RECENT BUYS (NYSE: GE, BBL, and TD)

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING

General Electric Company (GE)
Purchased 15 shares of GE on 1/13/2015 at $23.75
Total Spent: $356.25
$13.80 added to annual dividends

 

BHP Billiton Plc (BBL)
Purchased 12 shares of BBL on 1/14/2015 at $38.75
Total Spent: $465.00
$29.04 added to annual dividends

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Purchased 10 shares of TD on 1/14/2015 at $42.00
Total Spent: $420.00
$15.66 added to annual dividends

Our family was busy this week adding to our dividend stocks portfolio.  On 1/12/15, we picked up a few more shares of NOV to add to our portfolio.  We followed that up with another purchase of GE at $25.75 on 1/13/15.  And today, we picked up more shares in BBL at $38.75 and also initiated a position in TD at $42.00.  All but TD were companies we already owned.  TD, however, became the 33 stock/ETF we currently hold in our family's dividend stocks portfolio. With the purchases mentioned above, our estimated forward dividends grew another $58.50 and now stands at approximately $3,253/year in dividends.

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COLLECTION OF RECENT BUYS

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR THE STOCKS WE RECENTLY PURCHASED:

 

General Electric Company (GE)

P/E: 18.17
Payout Ratio: 67%
Dividend Yield: 3.9%
Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 9.66%
4 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 12/18/2014

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. 3/18/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 1899 (116 years)
Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
Market Cap: 238.80 Billion
52-week high: $27.53
52-week low: $23.41

BHP Billiton Plc (BBL)

P/E: 7.65
Payout Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 5.9%
Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 8.19%
12 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 9/3/14

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. 3/3/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 2002 (13 years)
Pays a dividend 2 times a year.
Market Cap: 105.52 Billion
52-week high: $71.44
52-week low: $38.54

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)

P/E: 11.70
Payout Ratio: 51%
Dividend Yield: 3.7%
Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 9.14% 
4 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 1/2/2015

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. 4/2/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 1857 (158 years)
Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
Market Cap: 78.10 Billion
52-week high: $53.49
52-week low: $41.89

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