Trades

This week, six of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: BDX, FMCB, GRC, PPG, SJW, and TGT.

Ticker	Account Value
BDX	1,377.24
FMCB	4,120.00
GRC	3,140.60
PPG	3,233.44
SJW	3,494.61
TGT	2,301.60

The lowest amount belongs to BDX which last traded at $229.54. Now, in addition to the usual $250+ of weekly investment, there is an additional $278.09 in uninvested income at my disposal. Therefore, I will acquire 3 shares (2 from the normal weekly installment and 1 extra, leaving some uninvested income on the table) of BDX on Monday. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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This week, three of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: GRC, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
GRC	2,860.50
PPG	3,170.16
SJW	3,318.21

The lowest amount belongs to GRC which last traded at $38.14. Therefore, I will acquire 7 shares of GRC on Monday. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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This week is the final of three ‘off’ weeks intended to restore the $250+ per week pace of investment which became necessary with the acquisition of another share of FMCB. Read on to find out which position would have been most worthy of new money.

This week, four of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, GRC, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	4,084.00
GRC	2,935.50
PPG	3,214.40
SJW	3,323.25

The lowest amount belongs to GRC. There is nothing precluding further investment in that position, other than it being an ‘off’ week.

This week is the second of three ‘off’ weeks intended to restore the $250+ per week pace of investment which became necessary with the acquisition of another share of FMCB. Read on to find out which position would have been most worthy of new money.

This week, four of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, GRC, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	4,052.00
GRC	2,858.25
PPG	3,297.00
SJW	3,298.68

The lowest amount belongs to GRC. There is nothing precluding further investment in that position, other than it being an ‘off’ week.

This week is the first of three ‘off’ weeks intended to restore the $250+ per week pace of investment which became necessary with the acquisition of another share of FMCB. Read on to find out which position would have been most worthy of new money.

This week, four of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	4,041.99
PPG	3,215.52
SJW	3,201.66

The lowest amount belongs to SJW. There is nothing precluding further investment in that position, other than it being an ‘off’ week.

2025-02-01

This week, three of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	3,120.00
PPG	3,230.64
SJW	3,164.49

The lowest amount belongs to FMCB which last traded at $1,040.00. I will acquire 1 share of FMCB on Monday. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

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2025-01-25

This week four of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: FMCB, PII, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
FMCB	3,120.00
PII	2,260.86
PPG	3,437.84
SJW	2,902.41

The lowest amount belongs to PII which last traded at $53.83. I will acquire 5 shares of PII on Monday. Please see the post on 2025-01-04 for a high-level look at PII’s performance over the last 16 years. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

This week, three of the portfolio holdings ranked in the Top Ten: PII, PPG, and SJW.

Ticker	Account Value
PII	1,831.17
PPG	3,366.72
SJW	3,025.89

The lowest amount belongs to PII which last traded at $55.49. In addition to the usual $250+ weekly amount, there is another $250.54 of income available for reinvestment. Therefore, I will acquire 9 shares of PII on Tuesday (the market is closed on Monday). Please see the post on 2025-01-04 for a high-level look at PII’s performance over the last 16 years. Below, is the purchase history and average cost calculation.

I cancelled my existing order:

Selling to Open: 1 April 17, 2025 $45.00 Call Option [Symbol: VZ250417C45]

Limit Order Price: Credit of $0.40 per share

And replaced it with:

Selling to Open: 1 April 17, 2025 $42.00 Call Option [Symbol: VZ250417C42]

Limit Order Price: Credit of $0.40 per share

It executed immediately. It brings in $39.49 in option premium with an 84% chance it will expire worthless. The hope is that over the next 92 days, VZ will climb back above $40.

I cancelled my existing order:

Selling to Open: 3 March 21, 2025 $12.50 Call Options [Symbol: LEG250321C12.5]

Limit Order Price:  Credit of $0.40 per share

And replaced it with:

Selling to Open: 3 October 17, 2025 $15.00 Call Options [Symbol: LEG251017C15]

Limit Order Price:  Credit of $0.41 per share

It executed immediately. It brings in $121.46 in option premium with an 87% chance they will expire worthless. The hope is that over the next 277 days, LEG begins to close the gap between where it is trading at $10 and the $15 strike.