RECENT BUY - (NYSE : XOM)

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING

EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM)
Purchased 5 shares of XOM on 6/26/2015 at $83.50
Total Spent: $417.50
$14.60 added to annual dividends

On Thursday, we purchased Omega Healthcare REIT Investors, Inc (OHI) based on the results from our recent ASK THE READERS post.  With some extra funds laying around, we decided to also pick up share in Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) which appeared to be our readers second pick. Since we already own shares of XOM, and the current price did allow us to average down our cost basis a bit, we decided to buy 5 shares of XOM on Friday, 6/26/15 at $83.50.

With this purchase, we now own 11 total shares of XOM in our family's dividend stocks portfolio. The purchase, however, did not add a new holding to our family's dividend stocks portfolio, which remains at a total of 40 different dividend paying stocks/ETFs in the portfolio. Our estimated forward dividends grew another $14.60, putting our yearly dividends at approximately $2,907/year (excluding our Edwards Jones account) and $3,289/year (including our Edward Jones account).

Our family's dividend stocks portfolio may be found

by clicking on the link below:

DIVIDEND STOCKS PORTFOLIO

We also maintain an extensive list of stock analysis

that can be access through the link below:

COLLECTION OF STOCK ANALYSES

We also just started a list of Recent Buys by other bloggers

that can be access through the link below:

COLLECTION OF RECENT BUYS

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR THE STOCK I JUST PURCHASED:

EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM)

P/E: 12.57
Payout Ratio: 41.39%
Dividend Yield: 3.48%
32 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 5/11/2015

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. - 8/11/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 1882 (133 years!)
Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
Market Cap: 350.6 Billion
52-week high: $104.76
52-week low: $82.68
Purchased Price: $83.50

What are your thoughts about my recent purchase?

What are you buying?

ASK THE READERS - Should I buy XOM, OHI, WMT?

We started this series back in November as a way to add some fun to our buying process. We plan to continue doing these Ask the Reader post once a month (except when funds are limited) and will be maintaining the stocks purchased in a separate portfolio just to see how they perform. 

The three stocks we have chosen are stocks that are currently at the top of our watch list and thus stocks we would be comfortable buying regardless of the outcome.  But we thought it would be fun to get our readers input and see if collectively, we can all beat the market with this interactive portfolio. :) 

Below is a chart below of our ASK THE READER purchases to date: 



For each ASK THE READER post, we will select 3-4 current stocks on our watch list that we feel are worth buying.  But to add some fun into our buying process, we have decided to put our faith in our fellow bloggers and readers once a month. 

Please spend a few minutes to vote for ONE stock from the companies listed below.  Tell us why you like the stock that you picked. 

Thanks in advance for your STOCK PICK!

STOCK #1 Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)

• Sector: Energy - Oil & Gas
• Market Cap: 355.7 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 3.43% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 32 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1882
• Payout Ratio: 69.5%
• P/E Ratio: 12.76

STOCK #2  Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI)

• Sector: Financials - Real Estate
• Market Cap: 6.46 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 2.04% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 5 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1992
• Payout Ratio: 24.2%
• P/E Ratio: 22.02



STOCK #3 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)

• Sector: Services - Retail
• Market Cap: 233.7 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 2.65% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 40 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1973
• Payout Ratio: 40.3%
• P/E Ratio: 14.58

**LET US KNOW WHICH STOCK YOU WOULD PICK AND WHY**

ASK THE READERS - Should I buy ARLP, BNS, PM, XOM?

ARLP, BNS, PM, XOM?

We started this series back in November as a way to add some fun to our buying process. We plan to continue doing these Ask the Reader post once a month (except when funds are limited) and will be maintaining the stocks purchased in a separate portfolio just to see how they perform. 

 

The four stocks we have chosen each month are stocks that are at the top of our watch list and thus stocks we would be comfortable buying regardless of the outcome.  But we thought it would be fun to get our readers input and see if collectively, we can all beat the market with this interactive portfolio. :) 

Below is a chart below of our ASK THE READER purchases to date: 



So for each ASK THE READER post, we will select four stocks on our watch list that we feel are worth buying.  But to add some fun into our buying process, we have decided to put our faith in our fellow bloggers and readers once a month. 

 

Please spend a few minutes to vote for ONE stock from the four companies listed below.  Tell us why you like the stock that you picked. 

Thanks in advance for your STOCK PICK!
 

STOCK #1 Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP)

• Sector: Materials - Metals & Mining
• Market Cap: 2.5 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 7.4% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 12 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1999
• Payout Ratio: 53%
• P/E Ratio: 7.16

 

STOCK #2 Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

• Sector: Finance - Banking & Savings (Canadian)
• Market Cap: 61.0 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 4.30% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 4 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1834 
• Payout Ratio: 51%
• P/E Ratio: 11.32



STOCK #3 Phillip Morris (PM)

• Sector: Consumer Products - Tobacco
• Market Cap: 122.9 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 5.0% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 6 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 2008
• Payout Ratio: 82%
• P/E Ratio: 16.69

STOCK #4 Exxon Mobil (XOM)

• Sector: Energy - Oil & Gas
• Market Cap: 354.6 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 3.3% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 32 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1882
• Payout Ratio: 36%
• P/E Ratio: 11.13

**LET US KNOW WHICH STOCK YOU WOULD PICK AND WHY**

RECENT BUYS (NYSE: JNJ and XOM)

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING

 

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Purchased 8 shares of JNJ on 3/11/2015 at $99.00
Total Spent: $792.00
$22.40 added to annual dividends

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)
Purchased 6 shares of XOM on 3/10/2015 at $84.31
Total Spent: $505.86
$16.56 added to annual dividends

Our Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) purchase was based on the results from our recent ASK THE READERS post.  It took several weeks before we made our purchase because JNJ saw a brief spike right after we had posted our poll results.  In fact, JNJ was above $103 just a week ago. With that said, we were glad that we had an opportunity to buy JNJ at $99.00.  It is definitely a stock we plan to keep in our portfolio for the long haul.

As for our Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) purchase, we just couldn't resist buying into the stock after we saw it reach the 52-week low.  After all, it's a company that has paid a dividend for over 130 years with 32 consecutive years of dividend increases and at a yield above 3%!  We realize that there is still a rocky road ahead for energy and oil stocks but as with JNJ, we plan to keep XOM for the long haul and have no doubt that oil and gas prices will eventually recover.  

With the recent purchases, we added 2 NEW stocks to our family's dividend stocks portfolio. So with our recent purchases, we now hold a total of 36 stock/ETF in our family's dividend stocks portfolio.

With the purchases mentioned above, our estimated forward dividends grew another $38.96 and now stands at approximately $3,133/year in dividends.

Our family's dividend stocks portfolio may be found

by clicking on the link below:

DIVIDEND STOCKS PORTFOLIO

We also maintain an extensive list of stock analysis

that can be access through the link below:

COLLECTION OF STOCK ANALYSES

We also just started a list of Recent Buys by other bloggers

that can be access through the link below:

COLLECTION OF RECENT BUYS

HERE IS A QUICK FACT SHEET FOR THE STOCK I JUST PURCHASED:

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

P/E: 17.25
Payout Ratio: 49%
Dividend Yield: 2.8%
Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 7.41%
52 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 2/20/2015

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. 5/20/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 1944 (71 years)
Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
Market Cap: 273.3 Billion
52-week high: $109.49
52-week low: $92.46
Purchased Price: $99.00

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM)
P/E: 11.06
Payout Ratio: 36%
Dividend Yield: 3.5%
Dividend Growth rate (5yr AVG): 10.58%
32 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 2/6/2015

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. 5/6/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 1882 (133 years)
Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
Market Cap: 352.4 Billion
52-week high: $104.76
52-week low: $84.24
Purchased Price: $84.31

What are your thoughts about my recent purchase?

What are you buying?