Stock Purchase - B&G Foods Inc. (50 shares, $72 div income)

B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) manufacture, sell and distribute branded shelf-stable foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Among their well known brands are Static Guard and Kleen Guard.

BGS's business is easy to understand so I'm adopting the "Invest in what you know" - Peter Lynch  model of investing here. Their stock price has been steadily climbing while business has been growing together with recent dividends increases.  They have at least 5+ yrs of consistent dividend growth and hopefully this growing company will keep those returns coming for many more years to come.

This purchase will add $72/yr to the dividend income portfolio

Basic info:

Market CAP: 2B   EPS: $1.25  Dividend: $1.68 (4.3%)

Stock Buy - Royal Bank (25 shares, $56 div income)

With a strong US dollar today, I went shopping in Canada and I think I got a good deal, eh ?

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) is the largest financial institution in Canada serving 18 million clients with 80,000+ employees worldwide.

Royal Bank operates in one of the safest banking system in the world. However it currently trades at a discount due to potentially outstanding loans exposed to the oil and gas sector especially in the province of Alberta. Eventually oil price will recover and the economy there will improve. In the meantime, I will wait patiently and collect that solid 4.8% dividend yield.

This purchase will add $56/yr to the dividend income portfolio

Basic info:

Market CAP: 72B   EPS: $4.60  Dividend: $2.24 (~4.80%)

Market Bottom

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Stock Purchase - Iron Mountain (50 shares, $77 div income)

Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM) is a REIT involved in the storage and information management business with more than 156,000 customers throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. They store valuable historical artifacts, cultural treasures, business documents and medical records in various secure facilities worldwide.

With a respectable dividend streak of 6 years, Iron Mountain is an attractive stock pick for income investors looking for decent yields. Recent market volatility provided a nice lower entry point to add this stock so hopefully this will pay off  even more longer term.

This purchase will add $77/yr to the dividend income portfolio

Basic info:

Market CAP: 5.5B   EPS: $0.60   Dividend: $1.97 (7.18%)

2015 Winner & Loser (My Stock Picks)

My best 2015 pick is Starbucks (NASDAQ : SBUX) (+40%).
I hope the coffee/beverage business will continue to perform and make 2016 another "Grande" year !

My worst 2015 pick is Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL)  (-80% to date OUCH !).
I crossing all my fingers and toes that the energy sector improves somewhat in 2016 !? :)

Lead Contamination of Tea

What scheme !? (KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

KaloBios Pharmaceuticals files for bankruptcy in wake of Shkreli arrest (Reuters)

Oil Bottom (or Not)

Crude oil prices started falling since summer 2014 and it has been a long painful process.
Ouch, I caught some really sharp falling knives like (NYSE: KMI), (NYSE:BBL) and (NYSE: SDRL) just to name a few.

Today I'm hoping to see light at the end of the tunnel ? Is this the bottom ? ("double bottom" to be exact) I'm keeping my fingers crossed !@#$