November 2015 Dividend Update

We are almost halfway through December now and it is time to report my November dividend income. I just finished my final exam in my capstone course for my Finance degree. Should be only 2 more electives before I graduate with my BBA of Finance.

Recent Buy

On November 23, 2015 I bought 1.2648 shares of The Walt Disney Company (DIS) at $117.79.

Recent Buy

On November 13, 2015 I initiated a position of 5 shares in Target Corporation (TGT) at $72.69. With a current dividend rate on their second payment at $0.56/share this will add $11.20 to my annual dividend total all else being equal.

I finally added Target to my portfolio after wanting to when it fell down lower than where Walmart is due to the security breach, but never found the chance to. Happy to be on board with both of these retailers now.

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October 2015 Dividend Update

It is already in November now and the portfolio continues to perform well in terms of dividends and capital appreciation. Of course my main focus is how much income I received in October in the form of dividends. October was as expected a decent month in terms of dividends. School is moving along quickly as I am in my hardest semester taking my capstone and financial modeling which are probably the 2 toughest classes my program has to offer. Here is the dividends I received for October:

RECENT BUY

On November 5, 2015 I purchased 10 shares of The Buckle, Inc.(BKE) for $35.32. I have been following the company and watching the price decline for a couple months and am attracted to  not only the quarterly dividend that is not a big yield at all, but the special cash dividend that has been paid in varying amounts 7 out of the last 8 years. The company is still opening new stores and has no long term debt along with a strong balance sheet.

Photo Source:http://seekingalpha.com/article/3264055-the-buckle-should-get-aggressive-on-its-expansion-plans

Recent Buy

On October 30, 2015 I initiated a position of 10 shares of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) for $27.38. I have followed the company for a long time and remember when they merged KMP together and eliminated K-1's while I was on vacation a couple years ago. I just missed the Ex-Dividend date unfortunately. The price continues to get cheaper with the oil prices depressed. They are one of the largest if not the largest pipeline in the country and founder/CEO Richard Kinder has $7B invested in the company himself. While there is risk in everything it is another small position for me to boost my income once I start receiving dividends next year from them. They may have to slow down the dividend growth or stall it if things remain depressed.

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