Weekly Dividend Growth Investing Activity

Hi everyone,

I’ve been meaning to update my weekly activity, but a nasty cold has kept me out of action for the past week.  I’ve been slacking on checking the other blogs that I read religiously as well, but I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things today.  This posting will detail my weekly activity for the last week of October.  I was hoping to make a larger purchase, as I have around $1600 saved up for a purchase in my main brokerage account.  However, I haven’t found the right value I’m looking for, so I’m holding until something comes up again.  The market has bounced back stronger than ever, so finding a good deal is relatively difficult.  During my last posting I said ARCP was on my short list, but after the announcement of accounting issues I withdrew my consideration of that company.  I’ll keep following along with that story to see how it unfolds. 


During this week, I made several small purchases through my Loyal3 account and in my ongoing direct investments.  Also, I contributed to my 401k plan, i.e. the Thrift Savings Plan.  Overall, I was able to invest $585 this week, along with saving another few hundred to add to my available funds in my brokerage account for a future purchase(s).  I’ve been able to invest around $3000 during the month of October, which is significantly higher than my $1500 monthly goal. 

Dividend Growth Investing:

Loyal3:

I invested $110.00 in my Loyal3 account for the week, as it slowly grows.  I added small amounts to my positions with McDonald’s Corp. (MCD), The Coca-Cola Company (KO) and the Target Corp. (TGT).  I’m trying to slowly build core holdings in these companies, along with a few others in Loyal3 by dollar cost averaging on a weekly/monthly basis. 

The $110.00 was spread out in the following companies:

McDonald's Corp. ( MCD ): $25.00 invested adding 0.2690 shares

The Coca-Cola Company ( KO ): $60.00 invested adding 1.4649 shares

Target Corp. ( TGT ):  $25.00 invested adding 0.4064 shares


Direct:

I had one automatic investment go through for my ongoing investment in Verizon Communications (VZ).  The summary of my purchase is:

Verizon Communications ( VZ ):  $60.00 invested adding 1.221125 shares

Thrift Savings Plan:

During the week, I had my bi-weekly contribution to my 401k plan, as I contributed $415 to my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).  I spread my investments out into 3 separate funds, as I contributed 52% to the C Fund, 28% to the S Fund and 20% to the I Fund.  My TSP account is now valued at approximately $47500. 

Summary:

Overall, I continued to slowly build my wealth through multiple avenues of dividend growth investing and my 401k.  I was able to invest $585 into my existing positions in my DGI portfolio and my TSP account.  I have another $1600 saved up, in addition to my normal weekly contributions, to make a larger purchase, but still haven’t found the right company to pull the trigger on yet.  I’ll keep evaluating this week and hopefully a deal with present itself.  As of writing, my dividend growth portfolio value is a whopping $6210.76, which brings my total investments to approximately $53,710.76.  Thanks so much for stopping by and please leave me a comment with a suggestion for a good purchase!  

Special Agent Dividend