| Monthly update: This month a good reminder to me that if your health doesn't allow you to do what you want when you want, you can't buy that with money.
 
 Jims comment on this years trading costs got me to thinking how it came about.
 
 Looking at my income from my November statement last year, estimated income was $18,573.27.
 Estimated on this years Nov. statement is $20,728, an 11.6% increase.
 
 What that doesn't say is how oil clobbered my income end of last year/beginning of this year:
 
 CLMT 574 shares paying $1,572 went to $0
 KMI 1,000 shares paying $2,040 went to $500
 
 After the cuts, my forward income was $15,461. No doubt, I didn't go about it the best, but my mind has
 settled on a minimum goal of $20k coming from this account. Sitting on my hands wouldn't fix it.
 
 " If you could kick the person in the pants, responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month " - Teddy Roosevelt
 
 Most of this month can be summed up in four stocks:
 
 MPW $13.94 to $11.92 -14.5%
 CCP $26.57 to $24.08 -9.5%
 VTR $67.75 to $60.42 -11%
 LTC $50.11 to $45.46 -9.2%
 
 YOC 11.62% down from YOC 11.71%, but holding $14,462 cash at month end.
 In real time, I am at $20,018 estimated income, 11.2% YOC with $25,495 in cash.
 
 Having also owned KMI, David Van Knapp has hit 7.4% YOC after 8.5 years. To get to his original goal of 10% YOC in 10 years he needs an income CAGR of 32.05%,
 18.15% to make it in eleven, and 12.65% to make it in twelve. dailytradealert.com
 
 Investment / CurrentValue / PriorValue / PeriodChange %Change /EstimatedIncome /EstimatedYield
 
 Oct. Totals.... $320,753.75.. $337,529.47. ($16,775.72)...... (5.0)%..... $20,911.73.. 6.5%
 Nov. Totals.... $315,925.15.. $320,753.75. ($4,828.60)........ (1.5)%.... $20,728.25.. 6.6%
 
 BRK.A gapped open the day before the election ??? and hasn't looked back.
 
 Since Jan. 1, 2016:
 
 BRK.A $197,800 to $237,000 =...... +19.8%
 Dow 17425 to 19,124 = ............ +9.75%
 S+P 500 2044 to 2199 =............ +7.58%
 My IRA $295,887 to $315,925 = .... +6.77%
 Nasdaq 5007 to 5324 =............. +6.33%
 
 Since inception Jan. 1, 2010:
 
 Nasdaq 2269 to 5324 ............. +140.54% (includes total 5.90 yield for 2010 thru 2015 )
 BRK.A 99,200 to $237,000 = ...+138.91%
 S+P 500 1115 to 2199 =............ +108.40% (includes total 11.19 yield for 2010 thru 2015 )
 Dow 10428 to 19,124 ...............+97.06% (includes total 13.67 yield for 2010 thru 2015 )
 My IRA $178,517 to $315,925 = +76.97%
 
 Bottom line, estimated income:
 
 End Jan. 2010 $11,134
 End Dec. 2010 $13,160
 End Dec 2011 $14,836
 End Dec. 2012 $17,371
 End Dec. 2013 $18,563
 End Dec. 2014 $22,093
 End Dec. 2015 $18,514
 End Sept.  2016 $20,615
 End Oct. 2016 $20,911
 End Nov. 2016 $20,728
 Oct. dividends: $1,771
 
 Actual dividends received:
 2010 total $12,317
 2011 total $14,160
 2012 total: $16,497
 2013 total: $19,421
 2014 total: $20,564
 2015 total: $19,565
 2016 total: $16,407
 
 Dividends:
 
 11/30/2016  01:45:31 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (UTG) 27.04
 11/30/2016  01:44:38 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC) 57.00
 11/30/2016  01:40:03 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (AGD) 34.13
 11/28/2016  00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (LTS PRA) 33.34
 11/25/2016  00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (CLDT) 27.50
 11/23/2016  13:52:02 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (DHT) 10.00
 11/21/2016  00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (TIS) 660.10
 11/18/2016  00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (NRF) 89.20
 11/18/2016  00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (AWF) 32.40
 11/17/2016  00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (AMLP) 48.00
 11/15/2016  00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (NRF PRB) 103.13
 11/14/2016  14:45:20 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (CPLP) 67.50
 11/14/2016  12:27:27 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (DLNG PRA) 56.25
 11/14/2016  11:16:35 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (GLOP) 71.70
 11/14/2016  00:00:01 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (GEL) 70.00
 11/14/2016  00:00:01 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (MPLX) 104.55
 11/01/2016  02:07:21 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (T) 120.00
 11/01/2016  02:05:42 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (VZ) 144.38
 11/01/2016  02:05:17 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (JPC) 15.08
 
 Trades:
 
 11/30/2016  19:30:32 Sold 55 HP @ 74.69 4,099.86
 11/23/2016  19:41:29 Sold 450 GME @ 26.24 11,799.74
 11/10/2016  16:28:17 Bought 500 JPC @ 9.0597 -4,537.85
 11/07/2016  19:22:59 Bought 200 TIS @ 23.3617 -4,680.34
 11/07/2016  19:17:22 Sold 152 OXY @ 66.9455 10,167.50
 11/04/2016  16:12:57 Bought 100 TIS @ 24.62 -2,470.00
 11/03/2016  15:49:47 Bought 200 MPW @ 11.84 -2,376.00
 11/01/2016  18:31:29 Bought 200 MPW @ 13.36 -2,680.00
 11/01/2016  18:12:00 Sold 170 BGS @ 42.3007 7,182.96
 
 2016 trading costs $1016
 
 Holdings - cash $14,462
 
 Symbol Qty / Div amt / Div yield
 
 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GBL INC ALLIANCE WRLD DLR GOVT FUND II
 AWF 400 388.80 8.1%
 ALPINE GLOBAL DYN DIV FUND COM
 AGD 525 409.50 9.1%
 ALPS ETF TRUST ALERIAN MLP
 AMLP 200 203.80 8.2%
 ASHFORD HOSPITALITY PFD F 7.375% PERP QRTLY
 AHT PRF 300 553.20 8.4%
 AT&T INC COM
 T 250 490.00 5.1%
 BLUEROCK RESIDENT GR INC PFD 8.25% PERP 10/21/22 QTRLY
 BRG PRA 150 309.45 8.1%
 CAPITAL PRODUCTS PARTNERS FOREIGN EQUITY
 CPLP 900 270.00 10.3%
 CARE CAP PPTYS INC COM
 CCP 830 1,892.40 9.5%
 CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES COM
 CBL PRD 100 184.40 7.5%
 CHATHAM LODGING TRUST REIT
 CLDT 250 330.00 6.9%
 CITY OFFICE REIT INC REIT
 CIO 200 188.00 7.5%
 DHTHOLDINGS INC COM
 DHT 500 40.00 2.3%
 DYNAGAS LNG PARTNERS LP PFD 9% QTRLY CALL PERPETUAL
 DLNG PRA 100 225.00 8.9%
 GAMESTOP CORP COM
 GME 433 640.84 6.0%
 GASLOG PARTNERS LP UNIT LPR
 GLOP 150 286.80 9.4%
 GENESIS ENERGY L.P. COM
 GEL 100 280.00 8.0%
 HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM
 HP 55 154.00 3.7%
 LADENBURG THALMANN FINANCIAL PFD SER A 8% PERP/CALL MNTHLY
 LTS PRA 200 400.00 8.3%
 LTC PROPERTIES COM
 LTC 300 684.00 5.0%
 MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST INC COM
 MPW 2,150  1,978.00 7.7%
 MPLX LP COM
 MPLX 203 418.18 6.3%
 NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP COM
 NRF PRB 200 412.60 8.5%
 NORTHSTAR REALTY FINANCE CORP REIT
 NRF 223 356.80 10.6%
 NUVEEN PREFERRED INCOME OPPORT CLOSED END FUND
 JPC 1,525 1,226.10 8.6%
 ORCHIDS PAPER PRODUCTS CO COM
 TIS 2,186 3,060.40 5.6%
 REAVES UTILITY INC TR COM
 UTG 169 324.48 6.5%
 SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL COM
 SFL 300 540.00 12.5%
 SOTHERLY HOTELS INC COM
 SOHO 5,500 2,090.00 6.9%
 VECTOR GROUP LTD COM
 VGR 792.00 7.5%
 VENTAS INC COM
 VTR 350 1,022.00 4.8%
 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM
 VZ 250 577.50 4.6%
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