and a 4.36% yield.
7. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) – increased position – Adding to my new position while this sits near 52 week lows. Grabbed 7 shares @ $70.58 and a 3.44% yield.

Buys and Sells for the Week 9/9

The market doom and gloom experts have been out in force this week. Lost count of how many negative articles I have seen. Markets go up & down, I know and respect the risks. When someone shows me a doom & gloom article my only response is “And?“, conversation gets pretty quiet after that LOL. It’s part of the cycle, deal with it. As long as I see value in something I’ll buy it regardless of the market. Here are my trades for the week:

1. CTO Realty Growth Inc. (CTO)  – increased position – They raised the divvy 12% in May and just gave out another 1.8% raise at the end of August . Grabbed 15 shares @ $20.19 and a 7.53% yield.

August Dividend Income

After 35 years of clocking in and out of work and religiously saving at least 10% annually in my 401K every year, my countdown to financial independence is in sight. Each month is a step closer and let’s look at how this past month is getting me there.

For the month of August I made $2963.55; an increase of 12.19% versus this time last year.  The gain is a bit illusionary as 2 normal July payouts slipped to August this year and without those the YoY difference is a gain of just 13 cents or essentially a 0% gain. The AT&T dividend cut was the reason for miniscule growth.

In August I received 1 dividend raises from FAF and 1 reinstated dividend for GM.  Together this will add an additional $67.49 to my annual income going forward. Thankfully the dog days of a dividend raise summer are over and raises begin to pick up in September. Overall August was a weird month for the portfolio as I saw my portfolio rise to a YTD gain of 2.4% by mid August but by the end of August it came back down and is now at a YTD loss of 6.8%.

On the family front my father-in-law passed away after a 9 month battle in nursing homes. He was just a few weeks away from turning 90 so he led a long life. Even though we knew it was coming it was still emotional. I was absent from the blogging world for a few weeks because of this, some things are just more important.

Meanwhile my middle daughter (who just graduated college) decided to move out into her own apartment. I give me children the option to live at home for 3 years to build up savings but she wanted independence. She has always had an “act first – think later” attitude so I think this will be good for her as she learns more from experiences than advice. Thankfully her apartment was on a first floor so I didn’t have to heft any heavy furniture up flights of stairs.

Enough of me babbling, here are the charts:

Date	Symbol	Company	Amount
8/1/22	T	AT&T INC	$333.02
8/1/22	GIS	GENERAL MILLS INC	$101.94
8/1/22	DIVO	AMPLIFY ETF TR CWP ENHANCED DIV	$106.30
8/1/22	AMNF	ARMANINO FOODS DISTINCTION INC	$44.10
8/1/22	BGS	B&G FOODS INC	$277.91
8/1/22	VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$103.35
8/8/22	APD	AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC	$72.80
8/15/22	HAS	HASBRO INC	$58.34
8/15/22	OHI	OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS INC	$722.72
8/15/22	PG	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO COM	$121.26
8/15/22	ABBV	ABBVIE INC COM	$219.29
8/15/22	EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$85.49
8/15/22	PG	PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO	$121.26
8/16/22	IBCP	INDEPENDENT BK CORP MICH	$49.78
8/18/22	PSEC	PROSPECT CAP CORP	$98.13
8/23/22	ARTNA	ARTESIAN RES CORP	$208.81
8/24/22	FAST	FASTENAL	$12.91
8/26/22	WSM	WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC	$14.92
8/26/22	ODC	OIL DRI CORP OF AMERICA	$35.90
8/29/22	NUSI	ETF SER SOLUTIONS NATIONWIDE NASDQ	$16.63
8/30/22	XYLD	GLOBAL X FDS S&P 500 COVERED	$74.15
8/30/22	XRMI	GLOBAL X FDS S&P 500 RISK	$28.10
8/31/22	SBRA	SABRA HEALTH CARE REIT INC	$87.55
8/31/22	M1 Finance	M1 DIVIDEND GROWTH ACCOUNT	$90.15

Buys and Sells for the Week 9/2

Just a smidge over three weeks since I last bought a stock. Markets fell back to earth this week and I opened my wallet once again. Here are my trades for the week:

1. Packaging Corp. of America (PKG)  – increased position – Finally dropped from the 140 range. Grabbed 1 share @ $135.13 and a 3.7% yield.
2. Best Buy (BBY)  – increased position – Caught this near the low for the week. Grabbed 2 shares @ $69.82 and a 5.04% yield.
3. Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) – increased position – Adding to my new position while this sits near 52 week lows. Grabbed 6 shares @ $72.22 and a 3.35% distribution yield.
4. Medical Properties Trust (MPW)  – increased position – Less than 15/share, what is not to like. Grabbed 6 shares @ $14.36 and a 8.08% yield.

Buys and Sells for the Week 8/5

Lots of earnings have been reported and Wall Street traders start their vacations. Will lower trade volumes create more volatility for August? Here are my trades for the week:

1. Allstate Corp. (ALL)    – increased position – I’ll keep taking advantage of the price, buying for tomorrow and not today. Grabbed 1 share @ $113.08 and a 3% yield.
2. Packaging Corp of America (PKG)    – increased position – Didn’t catch the low of the day but still satisfied. Grabbed 2 shares @ $135.13 and a 3.7% yield

July Dividend Income

After 35 years of clocking in and out of work and religiously saving at least 10% annually in my 401K every year, my countdown to financial independence is in sight. Each month is a step closer and let’s look at how this past month is getting me there.

For the month of July I made $3,740.41; a decrease of -5.3% versus this time last year.  GSK’s dividend cut along with two dividend payouts sliding into August.  GSK’s dividend cut was due to its Haleon (HLN) spin-off. HLN does not pay a dividend yet but hopefully will announce a dividend policy later in the year that compensates for the cut.

In July I received 6 dividend raises from ARCC, CMI, DUK, R, SJM, and WBA.  These raises will add an additional $89.63 to my annual income going forward. My biggest disappoint was the Ryder (R) raise of 6.9% which first did not meet inflation and second did not meet my expectation of a 20% raise. On the flip side, the raise from ARCC was unexpected as they increased their dividend back in February, this raise brings their total increase up to 4.88% which is sweet for a high yield BDC.

Date	Symbol	Company	Amount
7/1/22	AGR	AVANGRID	$24.13
7/1/22	ALL	ALLSTATE CORP	$3.42
7/1/22	DIVO	AMPLIFY ETF TR CWP ENHANCED DIV	$105.13
7/5/22	BBY	BEST BUY CO INC	$19.36
7/5/22	GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$74.76
7/5/22	KMB	KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP	$17.22
7/6/22	IRM	IRON MOUNTAIN INC	$500.07
7/7/22	GSK	GLAXOSMITHKLINE ADR	$116.87
7/7/22	TU	TELUS CORPORATION	$58.05
7/8/22	MRK	MERCK &CO. INC	$151.09
7/14/22	MPW	MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC	$197.41
7/15/22	AQN	ALGONQUIN PWR UTILS CORP	$335.02
7/15/22	CPT	CAMDEN PROPERTY TRUST	$14.42
7/15/22	EPR	EPR PROPERTIES	$85.49
7/15/22	KBAL	KIMBALL INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.48
7/15/22	LEG	LEGGETT &PLATT INC	$299.81
7/15/22	PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	$8.83
7/15/22	WPC	WP CAREY INC	$580.49
7/20/22	BCE	BCE INC	$405.89
7/20/22	PSEC	PROSPECT CAP CORP	$98.13
7/25/22	NUSI	ETF SER SOLUTIONS NATIONWIDE NASDQ	$15.65
7/26/22	XRMI	GLOBAL X FDS S&P 500 RISK	$28.76
7/26/22	XYLD	GLOBAL X FDS S&P 500 COVERED	$74.22
7/29/22	BNS	BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA	$30.13
7/29/22	CM	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE	$305.78
7/29/22	OGE	OGE ENERGY CORP	$144.08
7/29/22	M1 Finance	M1 DIVIDEND GROWTH ACCOUNT	$43.72

Buys and Sells for the Week 7/29

Markets are up again this week and closed out the week strong. There was some slight weakness early in the week and managed a few buys, just have to be patient. Here are my trades for the week:

1. United Parcel Service (UPS)    – increased position – Some investors did not like that UPS did not revise full year guidance after another solid quarter. Grabbed 2 shares @ $179.82 and a 3.38% yield.
2. Hasbro Inc. (HAS)    – increased position – Walmart earnings dragged down quite a few names with on Tuesday. Grabbed 2 shares @ $77.15 and a 3.63% yield
3. Allstate Corp. (ALL)    – increased position – Negative sentiment and large insurance claims muted their earnings pushing share price down. Grabbed 1 share @ $115.10 and a 2.95% yield

Buys and Sells for the Week 7/22

Markets were up again making me a bit hesitant to buy as this just may be a temporary bear rally. Still found something I did like 🙂 Here are my trades for the week:

1. Hasbro Inc. (HAS)    – increased position – Earnings were pretty good in light of the FX impact. But what got me really excited was they are finally reaching into their D&D line to create a new move franchise for 2023. Check out the trailer below that was released Thursday night. Grabbed 12 shares @ $82.69 and a 3.35% yield.

Buys and Sells for the Week 7/15

I miscalculated markets this week. With inflation numbers slightly higher than predicted I really thought markets would fall on Friday but instead it went up up and up. I missed out on Thursdays lows so buying was really light this week. Here are my trades for the week:

1. Hasbro Inc. (HAS)    – increased position – Below $80/share is enough to get my attention. Grabbed 2 shares @ $78.13 and a 3.58% yield.
2. Independent Bank Corp (IBCP)   – increased position – One of my trading accounts had a small balance so I just swept up what little funds there were and put them to work. Grabbed 1.3 shares @ $18.94 and a 4.65% yield.