One of my best-performing Llamafolio stocks is no longer doing well - VDSI is officially in the crapper. On April 23th the closing price was $13.83 per share. April 24th, the opening price was $11.50, and closing was $10.36. As I write this, the stock sits at $9.80 with no bottom apparent. That’s roughly a [...]
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I have two stocks in my portfolio that are making me consider selling. I purchased Bank of America ( BAC ) on March 4th at $38.16 per share. Today BAC closed at $42.46 per share - that’s a total gain of $55.90 ( 13 shares ). Also, I purchased VDSI at $11.44, and it closed [...]
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Since I began purchasing stocks, I am up nearly $40. That’s as of today’s close, anyway. There’s no telling what tomorrow will bring, and I think that’s part of the excitement. Sure, it could be a bad day and every one of my stocks could tank. All that would meant to me is that I’d [...]
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It’s time once again for your irregularly scheduled Llamafolio update. Unlike my last update, in which things weren’t looking so hot, I have some great news. My overall virtual portfolio is up a whopping $640.24 , or 32%. That’s simply huge. How’s it break down? Let’s take a look:
WM is on a rampage
I bought WM [...]
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No good news on the Llamafolio front. PEP and WMT are in the tank a little bit, and are really taking their toll on my portfolio. WM ha been down from where I bought it at, but it’s coming back up. I’m nearly even on WM, and I expect big things from that stock. Time [...]
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I’ve created a temporary, dedicated page to track the Llamafolio performance. I say temporary because I have to update it manually - which I will try to do once weekly. I have been trying to code an automatic solution, but keep stumbling. PHP coding is far from my expertise. In any case, check out the [...]
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So far I’m on a roll with Llamafolio buys. From my original $2000, I still have a cool $822.61 sitting around waiting for the right opportunity. Well today I see that opportunity - though it’s a massive risk. I’m just going to come out and say it - I’m buying Washington Mutual Stock. Good [...]
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I know I just made my first Llamafolio purchase, and I’m not traditionally one to rush into things. But after doing a bit of research, I’ve decided to make Walmart my second purchase. I’ll be earmarking approximately $800 for my Walmart investment. After the Zecco commission, that leaves $795.50 for the stock purchase. That’s about [...]
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For my first Llamafolio purchase, I’ve decided to go with none other than Pepsico Inc, also known as NYSE:PEP. I’ll be “buying” 5 shares of Pepsi stock at the current price of $77.71, for a total of $388.55. Adding in the $4.50 commission from Zecco, and that’s a total cost of $393.05. That’s starting out [...]
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