Slima

Come on, baws.

No tommy banks?

MO
TAP

Tobacco & Beer. Getting crushed.

Dividend aristocrat but with some patents expiring. Anyone like this one at its 1yr high??

Why has Pfizer been so stagnant?
They have great drugs for everyday use but the stock has been so sluggish for the last year.

Anyone owning this one besides me?

KO - 3.35%
MO - 7.85%

Two huge companies that are always good payers. Sometimes your gut says to go with the consumer goods. Coke zeros & marlboros.

Opinions???

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I went with ETFs for my intro to investing the last two years. I’m happy with where I’m at, but ready to explore more options.

I have no problem with individual companies, it’s just not where I started.

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Gotcha.
Well, it's fun. I start reading into too much now on the solo companies

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Following this, I'd like to get into dividend stocks, but I am pretty illiterate when it comes to the stock market. Any good guides for getting someone into it?

I've got about $1000/month to invest. What can I realistically expect to receive in income?

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Pick a stock that pays a comfortable yield but isn't over-reaching with it's ability to continuously pay that dividend.

Let's compare two:

Coca-Cola (KO) $55.00
Dividend yield is 2.97% or $1.60/share annually.
Payout ratio is 75.99% - kinda high but it has steadily increased its dividend for 56 years!

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) $39.01
Dividend yield is 8.25% or $3.16/share annually
payout ratio is 165%!!! - that means that 165% of the profits are currently being used to fund the dividend payments. OXY is using debt currently to pay dividends but has been increasing dividends for 16 years.

Does that mean that OXY is a bad buy b/c the dividend might get cut? Not necessarily. Keep tabs on the riskier yields and look at their financials

Just commit to a long term investment with them. $1,000/Month could yield you a cool $500+ in dividends at the end of 1 year. Re-invest them all to gain more shares and compound it.

Look into the S&P Dividend Aristocrats for some safer plays

I bought a kobalt 80v from Lowe’s in 2016. Been using it ever since for my lot in a cul de sac. Doesn’t bog down and kill like a gas mower but thick/wet grass drains the battery much faster.

After thousands of times pulling cords on mowers and weed eaters and getting pissed off, ready to throw the damn things when they won’t start - I went electric. Love it.

But an ounce of physical Platinum bullion.
It’s shiny. It’s an industrial metal in demand. It’s an investment precious metal in a good position.

Nearly effortless to sell at any local coin shop. Worst case scenario - hand it to a jeweler to make you a ring.

LINK

Bought in on some at ridiculous lows in late ‘15 and a few months ago at ~$860ish spot with low premiums.

Anyone else waiting for the rocket to blast off???