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Sharebuilder bought out by ING Direct
By Stealthy at 24 November, 2007, 3:17 pm
Monday I got an e-mail from Sharebuilder telling me that they were bought out by ING Direct. I don’t think its a bad thing as long as things don’t change because I haven’t had a problem with Sharebuilder so far in the over 2 years I’ve been with them. I actually hope that […]
Read More >>Portfolio heavy with employer’s company stock
By Stealthy at 23 October, 2007, 8:52 pm
I now own a total of 128 shares of my employer’s stock in my ESPP. I also own another 65 shares in my sharebuilder account. That makes a total of 193 shares.
I don’t need this many shares because it is making my portfolio WAY too heavy with the company. Over 50% of my portfolio is […]
Ever heard of…
By Stealthy at 9 October, 2007, 9:58 pm
Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE: ALD)? I’ve been looking for new places to put some of my money once I get out of my current holdings. I’m looking for a somewhat more permanent home that pays dividends. I want to start in January setting about half of my left over money into dividend paying companies and […]
Read More >>Are your holdings in your Value and Growth funds the same?
By Stealthy at 23 September, 2007, 11:34 pm
I was reading an investment blog and found this article that mentions that you should check your mutual fund holdings and compare them to make sure they are diversified from one another. The writer uses two funds as an example with one being Amerifunds Washington Mutual A (AWSHX) and the other being American Century […]
Read More >>Rebalanced 401k portfolio
By Stealthy at 23 September, 2007, 4:53 pm
I’ve changed my 401k contributions to:
25% - Fidelity Value Fund (FDVLX) - A Midcap Value Fund
50% - […]
Value of future dividend growth…
By Stealthy at 21 July, 2007, 8:28 pm
Many people don’t think about the future dividend growth and how it affects your return on your original investment. For example lets look at an investment in Advantage Energy Income Fund(AAV). Your purchase price is $10.30 and the dividend is at $.14 per month in US dollars. You would be making about 1.36% per month […]
Purchasing some stock in…..
By Stealthy at 20 June, 2007, 5:13 pm
Middleby Corp. (MIDD) tomarrow. They are engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and service of a line of cooking equipment and related products primarily in the United States. I was looking at several companies to invest in and I chose Middleby because it is under the $1 billion market cap so there is alot […]
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