Collection of RECENT BUYS (Summary) - August 2015

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 4 buys)

With the recent Black Monday sale and the overall decline in the market the past month and a half, the buying activity around the DGI community continued its momentum throughout the month of August. And once again, another record was set this past month for the highest number of buys logged by the DGI community in a single month. In all, a total of 132 buys were found throughout the month of August. 

Previously, we only charted companies with 3 or more buys. However, with 132 buys logged this past month, we decided to chart only those companies with 4 or more buys.  To think back to December of last year when we began our Collection of Recent Buys post, we had only charted companies with 2 or more buys.  

To summarize, out of a total of 132 buys found around the DGI community, a total of 61 companies were purchased, with 28 companies bought more than once.

1. The most popular company this past month was Chevron Corp (CVX), which was purchased by 9 different investors throughout the DGI community. CVX was the 2nd most popular purchase back in July.  
2. In second place was Emerson Electric (EMR), which was purchased by 8 different investors throughout the DGI community. EMR was the popular choice just last month. Good to see it hadn't lost to much of its luster. :)
3. Third place was a 2-way tie between 3M Company (MMM) and Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) with a total of 6 buys.  
4. In forth place was a BHP Billiton Plc (BBL) with a total of 5 buys.
5. And fifth place saw a 4-way tie between Proctor & Gamble (PG), Union Pacific (UNP), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), and Oneok Inc (OKE).

And although not included in the chart, the following companies each had 3 buys (6 total): 

• Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.B), Phillip Morris (PM), Apple Inc (APPL), International Business Machine (IBM), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Omega Health Care (OHI).

Our family remained active during this past month.  In fact, we ended the month of August with the most buys logged in a single month as we made a total of 17 buys for our family's dividend stocks portfolio.  Details coming on Saturday in our monthly summary post.

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.

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 COLLECTION OF RECENT BUYS

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.

RECENT BUY - (NYSE : MMM)

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING


3M COMPANY (MMM)
Purchased 3 shares of MMM on 7/24/2015 at $149.31
Total Spent: $447.96
$12.30 added to annual dividends

Our purchase of 3M Company (MMM) was based on the results from our recent ASK THE READERS post. On Friday morning, with MMM seemingly this month's reader's pick, we decided to place an order to buy the stock at the current market price since it was down near the low for the day.  Minutes later, we got a notice that our buy was executed at a price of $149.31.  And just like that, we added another company to our family's dividend stocks portfolio. 

With the recent purchase 3M Company (MMM), our estimated forward dividends grew another $12.30, putting our yearly dividends at approximately $2,676/year (excluding our Edwards Jones account) and $3,034/year (including our Edward Jones account).

As mentioned previously, our recent purchase of MMM also added a new holding to our family's dividend stocks portfolio. We now have a total of 44 different dividend paying stocks/ETFs in our family's dividend stocks portfolios (WF and EJ Accounts).  We also own stocks in 4 companies that either don't pay a dividend our has currently suspended their 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:

3M COMPANY (MMM)

P/E: 19.49
Payout Ratio: 50%
Dividend Yield:2.75%
56 consecutive years of dividend increases
Last Ex-dividend date: 5/20/2015

Next Ex-dividend date: approx. - 8/20/2015
Have paid a dividend since: 1916 (99 years!)
Pays a dividend 4 times a year.
Market Cap: 94.7 Billion
52-week high: $170.50
52-week low: $130.60
Purchased Price: $149.31

What are your thoughts about my recent purchase?

What are you buying?

ASK THE READERS - Should I buy VZ, IBM, MMM?

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 - Verizon Communication Inc (VZ)

• Sector: Communications
• Market Cap: 189.45 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 4.73% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 10 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1984 (31yrs)
• Payout Ratio: 91.49%
• P/E Ratio: 19.27

STOCK #2 - International Business Machine (IBM)

• Sector: IT
• Market Cap: 157.9 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 3.19% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 19 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1916 (99yrs)
• Payout Ratio: 32.7%
• P/E Ratio: 13.97



STOCK #3 - 3M Company (MMM)

• Sector: Health Care
• Market Cap: 98.5 Billion
• Dividend Yield: 2.63% 
• Consecutive years of dividend increase: 56 Years
• Paying Dividends Since: 1916 (99yrs)
• Payout Ratio: 51.8%
• P/E Ratio: 20.58

For this months ASK THE READERS selection, we selected 3 large companies with proven track record for paying dividends. 

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