Aug 29, 2018

Crazy Rich Yields$ ! (AGNC, NLY, NRZ, PSEC, TWO)

I'm holding these names purely for income only. Any price appreciation is a big bonus and not expected. It has only has been a short holding period (ranging from 3-5 yrs) so my results have been mixed (not terrible or fantastic), just mixed.

I will continue to chase these "Crazy Rich Asians Yield$" to see if it can boost my income returns. Well, why would I do that you ask ? Bcos this blog is called "Guinea Pig for Life" 🐖😜

Aug 28, 2018

Stock Buy - ITW (10 shares, $40 dividend income)

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products.

ITW is a S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat with over 25+ years of dividend increases. It derives revenues from various market segments and it is quite diversified.
Recent pullback in price has provided a good opportunity to get a few shares of this consistent dividend payer. I hope to keep receiving and growing this dividend income for a long time.

This purchase will add $40 div income annually to my dividend stock portfolio 💪

Basic info:
Market CAP: 46B   EPS:$7.42  Dividend: $4.00 (2.89%)

Aug 17, 2018

Buying "Cannibis" - SMG (15 shares, $33 dividend income)

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products.

This company provides a way to invest in the legalization of cannibis trend in North America. It's subsidiary, Hawthorne Gardening Company, formed in October 2014 was created "to meet the demands of hydroponic growers" (a.k.a. cannabis growers) (src: wikipedia)

Cannibis laws and its implementation in various countries and regions are still in progress so this is a speculative investment.

Legality of Cannibis across the World

Current pullback in the whole agriculture sector especially because of US tariffs rumors has provided a good entry price into this name. As long as they maintain their consistent dividend (~2.9%) and revenues going forward, I will wait patiently for them to go much "higher" !

This purchase will add $33 div income annually to my dividend stock portfolio 💪

Basic info:
Market CAP: 2.3B   EPS:$2.81  Dividend: $2.20 (2.9%)


Aug 15, 2018

Let's play - added Tencent !



Added, and will hold till politics fades and hopefully by then it will be at least a 2-bagger ! 😎

Jul 27, 2018

Stock Buy - Kimco (80 shares, $89 dividend income)

Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) is a REIT that owns and operates hundreds of  shopping centers comprising 79 million square feet of leasable space primarily concentrated in the top US major metropolitan markets.
Recent downturn in the whole REIT and retail sector has provided a good entry point into this proven dividend payer (>6% div).

This purchase will add $89 div income annually to my dividend stock portfolio 💪

Basic info:
Market CAP: 7B   EPS:$0.68   Dividend: $1.12 (6.7%)


Jul 22, 2018

Stock Buy - AVGO (5 shares, $35 dividend income)

Broadcom (formerly Avago Technologies) [NASDAQ : AVGO] is a designer, developer and global supplier of products based on analog and digital semiconductor technologies within four primary markets: wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial & others.

Nasty drop recently in this stock price has made this company compelling and hopefully with time, it will recover most of that market cap. That dividend is not too bad either so I'm willing to wait on this small position.

Basic info:
Market CAP: 90B   EPS:$1.73   Dividend: $7.00 (3.3%)