Walgreen Company - WAG

Walgreen Company, stock ticker WAG, has swag. They pay a sweet 22 cents per share quarterly dividend, which is a current dividend yield of 2.69% and are taking over the entire continental United States. If you do not have a Walgreen's in your town, believe me WAG is on their way. One will pop up in your area and you will find yourself going there whether you like it or not! For medicine, jelly beans, or a birthday card. WAG is gonna get you! True, Wal-mart or GIANT Foodstores also have pharmacies, but do they provide the upscale quality that Walgreen's gives to the public. There is something to be said about how classy and organized each Walgreen's store is presented.

WAG together with their subsidiaries operate drugstore chains in the United States. They provide their customers with multichannel access to consumer goods and services, and pharmacy, health and wellness services. Walgreen's offers their products and services through drugstores, as well as through mail, by telephone, and via the Internet. They sell prescription and non-prescription drugs, as well as general merchandise, including household products, convenience foods, personal care, beauty care, candy (my personal favorite), photofinishing and seasonal items. Their pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility, long-term care and mail service, along with pharmacy benefit solutions and respiratory services.

In January 2010, the Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of 12 Eaton Apothecary pharmacies in the Boston area from D.A.W., Inc., a subsidiary of Nyer Medical Group, Inc. WAG has a market cap of $29.24 billion, P/E of 11.37, EPS of 2.95 and are 66% institutionally owned.

Fact: Walgreen's is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2011 sales of $72 billion. The company operates 7,840 drugstores in ALL 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each day, their services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreen's subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of work site health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.

WAG is selling at a low right now, $33.48 as of March 9th, 2012. Their 52 week range is $30.34 to $47.11. They have a lot of room to grow. Their management team is conservative, they provide a wide variety of merchandise in stores, and their dividend is modest and easily sustainable. Yes, WAG is in a low margin business and analysts of the company are wary about their future earnings, however WAG customer are not running away and will keep buying month after month. Why not take the advantage to stock up some shares and wait for WAG to increase in value while reaping the benefits of reinvesting that 22 cents per share dividend?

Click here to visit Walgreen's webpage and get to know this powerful company who has been around since 1901! 6.1 million daily customers would agree, Walgreen's is here to stay. I believe WAG will make an excellent addition to your Roth IRA stock portfolio. It's all about picking up some shares when the price is low, hold for as long as you can and let those dividends pile up. Believe me, you will need a steady income stream when you retire, so don't mess around with hot companies which will fizzle out.

Please watch these videos below about Walgreen's and be proud to own a piece of this solid company. Until next time friends, reinvest your dividends and keep investing as much money as you can each week. Have a great weekend!

TJX - The TJX Companies, Inc.

The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the United States and worldwide, currently ranking 119 in the most recent Fortune 500 listings. With nearly $22 billion in revenues in 2010, more than 2,800 stores in six countries and over 160,000 Associates, they are a global, off-price value retailer. TJX is a great way to collect a 1.36% dividend yield while reaping the benefits of a stable stock all throughout the year, especially during Christmas time. Why am I targeting Christmas time? They are always packed. TJX owns T.J. Maxx, Marshalls (referred to as "Marmaxx"), and HomeGoods. All quality name brands in the United States.

TJX operates off-price retail chains in the United States, Canada and Europe. Each of its segments has its own administrative, buying and merchandising organization and distribution network. This allows TJX to run on all cylinders. They are a value retailing conglomerate. TJX's market cap is $21.22 Billion.

I strongly suggest reading the "About Us" section of TJX's website. If you do not feel confident about TJX after reading I'm not sure what else to tell you. They believe they can double in size and I believe them. Have you ever visited Marshalls or T.J. Maxx? They are always jam packed with bargain seeking customers and they stock a plethora of designer clothing apparel which typically was not sold at high-end retailers. I love stock on the cheap, but also love companies which sell product on the cheap.

TJX's stock has split three times since June 27th, 1997 and I believe they are set for another split. TJX is what I like to call a niche or category killer. They are the best at what they do with no serious competition. TJX continues to add stores and increase comp store sales. Their merchandise gives value and so will their shares.

Click here to visit TJX's website, and here to visit their Investor relations page. Also, feel free to watch the videos below. TJX does well in good times and bad. Pick up some shares during this upcoming week and enjoy TJX's steady increase in value through price and always reinvest your dividends! Have a great weekend and go visit a "Marmaxx"!

KMB - Kimberly Clark Corp

No offense, but here is a real boring company to invest in. Kimberly Clark Corp, stock ticker KMB is a classic example of a boring but profitable and reliable brand-name stock.  KMB have brands that the world relies on. Feel free to buy generic toilet paper at your own risk. I'm sticking with KMB's brands.  Huggies, Little Swimmers, Pull-ups, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Scott paper towels.. the list is endless!

KMB is a company focused on building its personal care, consumer tissue and health care brands. They are principally engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of a range of products worldwide. There are four segments of KMB: Personal Care; Consumer Tissue; K-C Professional & Other, and Health Care. Personal care segment manufactures and markets disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swim pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and related products. Consumer tissue segment manufactures and markets facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins and related products for household use.

KMB is as stable as they come. We always will need toilet paper and diapers. As stated previously, KMB provides a variety of products that everyone needs - good times or bad. The tissue paper market has been growing steadily for years, regardless of recessions. KMB has proven consistent earnings and high yield at $0.70 per share, currently at a 3.94% dividend yield (as of 9/30/11 close).

Click here to visit KMB's company website, as well as here to visit their Invest Relations website. KMB is yet another consistent dividend payer and should be intertwined within your Roth IRA stock portfolio. Check out these videos below and pick up some KMB shares this Monday! Hold for life! Reinvest those dividends!

Keep investing little by little.

I believe the common man trying to make it in this world is just as good or even better than professional brokers at stock picking. Never lose confidence in your plan of action. Remain consistent in your decision to invest in sound dividend stocks! If there is a nasty pull back on one of your stocks, sell a percentage of your gains and purchase another dividend aristocrat! I hope you had a great investing day, as the Dow went up 254.71 points. Although it is important to track how your dividend paying stocks are performing on a weekly, if not daily basis, you should continue to think long term, invest little by little, and let your reinvested dividends compound year after year!

Investing Formula for the Common Man

1. Ensure that your Dividend Stock Portfolio is held within a Roth IRA.
2. Setup an automatic transfer on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis from your checking or savings account to your broker (i.e. Sharebuilder, Fidelity).
3. Allow your broker account balance to grow throughout the month. Higher account balance = More stock purchasing power!
4. Setup an automatic trade with free dividend reinvestment during the last week of the month preferably with Sharebuilder (only $4.00 per automatic investment plan trade - basic program).
5. Continue to invest for 5 more months straight (6 months total) into a different high yielding, dividend aristocrat stock each month. (For example, JNJ, PG, DD, EXC, XOM, O, MCD)
6. Perform steps 2 through 5 for 6 more months into 6 different high yielding, dividend aristocrat stocks.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 5 using the original 6 stocks over the course of the next 6 months.

Your Dividend Stock Portfolio will be well diversified and 12 companies will be working for you! All paying you money on a monthly or quarterly basis! Each dividend payment will get you closer and closer to a stress free, easy living retirement. It's all about reinvesting your dividends and allowing them to compound for years. This formula will teach you how to become very disciplined with your stock selections and keep your risk profile low. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions that you may have.