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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 11:27 PM

Re: Wells Fargo (WFC)

Thanks, Jack. Certainly something I should dig deeper into.

-Chuck
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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 7:26 PM

New Selection for the Portfolio - WFC

http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2013/05/24/wh...

Special thanks to kelbon for pointing this one [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 7:03 PM

Re: Wells Fargo (WFC)

Here's the article: http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2013/05/24/wh...

don't blame me if the stock blows up [more]

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TMFBigFrog published an article 10:00 AM

Why Wells Fargo's Stock Is Worth Owning

Maybe there is such a thing as a solid bank.

CAPS Outperform Pitch

TMFBigFrog wrote about Wells Fargo (WFC) . 1:31 AM

WFC Outperform

Unedited excerpt from a CAPSCall article anticipated for publication on 24-MAY-2013: The next selection for the Inflation-Protected Income Growth Portfolio is banking titan Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). One of the few major banks to have recovered its [more]

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TMFBigFrog made a pick in CAPS. 1:31 AM

Wells Fargo (WFC) will Outperform the S&P 500

Thu May 23

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 11:29 PM

Re: Wells Fargo (WFC)

Thanks for the find, kelbon. Looks like it was the dividend cut during the financial crisis that kept this one off the radar. Given the rest of the bank's measures, it looks healthy enough...

Looking at data from Capital IQ, I see the [more]

Wed May 22

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Dividend Growth Investing board. 10:21 PM

Re: Total return

Hi djungst,

A reasonable shortcut if you're automatically reinvesting dividends is to just look at your initial investment amount and date & the current value & today's date in an XIRR equation.

From a cash flow [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 9:46 PM

Re: Banks

Hi kelbon,

I was wondering why there are no banks in the portfolio?

Excellent question my friend. Before I answer, let me offer you an opportunity. Pitch a bank for the portfolio that passes on the criteria spelled out below. [more]

Tue May 21

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 7:17 PM

Holding Review

CSX & Union Pacific

http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2013/05/21/ar...

Video. General gist -- [more]

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TMFBigFrog published an article 4:44 PM

Are These Railroad Stocks Still Worth Owning?

Like every investment, they need to be reviewed from time to time.

Mon May 20

Article Comment

TMFBigFrog commented on an article. 12:25 AM

1 Simple Step to Dramatically Improve Your Retirement

Hi gmiller92648,

It's very possible. My personal perspective (and I didn't write the EBRI research) is that the people most interested in their retirement are those who are actively doing something about it. If

[more]

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TMFBigFrog published an article 12:00 AM

Is There a Bubble Brewing?

Does it really matter?

Sun May 19

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 12:49 AM

Re: iPIG Portfolio FAQ v. 1.0.1

Kelbon,

Other than the example you cite (Sirius) after randomly reviewing the 10-year financials of 30 to 40 companies I only found one example where a company's net earnings exceeded operating earnings in any given year, and then only by [more]

Sat May 18

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TMFBigFrog published an article 8:15 AM

1 Simple Step to Dramatically Improve Your Retirement

Doing this right now can give you a leg up on most everyone else.

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 7:33 AM

Re: iPIG Portfolio FAQ v. 1.0.1

Kelbon,

The iPIG portfolio uses several metrics together to judge whether an investment is a fit. You're absolutely right that too much borrowing can sink a company, hence the "debt to equity ratio between around 0 and 2" metric in [more]

Fri May 17

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 11:11 PM

Portfolio Holding Review -- TXN

http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2013/05/17/is...

(Video). Summary: It looks to be about fairly valued, [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 11:06 PM

Re: iPIG Portfolio FAQ v. 1.0.1

Hi kelbon,

Great point, and you're absolutely correct that the company has a lot of capital expenditures and that because of those capital expenditures, its dividend payments exceed free cash flow. APD's dividends are covered by operating [more]

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TMFBigFrog published an article 12:00 AM

Is Texas Instruments' Stock Still Worth Owning?

Like every investment, it needs to be reviewed from time to time.

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