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2 Great Dividend Deals I Just Made For My Retirement Portfolio

May 07, 2020 11:38 AM ETAMP, PM98 Comments

Summary

  • Each Friday my retirement portfolio mimics the Dividend Kings Phoenix portfolio daily buys.
  • This Friday I bought PM and AMP, two undervalued high-yield blue chips with safe and growing income, trustworthy management, and strong double-digit long-term return potential.
  • My personal Phoenix portfolio now consists of 16 companies, 11 of which are still potentially good buys today.
  • No matter what happens with the economy or market in the short term (80% probability of a short-term market downturn), I'm confident in the quality of these Phoenix companies, whose average credit rating is "A, stable".
  • Unless the economy is permanently destroyed, quality blue chips like these, as part of a diversified and prudently risk-managed portfolio, are a great way to achieve your long-term financial goals.
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Last week I explained why Federal Realty (FRT), Broadcom (AVGO), and Philip Morris International (PM) were on my short-term buy list for my retirement portfolio.

This week I explained why Ameriprise Financial (AMP) and two other world-class blue chips were added to the Dividend Kings' Phoenix watchlist. That's a collection of 60 top quality companies that are almost certain to rise from the ashes of this recession and soar to new heights.

Today, I want to reveal the two companies I recently bought for my retirement portfolio, as well as provide an update of what my personal Phoenix portfolio looks like.

How I'm Putting My Savings To Work In The Worst Recession In 75 Years

In early April I was able to transfer a large sum of money (my tax savings which will be replenished within 2 weeks) to my account allowing me to begin tracking the DK Phoenix portfolio's Friday buys.

Phoenix started with about $140K in buying power, initially invested 50/50 in SPTL (long-duration US treasuries), and 50% VGSH (1-3 year US treasuries).

Each day the DK Phoenix portfolio buys between 1 and 10 companies (depending on the market conditions), always at the potentially good buy or better price. That price is determined by the margin of safety adjusted for the quality of the company.

For example, for an 11/11 quality Super SWAN like JNJ, a mere 5% discount is sufficient to make it a potentially good buy (assuming its other fundamentals meet your personal needs).

For a riskier 7/11 average-quality company (not on the Phoenix list), such as VIAC, a 25% margin of safety is required for it to be a potentially good buy.

Anything between fair value and 24% discount on a 7/11 average-quality company is a potentially reasonable buy in our color-coding system.

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Adam Galas is a co-founder of Wide Moat Research ("WMR"), a subscription-based publisher of financial information, serving over 5,000 investors around the world. WMR has a team of experienced multi-disciplined analysts covering all dividend categories, including REITs, MLPs, BDCs, and traditional C-Corps.


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I'm a proud Army veteran and have seven years of experience as an analyst/investment writer for Dividend Kings, iREIT, The Intelligent Dividend Investor, The Motley Fool, Simply Safe Dividends, Seeking Alpha, and the Adam Mesh Trading Group. I'm proud to be one of the founders of The Dividend Kings, joining forces with Brad Thomas, Chuck Carnevale, and other leading income writers to offer the best premium service on Seeking Alpha's Market Place.


My goal is to help all people learn how to harness the awesome power of dividend growth investing to achieve their financial dreams and enrich their lives.


With 24 years of investing experience, I've learned what works and more importantly, what doesn't, when it comes to building long-term wealth and safe and dependable income streams in all economic and market conditions.


Analyst’s Disclosure: I am/we are long AMP, PM. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

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