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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 old [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]