Collection of RECENT BUYS (January 2016 Summary)

Since I began investing in dividend stocks approximately two years ago I've been keeping a personal log of what other dividend bloggers and dividend investors are buying.  Until now, I've just done it for my own personal knowledge and it has proven to be a great resource I use when I have no idea what I should buy. 

The collection essentially highlights the Recent Buys I have discovered throughout the dividend blog community. I always like to see what others are buying.  And with this collection, one can easily see all the buys in one centralized source. I Hope everyone has found it to be a great resource!

In case you just want a quick summary of what everyone has been buying this past month, below is a chart that depicts just that! :)

(The chart and table above only includes companies with more than 3 buys)

During the month of January, a total of 128 buys were found throughout the DGI community. With the market experiencing its second worst month to start the year, looks like it made DGI investors a bit more active this past month. Although it is never fun watching your portfolio dip but it is nice to see more value buys out there!

To summarize the past month, out of a total of 128 buys found around the DGI community, a total of 68 companies were purchased, with 25 companies bought more than once.  From the buys collected, it appears that 53.1% of the time DGI investors picked up a stock  that was not purchased.  Last month, the difference was 68.6%. Always great to see the diversity among the DGI community as it helps opens our eyes to some companies that may not otherwise be on our radar.    

The most popular company this past month was Union Pacific Corp (UNP), which was purchased by 8 different investors throughout the DGI community. Back in December, although there were only a total of 65 buys found,  UNP was only purchased by two DGI investors.

There was a 2-way tie for second place between Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM), which were both purchased by 6 different investors throughout the DGI community. Back in December, out of the 65 buys found, BNS and ADM were purchased by 3 and 5 DGI investors, respectively. 

There was a 3-way tie for third place between Royal Bank of Canada (RY)  and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and 3M Company (MMM) with a total of 5 buys. Back in December, out of the 65 buys founds, MMM were purchased by 1 DGI investor, while RY and JNJ had not logged a single buy.

In fourth place was a 3-way tie between International Business Machine (IBM), HCP, Inc (HCP)and Caterpillar, Inc (CAT) with a total of 3 buys.

And although not included in the chart, there were a total of 16 companies with 2 buys:

1. Apple (APPL)
2. AT&T (T)
3. BHP Billiton (BBL)
4. Boeing (BA)
5. Diageo (DEO)
6. Emerson Electric (EMR)
7. General Mills (GIS)
8. General Motors (GM)
9. Gilead Sciences (GILD)
10. Main Street Capital (MAIN)
11. Procter & Gamble (PG)
12. Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B)
13. Southern Company (SO)
14. Toronto Dominion (TD)
15. Walt Disney (DIS)
16. Wells Fargo (WFC)

Data used for this SUMMARY is from our 

 COLLECTION OF RECENT BUYS

Purchases made by A Frugal Family's Journey:

As reported in our recent monthly portfolio update, our family was pretty active active this past month.  In fact, we ended the month with the second most buys logged in a single month as we made a total of 11 buys for our family's dividend stocks portfolio.  Our family purchased shares of Union Pacific Corp (UNP), International Paper (IP), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Genuine Parts Co (GPC), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), International Business Machine (IBM), BHP Billiton Plc (BBL), Wells Fargo Corp (WFC), Caterpillar Inc (CAT), and Capital One Financial (COF).  We added roughly $4,500 of new capital to the family portfolio which will add approximately $187.00 to our forward dividends.

What have you been buying?  Please feel free to share in the comments or send me a link to your Recent Buy post in case I happened to have missed it.

If you have a chance, make sure you also take a look at my COLLECTION OF STOCK ANALYSES!! As with my collection of recent buys, my goal is to make this collection also become a centralized source for everyone. It could become a place where one can get ideas on what to invest in next, to establish a desired stock purchase price, or simply to see what your favorite bloggers are buying.  Whatever your reason, my hope is that this collection proves to be a great reference tool and helps provide you that little extra advantage that you are looking for in order to succeed with your investing.

Also, if you have a chance, make sure you also follow or visit Adam over at I Want to Retire Soon (IWTRS) as he provides a weekly summary of recent buys! A link to past summaries is maintained on his blog. Another great resource for ideas if you are not sure where to invest next!