Thursday, November 15, 2012

2nd MFI Tranche

While my rebirth into MFI is not exactly setting the world afire after it's first quarter, I did stay the course and bought five new stocks today during the free fall (probably a bit early).  Here are the stocks and brief rationale:

AAPL - Sold off since touching $700.  While it is clear there are/will be competitors (Samsung, Lenovo, Google, Microsoft etc), the fact that such a high quality company with solid growth prospects is on the MFI screen was all I needed to know.

ABC - They are a middle man in distributing pharmaceuticals.  I view them as a conservative play as I do think spending on healthcare will continue to ratchet up.

LPS - They are involved with processing mortgages.  They got a black eye in the whole global financial crisis, but seem to have survived that.  They are a play on the housing market, which I expect to rebound as interest rates are kept at fire sale prices.

VIAB - Not unlike my Vivendi play, Viacom is a media content play.  I think we will continue to love our music, movie and tv shows, even in difficult times.  And at the end of the day, owning the original content is all-important.

WU - Western Union seems old school, but in a lot of the world, wiring money to people is used a lot.  Not a growth company, though I think they have opportunities.  Again, I view this as a conservative play, like ABC.  Not trying to get rich quick here.

So here are my two tranches and how they're doing:


August 15 Tranche  









Stock Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
DLB $34.43 $31.88 $0.00 -7.4% -2.9%
KFY $13.98 $13.80 $0.00 -1.3% -2.9%
MSFT $30.19 $26.66 $0.23 -10.2% -2.9%
NSU $3.62 $4.02 $0.00 11.2% -2.9%
UIS $19.96 $15.41 $0.00 -22.8% -2.9%
Totals


-6.1% -2.9%






November 15 Tranche  









Stock Start Current Dividend Pct Gain R3K Gain
AAPL $537.62 $525.62               -   -2.2% 0.0%
ABC $40.21 $40.16               -   -0.1% 0.0%
LPS $23.89 $23.51               -   -1.6% 0.0%
VIAB $49.12 $49.23               -   0.2% 0.0%
WU $12.77 $12.69               -   -0.6% 0.0%
Totals


-0.9% 0.0%

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