Comments on: Trades – Aflac, Inc. (AFL) Purchase

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:02:44 +0000

Glad to see I’m not the only one bullish on their long-term prospects! I, too, hope that it pays of in the end for both of us!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

By: Dividend Growth Stocks

Dividend Growth Stocks — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:41:12 +0000

Aflac is a great company and if it wasn’t already my largest holding I’d be excited to add more to my position. I think the potential is pretty good going forward for Aflac and hopefully it pays off for both of us!

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:16:37 +0000

I agree CI, they have really been committed to raising their dividends and have a lot more room to do so with the low payout ratio. As you mention, the concern is some of their holdings, but I believe they have been working to decrease their exposure and potential downside in that area.

Thanks for coming by CI! Big fan of your recent buy of KMI!

By: compouding income

compouding income — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:11:59 +0000

Nice purchase! I think AFL is one of the better buys at the moment. I looked at it a month or two ago; the only thing I didn’t like was some of the bonds in the portfolio. It should be a nice long term holding and has already demonstrated its commitment to raising dividends.

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:17:32 +0000

AAI, I would have loved to sell a put on AFL, especially with their recent narrow ranged volatility, but because I do not have a margin options account I didn’t have the resources to tie up $5k on the put.

By: JC @ Passive-Income-Pursuit

JC @ Passive-Income-Pursuit — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:35:22 +0000

I’ve been looking at adding to my AFL position but I think I’m going to be trying to do it through a put option. There’s still a lot of negatives surrounding AFL and I think it’s unwarranted, but it’s allowing for some juicy put premiums.

Glad to have you on board!

By: writing2reality

writing2reality — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:49:41 +0000

Thanks DM! I am also very high on AFL and think they have room to really grow as a business and in offering me great dividend growth over the next few years! I know you are a happy investor of them as well!

Thanks for commenting!

By: Dividend Mantra

Dividend Mantra — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:29:46 +0000

Great buy here.

I love AFL as a company. They’ve got one of the best brands in insurance and the shares are undeniably cheap. They have derisked the balance sheet quite a bit and I still see a lot of growth ahead here.

I think you’ll be a happy shareholder!

Best wishes.