| Monthly update: 
 
 Investment      Current Value   Prior Value   Period Change   % Change   Estimated Income   Estimated Yield August totals   $196,269.78       $197,357.02    ($1,087.24)   (0.6)%    $12,516.67          6.4%
 Sept. totals    $205,819.75       $196,269.78     $9,549.97    4.9%      $12,548.27          6.1%
 
 Since Jan. 1, 2010:My IRA    $178,517 to $205,819 =  +15.3%
 Dow        10428  to 10788   =    +3.5%
 S+P 500     1115  to  1141   =    +2.2%
 Nasdaq      2269  to  2368   =    +4.4%
 
 Trades:
 
 None
 
 2010 Trading costs $290.
 
 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
 End June $12,213.02
 End July $12,306.90
 End August $12,516.67
 End September $12,548.27
 
 Sept. dividends: $748.91
 
 2010 dividends $8,906.03 ( plus 7 shares VGR )
 
 09/30/2010  01:33:34  ORDINARY DIVIDEND (PSEC)   80.40  ---
 09/30/2010  01:32:23  ORDINARY DIVIDEND (TICC)   66.00  ---
 09/30/2010  01:32:05  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (EGAS)   13.50  ---
 09/30/2010  01:31:26  ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC)   39.00  ---
 09/29/2010  15:24:28  CASH IN LIEU OF FRACTIONAL SHARES (VGR)   14.00  ---
 09/29/2010  14:29:28  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (SFL)   70.00  ---
 09/29/2010  01:31:45  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (VGR)   62.00  ---   09/24/2010  01:30:04  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (ESP)   45.00  ---
 09/20/2010  00:00:01  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (D)   45.75  ---    09/17/2010  03:19:50  ORDINARY DIVIDEND (HTGC)   31.60  ---
 09/15/2010  01:49:02  ORDINARY DIVIDEND (O)   157.99  ---    09/14/2010  01:45:46  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (JNJ)   93.42  ---
 09/01/2010  02:50:32  QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (DPL)   30.25  ---
 09/29/10 09/29/10 Cash Received - Other VECTOR GROUP LTD COM Stock Div\Split on 155 Shares Payable: 09/29/2010 VGR 7 0.00 - 0.00
 
 Dividend reductions / eliminations:
 
 None
 
 Dividend raises/reinstatements
 
 None
 ( added * SGU for raise missed in Jan. )
 
 
 Symbol  Qty        Mkt Val   Dividend Amount Dividend Yield BMY     200 	  5,422.00 	 0.32 	 	4.6767
 CIM     400 	  1,580.00 	 0.18 	 	17.3494
 CL       12 	    922.32 	 0.53 	 	2.7072
 *CLMT    124 	  2,445.28 	 0.46 	 	9.3095
 CLX      35 	  2,336.60 	 0.55 	 	3.2855
 *CPLP    900 	  7,443.00 	 0.22 	 	10.9223
 CWH     125 	  3,200.00 	 0.50 	 	7.9051
 *D       100 	  4,366.00 	 0.46 	 	4.1638
 *DPL     100 	  2,613.00 	 0.30 	 	4.6413
 EGAS    300 	  3,336.00 	 0.05 	 	4.9541
 *EPB     300 	  9,621.00 	 0.40 	 	4.9969
 ESP     200 	  4,320.00 	 0.22 	 	4.1599
 -HTGC    158 	  1,597.38 	 0.20 	 	8.1716
 *JNJ     173 	 10,719.08 	 0.54 	 	3.4665
 LTC     300 	  7,656.00 	 0.13 	 	6.0866
 *MCGC    400 	  2,336.00 	 0.12 	 	7.9602
 *MO      200 	  4,804.00 	 0.38 	 	6.268
 MPW    1300 	 13,182.00 	 0.20 	 	7.8201
 NRF     633 	  2,367.42 	 0.10 	 	10.6667
 NTLS    150 	  2,538.00 	 0.28 	 	6.5459
 *O      1100 	 37,092.00 	 0.14 	 	5.1132
 PG       10 	    599.70 	 0.48 	 	3.1987
 *PPL     100 	  2,723.00 	 0.35 	 	5.1076
 -PSEC    800 	  7,768.00 	 0.10 	 	12.4255
 *SFL     200 	  3,886.00 	 0.35 	 	7.2091
 *SGU    1000 	  4,740.00 	 0.07 	 	6.1834
 SNH     400 	  9,400.00 	 0.36 	 	6.1069
 SSS     300 	 11,370.00 	 0.45 	 	4.7431
 SYY     300 	  8,556.00 	 0.25 	 	3.4507
 *TCLP    100 	  4,649.50 	 0.73 	 	6.3327
 *TICC    300 	  3,105.00 	 0.22 	 	8.4211
 *TRP     300 	 11,136.00 	 0.39 	 	4.1049
 -UVE     700 	  3,143.00 	 0.10 	 	9.1116
 *VGR     162 	  3,029.40 	 0.40 	 	8.5699
 
 Money Market Assets = $1817.07
 
 Raised * or lowered - dividend in 2010.
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