Monthly Archives: February 2015

A Bird in the Hand

Posted on February 27, 2015 by dividenddreamer

Well, today turned out to be better than I really expected. I have been watching the stories unfold concerning Net Neutrality and, to tell you the truth, I expected my stock to tank completely if the issue was passed. In … Continue reading →

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Of Mice and Men

Posted on February 25, 2015 by dividenddreamer

“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” Frost hit the nail right on the head with that one. I had a plan a few weeks back to turn a trade with GE and realize a 5% … Continue reading →

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Good Things

Posted on February 19, 2015 by dividenddreamer

Well, my patience has paid off. I have been waiting for the price of T to retreat from the levels that I sold it off last Thursday. Today, it has dropped precipitously. Although it may continue the slide, I have … Continue reading →

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Am I Crazy?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by dividenddreamer

Update: 2/12/2014 Well, I saw my new trade in T go up in value $220.98 in 24 hours. I weighed the good and the bad and decided that $220.98 is more than enough money to collect in a 24 period. … Continue reading →

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Covered Calls Anyone?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by dividenddreamer

  Update: 2/9/2015 Today, I cleared out my last 3 calls on FE. I paid .20 cents to close the position. All in all, I netted $177.75 for those three calls in 24 days. Basically, I collected right at .65 … Continue reading →

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Did I Sell? Did I Buy?

Posted on February 6, 2015 by dividenddreamer

You bet I did. I bought and sold today. I sold my T position in my trading account and collected a nice chunk of change. I sold the shares for $34.81. I originally paid $34.23 cents with the trade factored … Continue reading →

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What was I Thinking?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by dividenddreamer

     Today was a really nasty day because of all the rain and cold weather. I decided to hang out today and just watch the market to see if something might come my way.      A few weeks back, … Continue reading →

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