Weekly Investment Activity – Dividend Growth Investing

Weekly Investment Activity – Dividend Growth Investing

Hello everyone,

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving has come and gone, and the year is almost up.  Time flies!  In that regard, another week is in the books and with it being a short week here in the states, it flew by.  I had some investments go through during the week, as I added to existing positions through my main brokerage, Loyal3 and direct investing.  In addition, I contributed to my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and saved some extra capital for another purchase.  I ended up missing a buy on Friday, as I completely forgot that the NYSE was closing early and was trying to watch how far energy stocks would slide.  Oh well, there is always Monday and I’m hoping to add to my BBL or BP position.  This posting will detail my investment activity from November 24 to November 28. 

Dividend Growth Investing:

I made one purchase in my main brokerage account.  I added to my position in BHP BILLITON PLC (BBL), which I had just initiated last week.  It was hard to resist, as BHP has been severely hammered since the summer and it is allowing a nice entry point to invest.  Furthermore, the Yield on Cost (YOC) is hanging around near 5%, which is just too tempting.  I bought 10 shares at $50.44 per share for a total price of $504.40, which brings me to a position total of 21 shares. 

In my direct investment account, I had one buy go through, as I contributed $55.00 to my ConocoPhillips (COP) investment.  The share price was $65.97, which purchased me 0.833712 shares.  I now have 4.455058 shares of COP, which I’m slowly accumulating through monthly purchases. 

Lastly, I had several small purchases executed in my Loyal3 account.  I’m beginning to tone down these purchases without the credit card benefit, especially with better value in stocks not available through Loyal3.  I contributed $35.00 to add to my Unilever (UL) position, which added 0.8406 shares at a share price of $41.64.  In addition, I contributed $25.00 to add to my Walt Disney Co. (DIS) position, as it purchased me 0.2724 shares at a share price of $91.79. 

Breakdown:

BHP Billiton PLC (BBL): $504.40 invested for 10 shares

ConocoPhillips (COP): $55.00 invested for 0.833712 shares

Unilever (UL):  $35.00 invested for 0.8406 shares

The Walt Disney Co. (DIS):  $25.00 invested for 0.2724 shares

Thrift Savings Plan:

During the week, I had a bi-weekly contribution to my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) account.  I contributed approximately $415, which was spread out between the C Fund (Common Stock Index), S Fund (Small Cap Stock Index) and the I Fund (International Stock Index).  The allocations were spread out at 52%, 28% and 20% respectively.  Also, as another milestone, my TSP account now sits above $50,000! 

Summary:

Well another week down, as I keep adding weekly to my portfolio.  Something I noted when I was writing this post is that I have made a weekly purchase since starting this blog, which is awesome!  I doubt I can keep up the pace but I’m trying to really kick start my portfolio in overdrive to benefit from the compounding effect.  Overall, I was able to invest $1,034.40 this week, as I added to four (4) positions, BBL, COP, DIS and UL, and I added to my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).  

Special Agent Dividend