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Recent Buy – Norfolk Southern (NSC)
As part of my commitment to keep my readers up to date on my portfolio, I write up short posts describing my transactions. Recently, I purchased 15 shares of Norfolk Southern (NSC). … Read entire article »
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Walgreens (WAG) Dividend Stock Analysis
Walgreens is one of the largest chain drugstores in the US, with around 8,400 locations in all 50 States. In 2012, Walgreens controlled about 19% of the US prescription drug market. In 2012, WAG acquired a 45% interest in Alliance Boots, an international pharmacy store (over 3,000 pharmacies worldwide) and wholesale drug distributor. Walgreens also has the option to acquire the remaining 55% interest in 2015. In terms of sales, approximately 65% of sales arise from … Read entire article »
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Weekend Link Love: 2nd verse
Another week, another collection of worthwhile links. Enjoy. … Read entire article »
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Portfolio Status: February 2013
Continuing with my goal of financial transparency, I’m posting my portfolio as it is at the beginning of February of 2013. … Read entire article »
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Should Americans Be Forced to Save For Retirement?
I have previously written about American’s poor savings rates. Even the rich are only saving on average 12% of their income. The fact is that these poor habits are leading to a retirement crisis for millions of Americans. As such, there is at least one proposal out there to mitigate this by having the Government force us to save for retirement. Yes, more forced savings, on top of social security, and on top of the … Read entire article »
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Sysco (SYY) Dividend Stock Analysis
Sysco is a major distributor of food and food related products, particularity to restaurants and cafeterias. Sysco distributes meats, fruits, vegetables , canned foods, frozen entrees, beverages, basically food and drinks of all types. Sysco also supplies related products like silverware, cookware, kitchen supplies etc. They are predominantly based in the US, with 89% of their sales coming from the US and another 10% coming from Canada. In 2012, Sysco’s customer base was divided roughly … Read entire article »
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Blog Update: January 2013
Since I’m a huge fan of measuring things, I thought it would be fun and maybe even informative to chronicle my progress blogging. I’ll try to make these posts short, so that I can focus my time on writing actual content. … Read entire article »
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Weekend Link Love
Just a simple collection of links to some of the excellent blog posts that tickled my fancy over the last week or so. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
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Identifying the Core Material Aspects of Your Life
I like to think that life can be divided into roughly three different spheres: material, psychological, and social. Inside these spheres, there are certain core elements central to our ability to be productive and happy. In a previous post on frugality, I mentioned deliberately and consciously allocating my money towards things I care about and away from those less meaningful, so that the profit from this arbitrage can make it’s way into my brokerage account. … Read entire article »
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