Well, its finally time to put it out there. Since I started blogging I’ve been trying to build a base of background posts to get me to this point. Today, I want to share with you the retirement model that I am using to fund my retirement. I think I Read more…
The 3rd largest MLP by market cap, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) reported Q4 2010 results that were as expected. The full press-release can be found here. Total distributable cash flow (DCF) for the year was $1.03B which was only about a 7.4% increase from 2009. The Q4’10 declared distribution of Read more…
EPD reported Q4’10 and full year 2010 results on February 17th, 2011 and again they were nothing short of impressive. The full earnings release can be found here. I also highly recommend their earnings calls where EPD always does a nice job of providing additional color to their earnings results. Read more…
In my first post on the magic dividend formula I discussed how to estimate forward returns using the formula. The formula only requires the estimation of one unknown variable which makes it very easy to use. Today I want to discuss a different form of the exact same formula and Read more…
In my 2011 outlook post earlier this month I mentioned that I had raised the cash portion of my portfolio to 40%. I did this by selling out of my commodity positions. A recent post I read at Pragmatic Capitalism reminded of me of this and that I should explicitly Read more…
Kinder Morgan (KMP) reported Q4 2010 results after market close yesterday. Results were in line with market expectations. Here is the summary from the press release: Distribution 8% Higher Than 4Q 2009 2010 Distributable Cash Flow Up 14% Over 2009 HOUSTON, Jan 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Kinder Morgan Energy Read more…
Quick post this morning on some worthwhile news this week out of my stealth dividend darling Fairfax which I posted on here. On January 5th 2011Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH.TO on the TSX or FRFHF.PK in the US) declared its annual 2010 dividend. The full press release is here. The 2010 Read more…
Huh? Why the question mark in the title of this post you may ask? Well, it has to do with my thoughts on forecasts. This time of year is one of the more entertaining. Slews of economists, investment strategists, and research houses put out there forecasts for market performance in Read more…
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a great 2010 and wish you all the best in 2011. For my first post of the year I wanted to review my 2010 results and highlight a few real successes and of course some bad trades as well. Lets get right Read more…
Its cool and damp in south Florida this morning. A great day to watch some good football and work on investing posts. My last post covered a recommended reading list for beginning investors. Today, I’ll add books to the list for intermediate investors, those investors that think they are ready Read more…
I’ve been meaning to put together an investment reading list for a while but it has proved to be more difficult than I first anticipated. Finally, I have one. This is part of the list for beginners. A lot of investors I talk to are surprised when I tell them Read more…