I’ve been investing in stocks since 2004. As I have gotten older, I have gotten more active in my buying, holding, and selling of stocks,i and, I believe, more intelligent in my analysis and purchase of these investments. I have periodically posted these stock ideas on my blog and/or on Facebook. Recently on Facebook I’ve started adding the hashtag “#MikesStockPicks” to these investment ideas. I have decided to move these stock picks from Facebook to here going forward as I believe it will be easier to track these stock picks and gives me the ability to expand on the investment ideas, information, etc. Thanks for reading.
What exactly is the Stock Market anyways? Have you ever thought people were speaking Greek when you heard them talking about stocks and the stock market? Learn some basics.
Newly updated – My Stock Holdings. This is not a list of stock endorsements. It is a list of all the investments I currently hold. Some of these I would not purchase again, and some I would purchase a lot more of. For simplification, I did not include any options on this list.
Stock broker comparison (coming soon). the good and bad of the different online brokerages.
Options basics. You’ve heard about options, but don’t know what they are? Here is some basics on options. This does not go into detail of the various different options strategies.
I love dividends! Each month I am earning money while I am asleep in companies that I invest in. Check out my Monthly Dividend Recap.
During March 2019, I received $619.92 in dividends. For other months visit my Monthly Dividend Recap page.
Symbol
Stock
Amount
BAC
BANK
OF AMERICA CORP
15.85
BP
BP PLC SPONSORED ADR
17.58
BP
BP PLC SPONSORED ADR
11.33
CGNX
COGNEX CORP COM
0.70
D
DOMINION ENERGY INC COM
46.4
DGRO
ISHARES TRUST CORE DIVID GWTH
3.27
DWDP
DOWDUPONT INC COM
5.74
ENB
ENBRIDGE INC COM ISIN
#CA29250N1050 SED
5.25
F
FORD MTR CO DEL COM
15.24
HDV
ISHARES TRUST ISHARES CORE HIGH
DIVIDEND
8.22
HDV
ISHARES TRUST ISHARES CORE HIGH
DIVIDEND
1.66
HNDL
STRATEGY SHARES NASDAQ 7HANDL
INDEX ETF
3.68
HNDL
STRATEGY SHARES NASDAQ 7HANDL
INDEX ETF
0.43
HSY
HERSHEY COMPANY COM USD1.00
18.29
IBM
INTERNATIONAL BUS MACH CORP COM
USD0.20
31.81
INTC
INTEL CORP COM USD0.001
13.04
JNJ
JOHNSON &JOHNSON COM USD1.00
9.00
KHC
KRAFT HEINZ CO COM
10.00
MAIN
MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP COM
5.07
MCY
MERCURY GENERAL CORP
0.67
MCY
MERCURY GENERAL CORP
128.99
MGM
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL COM
0.50
MSFT
MICROSOFT CORP
12.93
NEWT
NEWTEK BUSINESS SVCS CORP COM NEW
21.97
ORC
ORCHID IS CAP INC COM
8.65
ORC
ORCHID IS CAP INC COM
41.93
PFE
PFIZER INC
7.25
PIREX
Principal Real Estate Securities Fund
8.21
PSEC
PROSPECT CAP CORP
1.68
QYLD
GLOBAL X FDS NASDAQ 100 COVER
8.46
RGR
STURM RUGER &CO INC COM
2.00
SMHB
UBS AG LONDON BRH ETRACS MP2X B
0.00000
1.69
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
3.27
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
1.96
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
0.06
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
1.81
TCEHY
TENCENT HLDGS LTD UNSPON ADR
0.07
TCEHY
TENCENT HLDGS LTD UNSPON ADR
0.08
TQQQ
PROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
0.04
XOM
EXXON MOBIL CORP
91.15
AGG
ISHARES CORE U S AGGREGATE BD
ETF
0.54
AVY
AVERY DENNISON CORP
2.08
BA
BOEING CO
28.92
BAC
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
5.13
BPY
BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L P
0.26
IVW
ISHARES S&P 500 GROWTH ETF
1.18
JNJ
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
9.00
NSPRC
NUSTAR ENERGY LP
2.81
SHY
ISHARES 1 3 YEAR TREASURY
0.16
SPHD
INVESCO S&P 500 HIGH DIVID LOW VOLATILITY ETF
1.30
STM
STMICROELECTRONICS N V
0.18
VTI
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET ETF
1.55
WBA
WALGREEN BOOTS ALLIANCE INC
0.88
Also during the month I purchased and sold covered call options. I netted $417.93 during the month.
As one of my goals is to eventually replace my income with my investments, one of the metrics I look at is my monthly, weekly, and hourly cash flow from my investments. My combined dividends and net covered call options gives me a monthly cash flow of $1,037.85. This works out to be $239.52 per week and $5.99 per hour.
During February 2019, I received $698.88 in dividends. Look at monthly recaps from other months. For other months visit my Monthly Dividend Recap page.
Symbol
Stock
Amount
ABBV
ABBVIE Inc
12.84
ABBV
ABBVIE Inc
7.72
AAPL
Apple Inc
29.31
AAPL
Apple Inc
18.53
AAPL
Apple Inc
99.58
AAPL
Apple Inc
3.66
ARNC
Arconic
11.76
T
AT&T Inc
228.10
EMO
Clearbridge Energy
25.90
COST
Costco Wholesale Club
5.71
CCLP
CSI COMPRESSCO LP
2.19
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
4.32
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
4.28
FL
Foot Locker Inc
1.09
GIS
General Mills Inc
54.48
QYLD
GLOBAL X FDS NASDAQ 100 COVER
7.63
HAS
Hasbro Inc
5.82
HCP
HCP Inc
12.16
HRL
Hormel Foods Corp
5.27
MAIN
Main Street Capital Corp
5.04
MA
Mastercard Inc
7.93
ORC
Orchid Island Capital Inc
41.46
ORC
Orchid Island Capital Inc
8.56
PSEC
Prospect Capital Corp
1.68
SIRI
Sirus XM Holdings Inc
.24
HDNL
NASDAQ 7HANDL INDEX ETF
16.56
HDNL
NASDAQ 7HANDL INDEX ETF
1.92
SYF
Synchrony Financial
5.35
SYF
Synchrony Financial
16.08
UBNT
Ubiquiti Networks Inc
10.55
SMHB
UBS AG LONDON BRH ETRACS MP2X
1.37
ZION
Zions Bancorporation
33.99
Also during the month I purchased and sold covered call options. I netted $889.53 during the month.
I purchased 10 shares in AppFolio (APPF) for $63.25 today. They do not pay a dividend but are a growth company.
AppFolio is a cloud services company. They provide Software As a Service (SAAS) to 2 different vertical markets. Their main product is for property management companies. They are one of the largest (I think largest, but not positive) property management software companies for the independent property manager. Their second market is law offices.
I intend to hold them long term and will likely purchase more shares.
During January 2019, I received $412.38 in dividends. Look at monthly recaps from other months. For other months visit my Monthly Dividend Recap page.
Symbol
Stock
Amount
JPM
JPMORGAN CHASE &CO. COM
8.06
QYLD
GLOBAL X FDS NASDAQ 100 COVER
8.88
SPAXX
FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET
4.29
BKS
BARNES &NOBLE INC COM
31.50
GE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM
0.28
SMHB
UBS AG LONDON BRH ETRACS MP2X
6.46
PSEC
PROSPECT CAP CORP
1.68
BPT
BP PRUDHOE BAY RTY TR UNIT BEN INT
32.83
HNDL
STRATEGY SHARES NASDAQ 7HANDL
INDEX ETF
18.06
MAIN
MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP
5.02
BBBY
BED, BATH AND BEYOND
17.60
FRT
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST
SBI USD
2.06
DIS
DISNEY WALT CO
35.2
ORC
ORCHID ISLAND CAP INC
8.46
NXPI
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS
4.51
BBGI
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC
13.05
QYLD
GLOBAL X FDS NASDAQ 100 COVER
7.03
TMFC
RBB FD INC IMOTLEY FOOL 100 INDEX ETF
13.75
TQQQ
PROSHARES ULTRAPRO QQQ
0.45
UBSI
UNITED BANKSHARES INC WEST VA
8.50
CODI.PR.B
COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
0.98
CSCO
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
2.31
Also during the month I purchased and sold covered call options. However this month I had a couple of options that I lost money on due to having to purchase to close on a rapid increasing share prices on a couple of my positions. I netted a mere $.59 during the month. An important lesson is to close an option before earnings are reported.
This post is not intended to convey legal, accounting, investing, or other professional advice. I’m not selling anything. I am not a registered stock dealer or broker or anything like it. I’m just sharing ideas I have in stock market investments. My ideas are subject to change at anytime. I have not been compensated in anyway for any of Mike’s Stock Picks.
