A growing income stream is always the bottom line, but just a note because I find it interesting to have held up comparatively well in a tough month. Then again, dividend stocks are "supposed" to hold up better.
May returns:
My IRA -6.2%
Dow -8.3%
S+P 500 -8.6%
Nasdaq -8.9%
Investment Current Value Prior Value Period Change % Change Estimated Income Estimated Yield
April totals: $199,881.07 $193,035.69 $6,845.38 3.5% $12,080.98 6.0%
May totals $187,515.04 $199,881.07 ( $12,366.03) (6.2)% $12,496.92 6.7%
Since Jan. 1, 2010:
My IRA $178,517 to $187,515 = +5.04%
Dow 10428 to 10136 = -2.8%
S+P 500 1115 to 1089 = -2.3%
Nasdaq 2269 to 2257 = -.5%
Bottom line, estimated income:
End Jan. $11,134
End Feb. $11,448
End March $11,630.98
End April $12,080.98
End May $12,496.92
May dividends $982.70
2010 dividends $5,181.86
05/28/2010 02:05:51 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC) 39.00 ---
05/24/2010 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (HRP) 60.00 ---
05/17/2010 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (O) 171.98 ---
05/14/2010 15:46:05 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (CPLP) 135.00 ---
05/14/2010 02:05:51 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (TCLP) 73.00 ---
05/14/2010 02:05:42 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (NRF) 45.30 ---
05/14/2010 02:05:38 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (SNH) 144.00 ---
05/14/2010 02:05:37 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (EROC) 7.50 ---
05/14/2010 02:05:30 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (CLMT) 56.42 ---
05/14/2010 02:04:52 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (SGU) 72.50 ---
05/14/2010 02:04:31 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (EPB) 114.00 ---
05/03/2010 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (BMY) 64.00 ---
2010 Trading costs $210.
Trades
05/20/2010 15:42:20 Bought 12 CL @ 81.2494 -984.94 ---
Dividend reductions / eliminations:
UVE .12 to .10 per quarter
Dividend raises/reinstatements
MCGC .00 to .11 per quarter reinstatement
TICC .15 to .20 per quarter
SFL .30 to .33 per quarter
Symbol Qty Mkt Val Dividend Amount Dividend Yield
BMY 200 4,642.00 0.32 5.4841
CIM 400 1,576.00 0.17 17.3028
CL 12 937.08 0.53 2.6914
*CLMT 124 2,238.20 0.46 10.1111
CPLP 600 4,506.00 0.22 12.0321
*D 100 3,896.00 0.46 4.6755
*DPL 100 2,504.00 0.30 4.8478
*ED 100 4,259.00 0.60 5.5686
EGAS 300 3,420.00 0.05 4.7368
*EPB 300 8,277.00 0.38 5.4716
EROC 300 1,566.00 0.03 1.9493
ESP 100 1,877.00 0.22 4.712
HRP 500 3,355.00 0.12 6.9565
-HTGC 158 1,391.98 0.20 8.8203
*JNJ 150 8,745.00 0.54 3.6592
LTC 300 7,707.00 0.13 6.0116
*MCGC 400 2,180.00 0.11 7.9279
*MO 200 4,058.00 0.35 6.816
MPW 1300 12,415.00 0.20 8.273
NRF 633 1,993.95 0.10 12.50
NTLS 150 2,692.50 0.28 6.2222
*O 1100 34,254.00 0.14 5.3826
*PPL 100 2,581.00 0.35 5.4837
*PSEC 800 8,248.00 0.41 15.4135
*SFL 200 3,616.00 0.33 7.0175
SGU 1000 4,400.00 0.07 6.713
SNH 400 8,336.00 0.36 6.8966
SSS 300 10,809.00 0.45 4.9519
SYY 300 8,943.00 0.25 3.3501
TCLP 100 3,802.00 0.73 7.628
*TICC 300 2,469.00 0.20 9.6618
*TRP 300 9,951.00 0.39 4.4885
-UVE 700 3,311.00 0.10 8.2816
VGR 155 2,433.50 0.40 10.00
Raised * or lowered - dividend in 2010.
