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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]

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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.

Thu May 16

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 11:51 PM

iPIG Portfolio FAQ v. 1.0.1

This is version 1.0.1 of the iPIG portfolio FAQ list, built largely from the input collected in this thread: [more]

Wed May 15

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TMFBigFrog posted to the Inside Value boards. 12:59 AM

Tue May 14

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 9:16 PM

Portfolio Holding Review - Walgreen

http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2013/05/14/is... (Video)

Summary: The iPIG portfolio benefitted from quite a [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 9:13 PM

Re: Yield

Thanks, Kelbon --

Value Line is generally an incredibly trustworthy source, and the screen seems reasonable. I used to own Mattel and Sysco, for instance, and I've talked about General Mills as a potential iPIG Pick and why it was passed [more]

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TMFBigFrog published an article 12:00 AM

Is Walgreen's Stock Still Worth Owning?

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

Mon May 13

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Inside Value boards. 11:37 PM

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TMFBigFrog replied to the iPIG Portfolio board. 7:35 PM

Re: Yield

Interesting concept, my friend. Is there a publically available link to the Value Line report or screen? It'd be interesting to see the selections & method to try and see why there's only a 3 stock overlap between the methods.

If I had [more]

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TMFBigFrog published an article 12:00 AM

Why Strict Investing Standards Rule

They help weed out companies priced for perfection and leave the field open for those set up to succeed in our imperfect reality.

Sun May 12

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Inside Value boards. 4:59 PM

Wed May 8

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TMFBigFrog posted to the iPIG Portfolio board. 7:21 PM

Portfolio Holding Review - UPS

http://www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2013/05/08/is...

Video -- Summary: I wouldn't be buying more at [more]

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Inside Value boards. 12:27 AM

Tue May 7

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TMFBigFrog commented on an article. 2:04 AM

You Have to Be in It to Win It

Hi TheDumbMoney,

Dividends in the iPIG portfolio are collected as cash and then invested when there's both enough cash to justify a purchase and a stock comes to my attention that fits the portfolio's purchase

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Mon May 6

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TMFBigFrog replied to the Inside Value boards. 10:46 PM

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TMFBigFrog commented on an article. 10:05 PM

You Have to Be in It to Win It

Thanks, asherjack. It's an honor to know that you're following & enjoying this portfolio. It's surprisingly more effort than I had thought it would be, but it's also a lot of fun to do. Here's hoping it's successful enough that

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