Aren't you a little short for a storm trooper?

LegendPhoenix — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:22:29 GMT

Welcome, young Skywalker, I have been expecting you. Currently I'm traveling home from my holiday trip while contemplating this past year. I thought I'd type up a blog post and let you know what's new before we get swept up by 2013.

First and foremost, I'd like to tell you that my wife and I are expecting our first

Hello there, little one!

Although I haven't posted in a while, I wanted to let you all know: I'm not dead. Not yet. Actually there's nothing wrong with me except

HarryCarysGhost once mentioned:

"It is so sweet when you see that first dividend buy you more shares."

Stay on target... Stay on target (February)

LegendPhoenix — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:12:31 GMT

This month, I added to my position of Dominion (the commission is factored into the price per share)

2/21/2012 – Dominion Resources at $50.62 / share

There actually was no commission, just a two dollar fee because I purchased these shares

To nerds everywhere, I bid you Happy New Year! With the first month of the new year behind us, I feel that 2012 has started off on the right foot.

I'm looking for ways to put away a little cash here and there from our monthly budget. Back in August, I stumbled across a nice little idea I'd like to share although I can't remember where (it may have been a blog or possibly a comment to an article). If you know where the idea came from please let me know and I will happily give due credit.

Many major grocery stor...

"Chewie here tells me you're looking for passage to the Alderaan system."

LegendPhoenix — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:11:18 GMT

I went to college in a tiny, rural town where I often lamented, "If there's a bright center to the universe, this is the town that it's furthest from." Many an evening was spent in a dark, subterranean hole-in-the-wall that my friends and I liked to call "

December ended up being a great month for me professionally, financially, spiritually and creatively. This month I've been introduced to options and I'm crazy excited about what I'm learning. I have a few months to go, but hopefully I'll star...

What good is a reward if you're not around to use it?

LegendPhoenix — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:35:37 GMT

One of my guilty pleasures is watching a show called "The Soup" (owned by NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA)). It's a cable program that gather clips from the previous week across the vast ocean of television a...

Master, moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different.

LegendPhoenix — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:19:53 GMT

A couple of years ago I had an unexpected house guest show up for a visit. He was a friend of a friend's teenage son so I felt obligated to accommodate him. He's a nice enough kid, but to be honest, he was a bit of a knucklehead. His mind always seemed to be on the future, never on where he was nor what he was doing. Basically he was reckless. He even managed to drive his car into a lake near my house (he was probab...

I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father.

LegendPhoenix — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:28:57 GMT

Last month I created a blog post while considering a direct stock purchase program and dividend reinvestment. I asked readers to share tips or advice regarding DSPP and DriPs. What followed was a flurry of helpful comments which you can find here.
The discussion left me with a lot to co...

Stay on target... Stay on target (November)

LegendPhoenix — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:19:21 GMT

Well, now is as good a time as any to write my review of November and post how my picks have fared so far. Our windows are finally in and paid for, so having performed our due diligence with

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.

LegendPhoenix — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:41:31 GMT

I'd like to get involved with some sort of direct investment plan + dividend reinvestment plan (also known as "DRIP"). For those of you who don't know what this is, don't worry: I'm new at this as well and I found a great explanation

There has been a company I've had my eyes on for quite a while, but when we decided to replace the windows in our house, I began a self-imposed moratorium on investing to make the window payment seem less painful. Well, they've finally finished installing our new windows and not a moment too soon. The day our ...

I knew you'd come back. I just knew it. (September)

LegendPhoenix — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:17:43 GMT

I've taken a little bit of a break from this blog and from investing. It isn't due to a lack of enthusiasm nor is it from a dearth of great stocks to invest in. Basically, my wife and I are having the windows on the house replaced and so I've focused our weekly investment allowance on these new windows. So for the next couple months, I'm going to switch from "Stock of the Week" to "Stock of the Month" and ma...

Great, Chewie, great! Always thinkin' with your stomach.

LegendPhoenix — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:48:54 GMT

Many years ago I was hiking in the woods with some friends. We eventually got lost (it was probably my fault - I have a notoriously terrible sense of direction). While we were meandering about, trying to find our way, I noticed what smelled like a delicious roast. Upon further investigation, it turned out that I was

When I started this "stock of the week" project, my hope was to pick up solid companies whose stock price had fallen as a result of the global economic pressures that are affecting the market at la...

Where did you dig up that old fossil?

LegendPhoenix — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:28:15 GMT

There's a guy I know who seems nice enough at first, but the more I watch him, the more I wonder about him. For example, one time he was trying to charter a flight for a long and expensive trip. The representative from the travel company quoted him an extremely high price, so he decided to try to haggle. The counteroffer was as follows: he'd pay 20% of the asking price upfront (basically the amount he got for

Has there ever been a dude who frequently shows up when you and your friends hang out, yet no one likes him? He never gets the subtle hints that he's unwelcome, yet you and your friends are too polite to straight-up explain to him that everyone thinks he's a total

Well, one month of blogging and four weeks of picks are in the books. I figured I should kick out a monthly summary in case someone doesn’t want to read my weekly posts but is otherwise curious as to what’s going on.

This is what I bought (the commission is factored into the price per share):

08/05/2011 – Dominion Resources @ $48.15 / share

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