Two Investing

[...] $279.39 a year in dividends ($69.85/quarter) and KMI next pays its dividend in August. My cost basis is 39.19/share. In order to reduce my cost basis even further than just buying additional [...]

[...] , I went ahead and bought 70 shares at 23.84 for a cost of $1677.88 (including commissions). My cost basis had been 23.54/share so while this purchase is slightly increasing my cost basis, it is an [...]

[...] Monday is to try and roll the option out another week for a small credit. That would lower my cost basis even further. I’ll keep things updated here as they happen. [...]

[...] that I’m generating just over $20 per quarter in dividends (with my 106 shares). My current cost basis for CSCO is $24.46. CSCO’s 6-month high was around $25.17. The strike price of the call I’m [...]

[...] 115 on expiration day, which is June 21. Max Profit = Net Premium Received – Commissions Paid Max Loss $67 + $3.07 = $70.07 Max loss occurs if IWM is above 116 on expiration day, which is June 21. [...]

[...] is August 14. Max loss = stock drops to $0 Breakeven Point $0 Breakeven point occurs at 34.56. Breakeven Point = Strike [...]

[...] is September 26. Max loss = stock drops to $0 Breakeven Point $0 Breakeven point occurs at 34.33. Breakeven Point = Strike [...]

[...] is September 20. Max loss = stock drops to $0 Breakeven Point $0 Breakeven point occurs at 39.48. Breakeven Point = Strike [...]

[...] loss = stock drops to $0 Breakeven Point $0 Breakeven point occurs at 36.76. Breakeven Point = Strike Price of Short Put – Net Premium Received Possibly Assigned Shares varies At any point when the [...]

[...] of that same original put position but at a lower price and by buying another put of a higher strike price (specifically, the March monthly $180 strike put). By doing so, I was able to decrease the [...]

[...] $41.93 after commissions, respectively. Unfortunately, my 2 put contracts on GTAT at a strike price of $15 are nearly worthless as the company just declared bankruptcy. I’ll likely have [...]

[...] additional shares, I sold 1 contract of a KMI covered call expiring on September 20th at a strike price of 37.5 for a credit of $64. If the stock drops, stays stagnant, or rises but stays below the [...]

[...] results: With a single initial investment of $5000 and then reinvested dividends: Year 5: Annual dividends: $123. Total value: $21,200 Year 10: Annual dividends: $531. Total value: $89,944 Year 15: [...]

[...] only lowers my cost basis in the stock to 115.40 but also brings in an additional $59.92 in annual dividends. The purchase of CVX was within my Roth. I still have another $4,000 to contribute in 2015. [...]

[...] pays an annual yield of 4.59%, paid quarterly. These purchases will add $173.30 in annual dividends, bringing my forward 12-month dividends to $2,155 ($179.58/month). My portfolio now [...]

[...] couple to raise them later this year!). As of today, I’m receiving an additional $136 in annual dividends simply due to these increases. That’s the equivalent of adding over $4500 in fresh capital [...]

[...] than BAX, which was not purchased in time to receive last October’s distribution, all the dividend increases were due to the company raising its annual dividend. The recent GE purchase did not [...]

[...] . The second update that I will discuss today is a way to keep track of the effect of dividend increases. I’ve labeled the sheet as “Dividend Increases.” This may change as I [...]

[...] The majority of this increase was due to substantially increasing my stake in Apple as well dividend increases by both AAPL and KMI. I’ve made more already through May than I took in during the [...]

[...] I was only at $1,566 annually ($130.50/month). It is amazing what the power of dividend increases and continued investment can do! Company Symbol Shares Price Yield Expected Annual [...]