Dec 31, 2019

2019 Strava Running & Biking Stats - up ~25+% YOY :))

Rough stats by phone app which is not always with me or turned on. #GOOG #AAPL #Strava  Overheard somewhere => burn fat, not fuel !😂


Dec 24, 2019

Stock Buy - High Yield 9+% (Pennant Park Floating Rate Capital)

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASD:PFLT) is a business development company with 9.2% dividend yield. This buy is for pure income. Hopefully it behaves like a bond! 💰


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Dec 10, 2019

Stock Buy - CyrusOne (15 shares, $30 div income)

CyrusOne (NASD: CONE) Inc. is a real estate investment trust that invests in data centers and provides colocation and peering services.
The digital world runs on data and connectivity. This is investing in real estate 🏭 required to manage and hold that data in the real world. This buy will add $30 income to my dividend stock portfolio 
DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
3.15%$2.0055.91%-6 Years

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Nov 27, 2019

Why Turo, the 'Airbnb for Cars', Is Angering Rental Companies | WSJ

Stock Hold - Netflix - (fwd reddit) A Neutral Life :))

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Nov 15, 2019

Stock Sale - Tesla

I sold a few shares this week during latest surge. 📈📉📊
I'll add again during next pullback which undoubtedly will come.
Tesla is unpredictable so I'm still holding a few remaining shares for potential multi-bagger. 🙏😇💰
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Nov 7, 2019

Four Indicators - Demographics, Credit Spreads, Sentiment & Volatility.

Stock Buy - high yielding Macerich

Macerich (NYSE: MAC) is a beaten down real estate investment trust that invests in shopping centers. I'm buying this stock for the attractive high yield. Hopefully prices have come down enough for the dividend to be sustainable. Only time will tell. 🙏😇



DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
10.33%$3.0085.03%5.73%8 Years
DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Oct 23, 2019

Stock Buy - Delta Airlines (DAL)

I recently took a Delta flight cross country to the east coast and surprisingly it was actually a good experience. The passenger cabin experience was comfortable with many of the latest entertainment digital (movie) choices. Sitting leg room was adequate and the planes seems well maintained and clean.

The company stock (NYSE:DAL) has good potential to grow much further with such a low payout ratio. It is a big holding in Warren Buffet's stock portfolio which is clearly a good endorsement imo. I'm betting this company will continue to thrive in this sector and be a good income investment medium to long term.


DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
2.95%$1.6122.37%-6 Years

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Why Don’t Rich People Just Stop Working? (nytimes.com)


Oct 2, 2019

Stock Buy - Added more Ingredion

Today I added more shares of Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) since the market is pulling back this week. Ingredion's products are consumed in every household and boring so I think they will continue to thrive even in a faltering economy.

My first buy was back a few months ago in July (see below)

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Sep 6, 2019

Stock Buy - New York Mortgage Preferred Shares D (NYTMN)

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc (NASDAQ: NYMTN) is a residential mortgage REIT and this is their preferred shares series D

I like these shares for its high yield and limited price swings similar to a big cap stock. I like to think of it as a high yielding CD with some market risk. 👍👏🙏💰

DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
8.01%$2.0075.36%-2 Years

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock

Aug 15, 2019

Stock Buy - Key Corp

KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), is a regional bank headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, (Go Buckeyes!😎 attended freshman year at Ohio State ages ago) and is the only major bank based in Cleveland. KeyBank is 28th on the list of largest banks in the United States. (src:wiki)

Recent weakness in the banking sector makes this a good entry point to get a juicy dividend 💰 (~4.5%) while waiting for a slow recovery if possible. Otherwise I'll be patient collecting that dividend for now.

Dividend Summary

DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
4.63%$0.7439.11%21.32%9 Years

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Aug 12, 2019

Smoke's Poutinerie (Vancouver, British Columbia)

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Stock Buy - Square

Square, Inc. (NYSE:SQ) is a financial services, merchant services aggregator, and mobile payment company. (src:wikipedia) .

Mobile / digital payments will increasingly be the normal way to do retail business globally and this company is in a good position to succeed in this market. This is a medium to long term bet (several years) for a potential 5-10 bagger !?  💪🙏😇

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Stock Trade - Luckin Coffee

Today I closed out this speculative ~1 month trade (20+%). I will try again if pulls back below $20. 😎💹
DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Jul 18, 2019

Stock Buy - Ingredion (10 shares, $25 dividend income)

Ingredion (NYSE:INGR) is a leading global ingredients solutions company. They make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used in foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.
I use their products in my daily life so it is a case of "Invest in What You Know"(a famous quote by Peter Lynch) The moat around their business is their long history of innovations and knowledge base.

With a dividend yield of 3%+, low payout and decent div growth, I like it. I hope they can increase their dividend soon too. This buy will add a nice "tasting" $25 to my dividend stock portfolio 💪😋

DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
3.11%$2.5038.17%9.45%9 Years

DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Jul 5, 2019

At what age do you feel 65? (healthdata.org)

Countries with highest equivalent age to global 65-year-olds in 2017
  1. Japan: 76.1 years
  2. Switzerland: 76.1
  3. France: 76.0
  4. Singapore: 76.0
  5. Kuwait: 75.3
  6. South Korea: 75.1
  7. Spain: 75.1
  8. Italy: 74.8
  9. Puerto Rico: 74.6
  10. Peru: 74.3
At 68.5 years, the United States ranked 54th, between Iran (69.0 years) and Antigua and Barbuda (68.4 years).
Countries with lowest equivalent age to global 65-year-olds in 2017
  1. Papua New Guinea: 45.6 years
  2. Marshall Islands: 51.0
  3. Afghanistan: 51.6
  4. Vanuatu: 52.2
  5. Solomon Islands: 53.4
  6. Central African Republic: 53.6
  7. Lesotho: 53.6
  8. Kiribati: 54.2
  9. Guinea-Bissau: 54.5
  10. Federated States of Micronesia: 55.0
(src: healthdata.org)

Jun 17, 2019

Retirees will outlive their savings by a decade (World Economic Forum)

"The findings show that people should expect to live longer than the pot of money they have saved for retirement, by between eight to almost 20 years on average, with the highest burden on women."
(src:World Economic Forum)

Jun 11, 2019

Stock Buy - Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN)

Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of advanced materials, chemicals and fibers for everyday purposes.

One of my favorite blogger Jason Fieber at Mr. Free at 33 wrote an article on it recently at DailyTradeAlert.com and I liked what he said about this company. Eastman looks attractive for its long term increasing dividend, low payout ratio and consistent revenues.

The company is making sustainable business decisions with its products and processes. Any technological improvements is good in my opinion but no one knows really how it will end up. There are no perfect solutions to the world's pollution & climate change issues but many imperfect tradeoffs. Time will tell if we are making the right choices.
DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)
ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)
PAYOUT RATIO
5 YEAR GROWTH RATE
DIVIDEND GROWTH
3.44%$2.4830.37%12.97%9 Years
DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Jun 10, 2019

Artificial Intelligence in Retail Jobs - WMT, AMZN

Walmart has unleashed an army of robots in its stores and workers aren't exactly thrilled about it (Welcome to the strange transition era in which employees work alongside machines that are brittle, clumsy and easily baffled by messy realities of big-box retail)

Amazon quietly rolling out robots in its warehouses that pack orders and replace jobs (Two such machines in one warehouse would eliminate at least 24 roles, sources familiar with the program say)


Jun 6, 2019

Speculative Stock Investments - Uber and Go-Jek

UberGo-Jek & Grab are popular ride sharing apps because they are inexpensive, fast and efficient ways to get around and deliver stuff in crowded  cities,
Currently they are all considered new businesses (with no profits yet) or private with no disclosures for us to truly know how they are really doing financially. However I will speculate a little with small positions in Uber and Go-Jek (via stakeholders Tencent, Google and JD.com). I'm still waiting for Grab to go public.
DisclaimerAll information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

May 30, 2019

The No. 1 most morally acceptable hot-button issue in America (marketwatch.com)


The issue comes ahead of divorce, abortion, marital infidelity, wearing fur and drinking alcohol, according to a Gallup poll.

Contraception isn’t a hard pill for most to swallow.

Birth control remains the most morally acceptable issue for Americans, according to a May Gallup poll measuring attitudes on 21 hot-button issues. Ninety-two percent of respondents consider it to be morally acceptable, compared to just 6% who believe it’s morally wrong.

(src: marketwatch.com)

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) 😇

May 23, 2019

Stock Buy - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)

I added this high yielding Canadian bank (NYSE:CM) after a weak earnings quarter.

The loan business is slowing down (not good) but I 'm willing to collect that fat ~5+% dividend 💰 to offset growth for now. Eventually their loan business may or may not come around. I'll wait and see. 🙏

DIVIDEND YIELD (TTM)ANNUAL PAYOUT (TTM)PAYOUT RATIO5 YEAR GROWTH RATEDIVIDEND GROWTH
5.11%$4.0849.23%2.10%3 Years
Disclaimer: All information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

May 14, 2019

Stock Buy- added more WRK

Westrock (NYSE:WRK) is a packaging company. I first added Westrock last month and this latest market pullback is a nice opportunity to get more of this ~5% dividend payer. This sector has been under pressure a while now but I think it will recover once US trade war with China eases.

DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)PAYOUT RATIO5 YEAR GROWTH RATEDIVIDEND GROWTH
5.04%$1.8248.59%-4 Years

Disclaimer: All information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.

Apr 30, 2019

Stock Buy - ALB (Lithium, Bromine, Fuel and Advanced Materials)

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in lithium, bromine and refining catalysts.

This is an indirect way to invest in the Lithium sector (batteries). Self driving cars is our future. AI is our future. I will wait patiently for this material demand to surge and prices to improve.


DIVIDEND YIELD (FWD)ANNUAL PAYOUT (FWD)PAYOUT RATIO5 YEAR GROWTH RATEDIVIDEND GROWTH
1.94%$1.4726.40%6.90%25 Years

Disclaimer: All information is provided as-is and is for informational purposes only.The stocks mentioned in this blog are not considered to be past, present or future recommendations to buy or sell them. Ideas presented are just my personal opinions and are NOT be considered as investment recommendations or advice. All investors should consult a qualified professional before trading any stock.