En los Estados Unidos usted los conoce ampliamente por el nombre de “Penny Stocks”, En el Reino Unido, son “Penny shares” mientras que otros lugares los llaman “Cent stocks”. Su nombre no está grabado en piedra, ni tampoco lo están los estándares por los cuales son definidos. Algunos expertos en finanzas incluso comparan este intercambio […]
Aprenda Cómo Intercambiar Acciones de Manera Gratuita
Intercambiar acciones es una manera muy fácil de hacer algo de dinero extra. Quizás usted quiere ganar más para tomar una vacación, ropa nueva, o quizás incluso busca un segundo ingreso. Aparte del dinero que invierta, el juego requiere que usted pague algunas cuotas también. Todos los corredores de bolsa y todas las agencias de […]
My Best Stock Idea For 2015
I like to look at every single day as an opportunity. An opportunity to grow, learn, change, and become better. So you can only imagine what I think of the New Year and the 365 opportunities that lie therein. It’s just an incredible chance to change your future. It’s also a chance to grow your […]
Is There Value In Coca-Cola and IBM After Big Respective Drops?
I just wrote a post comparing the stock market to a roller coaster, and you can see that bear out with the way The Coca-Cola Company (KO) and International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) saw their respective stocks react after third quarter results that were, to varying degrees, disappointing. I’m a shareholder in both companies, so you […]
Kinder Morgan Merging All Partnerships Into Single Company
Big news on the front! Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), the general partner of the Kinder Morgan structure of master limited partnerships, is purchasing its underlying MLPs and entities: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (KMR), and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (EPB). KMI will acquire all of the outstanding equity securities […]
My First $10,000 Investment
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) closed above $100 today – $100.18 to be exact. As I own 100 shares, this means my current investment in Johnson & Johnson is worth $10,018.00. Although, my cost basis is significantly lower – at $6,478.24. This is a bit of a milestone for me, since I’ve never had so much […]
Vodafone Sells 45% Stake In Verizon Wireless Joint Venture For $130 Billion
Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) recently announced the sale of it’s 45% stake in the Verizon Wireless (VZW) joint venture it started with Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) back in 2000. It seems almost from the start VZ has been trying to gain 100% control of it’s wireless business. And who can blame them? This is a […]
Reconsidering Abbott Labs (ABT) And AbbVie (ABBV)
Abbott Laboratories: A company I loved At the beginning of this year, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) completed the spin-off of its branded pharmaceutical business. This business is now a separate publicly traded company, calling itself AbbVie Inc. (ABBV). I have long been a fan of Abbott Laboratories as a diversified health care company with operations in […]
Dividend Growth Index Update – Q3 2012
As some of you may remember, I was picked to be part of a Dividend Growth Index back in September of 2011. I joined a number of well-known and respected dividend bloggers, where we formed an index of high-quality dividend stocks that we all decided we would keep track of over the long-term. It’s an […]
2012 Stock Picking Contest – Q3 Results
Earlier this year, yours truly was asked to participate in a friendly stock picking contest involving nine other bloggers. I happily agreed! There was nothing about this contest that involved picking dividend growth stocks specifically, but you just know that I can’t pick anything else. I believe in my heart that this strategy is absolutely […]