Monday, April 23, 2012

Update: New Portfolio

All orders were filled today, so this new portfolio is off and running.  Here are the purchase prices along with the % weight.

Manitowoc (MTW) -- $14.12 (15%)
Fred's (FRED) -- $14.55 (15%)
Sealed Air (SEE) -- $18.91 (15%)
BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) -- $46.50 (15%)
Paccar (PCAR) -- $41.75 (10%)
Cummins (CMI) -- $114 (10%)
Kelly Services (KELYA) -- $13.90 (10%)
BorgWarner (BWA) -- $79.30 (10%)

I guess I should establish a baseline to compare against, so here are what the major indices closed at today.


Closing Index Prices, 4/23
S&P 500: 1,366.94
Dow: 12,927.17
Nasdaq: 2970.45

Saturday, April 21, 2012

New Portfolio

Looks like I've got enough new cash to create a new concentrated portfolio.  I spent a fair bit of time lately going through a good number of companies that were selected from stock screens and also the S&P's Outlook newsletter.

I haven't yet started any positions yet, but here is the list of 8 stocks that I plan on buying in the very near future along with the current price.

Manitowoc (MTW) -- $14.50
Fred's (FRED) -- $14.50
Sealed Air (SEE) -- $19
BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) -- $47
Paccar (PCAR) -- $42
Cummins (CMI) -- $116
Kelly Services (KELYA) -- $14
BorgWarner (BWA) -- $80

I'll give an update after I've established these positions or if I end up grabbing some other names instead. Also, if you have any opinions on any of these companies, I'd love to hear them.
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