Wednesday, December 31, 2014

What's in a name?

Alpha Target is the name of this blog. It is a statement and a reminder.
The 'Alpha' part refers to anything that represents high value. In finance, alpha also refers to a technical risk ratio that shows you the out/under-performance of a portfolio against a benchmark.

The 'Target' part refers to the fact that it is a goal, a goal that changes over time. This includes the re-evaluation of goals and the reminder to keep your focus whilst moving forward step by step.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Dividend Income Update - December 2014

December 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Aflac Inc (AFL) - $15.69
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $61.05
  • British Petrol (BP) - $150.00
  • Conoco Phillips (COP) - $37.89
  • CSX Corp (CSX) - $19.20
  • Chevron Corp (CVX) - $58.85
  • Ensco PLC (ESV) - $94.52
  • IBM (IBM) - $17.60
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $35.00
  • Coca-Cola Co. (KO) - $50.44
  • Lorillard (LO) - $43.05
  • Mattel Inc (MAT) - $24.70
  • McDonald's Corp (MCD) - $40.86
  • Realty Income Corp. (O) - $26.32
  • Pfizer (PFE) - $27.10
  • Southside Bancshares (SBSI) - $24.00
  • Target (TGT) - $79.78
  • Unilever (UL) - $17.94
  • Visa (V) - $9.60
  • Walgreen Company (WAG) - $30.38
  • Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC) - $15.21
  • Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) - $48.30
Total dividends received during the month of December: $927.49

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $4,777.01

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $7,609.04

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $634.09
Portfolio market value: $224,037.20

Monday, December 1, 2014

Dividend Income Update - November 2014

November 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Apple (AAPL) - $26.32
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $60.47
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) - $19.00
  • Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL) - $12.96
  • Clorox Co (CLX) - $22.20
  • CMS Energy Corp (CMS) - $21.60
  • Deere & Co (DE) - $15.00
  • General Mills (GIS) - $15.99
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc (KMI) - $56.69
  • Realty Income Corp. (O) - $26.22
  • Omega Health Care (OHI) - $93.08
  • Procter & Gamble (PG) - $25.40
  • Starbucks (SBUX) - $16.00
  • Seagate (STX) - $21.60
  • AT&T (T) - $36.80
  • Verizon (VZ) - $33.00
Total dividends received during the month of November: $502.34

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $3,849.53

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $7,470.10

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $622.51
Portfolio market value: $215,525.25

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Dividend Income Update - October 2014

October 2014 Dividends Received:
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $41.85
  • Baxter (BAX) - $26.54
  • General Electric Co (GE) - $28.60
  • Coca-Cola Co (KO) - $50.09
  • Kansas City Southern (KSU) - $9.91
  • McCormick & Company Inc (MCK) - $11.10
  • Altria (MO) - $54.67
  • Nike (NKE) - $12.00
  • Realty Income Corp. (O) - $26.11
  • Philip Morris International (PM) - $70.54
  • Union Pacific Corp (UNP) - $30
  • Western Digital Corp (WDC) - $9.60
Total dividends received during the month of October: $371.00

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $3,347.19

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $7,112.93

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $592.74
Portfolio market value: $207,248.45

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Dividend Income Update - September 2014

September 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Aflac Inc (AFL) - $14.80 
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $41.56
  • British Petrol (BP) - $36.86
  • Conoco Phillips (COP) - $37.55
  • CSX Corp (CSX) - $19.20
  • Ensco PLC (ESV) - $45.00
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $35.00
  • Lorillard (LO) - $43.05
  • Mattel Inc (MAT) - $24.70
  • McDonald's Corp (MCD) - $38.61
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $25.95
  • Pfizer (PFE) - $26.87
  • Southside Bancshares (SBSI) - $16.50
  • Target (TGT) - $79.12
  • Unilever (UL) - $18.96
  • Visa (V) - $8.00
  • Walgreen Company (WAG) - $30.38
  • Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC) - $13.65
  • Wal-mart Stores Inc (WMT) - $1.35
Total dividends received during the month of September: $557.10

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $2976.19

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $5858.33

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $488.19
Portfolio market value: $183,003

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Dividend Income Update - August 2014

August 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Apple (AAPL) - $26.32
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $41.31
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL) - $19.00
  • CMS Energy Corp (CMS) - $21.60
  • General Mills (GIS) - $15.99
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc (KMI) - $54.83
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $25.85
  • Omega Health Care (OHI) - $90.06
  • Procter & Gamble (PG) - $25.21
  • Starbucks (SBUX) - $13.00
  • Seagate (STX) - $17.20
  • AT&T (T) - $36.80
  • Verizon (VZ) - $31.80
Total dividends received during the month of August: $418.96

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $2419.08

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $5,694.65

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $474.55
Portfolio market value: $185,279.54

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Dividend Income Update - July 2014

July 2014 Dividends Received:
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $41.04
  • Baxter (BAX) - $26.36
  • General Electric Co (GE) - $15.40
  • Coca-Cola Co (KO) - $49.73
  • Kansas City Southern (KSU) - $9.89
  • Altria (MO) - $49.91
  • Nike (NKE) - $12.00
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.64
  • Philip Morris International (PM) - $33.04
  • Union Pacific Corp (UNP) - $27.30
  • Western Digital Corp (WDC) - $9.60
Total dividends received during the month of July: $288.90

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $2000.12

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $5,584

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $465
Portfolio market value: $170,857

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Dividend Income Update - June 2014

June 2014 Dividends Received:
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $40.76
  • British Petrol (BP) - $17.55
  • Conoco Phillips (COP) - $35.19
  • CSX Corp (CSX) - $19.20
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $35.00
  • Lorillard (LO) - $43.05
  • McDonald's Corp (MCD) - $16.60
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.55
  • Pfizer (PFE) - $26.63
  • Southside Bancshares (SBSI) - $15.75
  • Target (TGT) - $43.59
  • Unilever (UL) - $19.44
  • Visa (V) - $8.00
  • Walgreen Company (WAG) - $12.60
  • Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC) - $12.09
  • Wal-mart Stores Inc (WMT) - $1.34
Total dividends received during the month of June: $361.35

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $1711.22

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $4268.77

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $355.73
Portfolio market value: $138,101

Monday, June 2, 2014

Dividend Income Update - May 2014

May 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Apple (AAPL) - $26.32
  • American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) - $40.50
  • General Mills (GIS) - $15.99
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc (KMI) - $52.89
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.49
  • Omega Health Care (OHI) - $51.57
  • Procter & Gamble (PG) - $25.01
  • Starbucks (SBUX) - $13.00
  • Seagate (STX) - $17.20
  • AT&T (T) - $36.80
  • Verizon (VZ) - $31.80
Total dividends received during the month of May: $325.57

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $1349.87

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $4117.73

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $343.14
Portfolio market value: $133,674.29

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Dividend Income Update - April 2014

April 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Baxter (BAX) - $24.67
  • Coca-Cola Co (KO) - $49.33
  • Kansas City Southern (KSU) - $9.86
  • Altria (MO) - $49.28
  • Nike (NKE) - $12.00
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.43
  • Philip Morris International (PM) - $32.68
  • Union Pacific Corp (UNP) - $27.30
  • Western Digital Corp (WDC) - $7.20
  • Wal-mart Stores Inc (WMT) - $20.41
Total dividends received during the month of April: $247.17

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $1024.30

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $3863

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $321.88
Portfolio market value: $124,359

This past month I bought shares of KMI and BP in my taxable account. In my roth ira I sold my position in WMT and CVX and bought shares of ARCP. 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Dividend Income Update - March 2014

March 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Conoco Phillips (COP) - $34.83
  • CSX Corp (CSX) - $18.00
  • Chevron (CVX) - $26.42
  • Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - $33.00
  • Lorillard (LO) - $43.05
  • McDonald's Corp (MCD) - $16.47
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.34
  • Pfizer (PFE) - $26.42
  • Target (TGT) - $43.29
  • Visa (V) - $8.00
  • Walgreen Company (WAG) - $12.60
  • Wisconsin Energy Corp (WEC) - $11.70
Total dividends received during the month of March: $288.12

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $777.12

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $3361.62

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $280.14
Portfolio market value: $118038

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Dividend Income Update - February 2014

February 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.28
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc (KMI) - $30.75
  • Procter & Gamble (PG) - $23.19
  • Omega Health Care (OHI) - $49.74
  • General Mills (GIS) - $14.82
  • AT&T (T) - $36.80
  • Verizon (VZ) - $31.80
  • Apple (AAPL) - $24.40
  • Starbucks (SBUX) - $13.00
  • Seagate (STX) - $17.20
Total dividends received during the month of February: $255.99

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $489.00

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $3285.64

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $273.80

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Dividend Income Update - January 2014

January 2014 Dividends Received:
  • Baxter (BAX) - $24.50
  • Philip Morris International (PM) - $32.31
  • Altria (MO) - $48.65
  • Realty Income Corp. (O)  - $14.22
  • Wal-mart Stores Inc (WMT) - $19.87
  • Kansas City Southern (KSU) - $7.56
  • Walt Disney (DIS) - $43.00
  • Western Digital Corp (WDC) - $7.20
  • Nike (NKE) - $12.00
  • Union Pacific Corp (UNP) - $23.70
Total dividends received during the month of January: $233.01

Total dividends received so far in 2014: $233.01

Projected forward yearly dividend income: $3080.87

Projected forward average monthly dividend income: $256.74