Thanks for this informative article. I am long PFE but was at a juncture where I was contemplating what to do next. It does sound like PFE is on the right track overall, and I may cautiously yet optimistically increase my position.
You make an excellent point about the quarterlys not allowing you to compound your dividends fast enough what with all the volatility. I applaud you for devising and implementing your new strategy of MONTHLY dividend payers. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. I was not really aware that you could find a decent amount of monthly-paying stocks, and I am really glad to know that.
It's nice to meet you, too. This is a fantastic website. I am new to the world of investing (And interrelated topics like finance and business are like a foreign language to me.) I read the articles over and over; 99% of them are excellently written and really interesting... This one on Kellogg's is terrific, so many thanks for writing it..
to get more exposure and thus ultimately more gain.....Or I guess I could do some research and take positions in one or two others that I like and leave it at that; like you said, no fees.
When reading the company's history, a couple of things impressed me that have absolutely nothing to do with K's profits, dividends, or anything technical. First, in 1930 during the Depression, W.K. Kellogg declared he would" invest in people," split work-shifts, and hired new people. Pretty cool.
In 2009-2010 the company, upon discovering that many Americans don't get enough fiber, increased the fiber in many of its cereals, including Froot (Fruit?) Loops. Kellogg's says that it offers more ready-to-eat cereals that provide one good source of fiber (3 gr) and half a serving of whole grains than any other U.S. food company. I really like that.
I took a risk with K a few weeks ago for a number of reasons, and it's encouraging to read that others believe in the company as well.
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Thanks so much for your suggestions; I so appreciate the input. With the increase in cap gains likely, as you say, I may close out positions in several stocks this year (as opposed to waiting until next year or beyond), pay the lesser 15% cap gains tax, and take up your suggestion of investing in VTI or VTSAX.
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I have the same question of whether we should keep our investments in US dollars. As a way of exploring possibilites, I wrote for and received an appllication for a savings account (don't offer checking) at Bank of China (NYC branch) where one can deposit one's dollars, then convert them to yuan. But they offer no interest rates at all;and one must do one's due diligence in keeping track of the currency valuations and so on.
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I inherited MRO stock and thus also the spinoff (Mar Pet). I guess it's a HOLD and just keep a close watch on it; your article is very readable and helpful.
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I may be asking for people to repeat the obvious, but what are the main factors contributing to oil price decline? I hear supply and demand, global and political uncertainties.......But isn't part of it that oil is a cyclical commodity that rises and falls with the seasons?
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anything technical. First, in 1930 during the Depression, W.K. Kellogg declared he would" invest in people," split work-shifts, and hired new people. Pretty cool.
In 2009-2010 the company, upon discovering that many Americans don't get enough fiber, increased the fiber in many of its cereals, including Froot (Fruit?) Loops. Kellogg's says that it offers more ready-to-eat cereals that provide one good source of fiber (3 gr) and half a serving of whole grains than any other U.S. food company. I really like that.
I took a risk with K a few weeks ago for a number of reasons, and it's encouraging to read that others believe in the company as well.
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helpful.
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commodity that rises and falls with the seasons?