Weekly Buys and Sells for the Week 12/3

Received four dividend raises this week; 6.15% raise from Merck (MRK), 11.1% raise in C$ from Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), 10.3% raise in C$ from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and a 10.2% raise from Amgen (AMGN). Markets picked up where they left off on Black Friday continuing to drop when the Fed hinted at accelerating the tapering process by a few months which made quite a few buying opportunities. Here are my trades for the week:

1. Leggett and Platt (LEG) – increased position – Slowly building this position out with small buys. Grabbed 2 shares @ $40.64 and a 4.13% yield..
2. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) – increased position – WBA is increasing their focus on health care and I am onboard. Grabbed 2 shares @ $45.66 and a 4.20% yield.
3. Snap-On Inc. (SNA) – increased position – Keep lowering my cost per share with this strong dividend growth stock. Grabbed 3 shares @ $207.81 and a 2.73% yield.
4. Verizon Inc. (VZ) – increased position – This buy should push me into a triple digit quarterly payout for 2022. Grabbed 3 share @ $51.46 and a 4.97% yield.
5. Amgen (AMGN) – increased position – Priced dropped yet again and got this a $1/share cheaper than what I paid for in October. Grabbed 1 share @ $200.59 and a 3.51% yield.
6. Unilever PLC (UL) – increased position – Trading at their 52 week low. Grabbed 2 shares @ $51.11 and a 3.91% yield.
7. J.M. Smucker (SJM) – increased position – Started this position earlier in the year and still working on building it up. Grabbed 1 share @ $126.23 and a 3.14% yield.
8. Oil-Dri Corporation of America (ODC) – increased position – ODC is finally raising their prices for kitty litter. Grabbed 2 shares @ $32.72 and a 3.29% yield.