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Monthly update ( missed one again ) Investment, Current Value, Prior Value, PeriodChange, %Change, Estimated Income. Estimated Yield June Totals $250,089.29... $239,241.49.... $10,847.80.. 4.5%.... $15,756.28............. 6.3% August Totals $260,185.52 $256,355.42..... $3,830.10.. 1.5%.... $16,064.70............. 6.2% Since Jan. 1, 2012: My IRA $228,536 to $260,185 = +13.8% Dow 12,128 to 13,090 = +8% S+P 500 1258 to 1407 = +11.9% Nasdaq 2605 to 3067 = +17.7% Since inception Jan. 1, 2010: My IRA $178,517 to $260,185 = +45.7% Dow 10428 to 13,090 = +30.5% (includes total 4.9% yield for 2010+11 ) S+P 500 1115 to 1407 = +30% (includes total 3.78% yield for 2010+11 ) Nasdaq 2269 to 3067 = +36.8% (includes total 1.6% yield for 2010+11 ) Bottom line, estimated income: End Jan. 2010 $11,134 End Dec. 2010 $13,160 End Dec 2011 $14,836 End Jan 2012 $15,002 End June 2012 $15,756 End Aug 2012 $16,064 August dividends: $1,646 Actual dividends received: 2012 total: $10,611 2011 total $14,160 2010 total $12,317 Trades: Trades: The CWH and PRY not previously disclosed 08/23/2012 10:47:46 Bought 100 PRY @ 24.7998 -2,489.93 --- 08/09/2012 10:48:20 Sold 125 CWH @ 15.85 1,971.25 --- 08/01/2012 14:07:34 Bought 90 GRH PRC @ 21.05 -1,894.50 --- 08/01/2012 14:07:34 Bought 20 GRH PRC @ 21.1 -431.95 --- 08/01/2012 14:01:44 Sold 400 CIM @ 2.155 852.03 --- 08/01/2012 14:00:34 Sold 75 LMOS @ 8.9314 659.89 --- 07/11/2012 13:02:15 Bought 31 WM @ 31.31 -980.56 --- 2012 trading costs $160. Symbol Qty Mkt Val Dividend Amount Dividend Yield ABT 72 4,718.88 2.04 3.11 BKCC 200 1,978.00 1.04 10.51 BOX 550 10,505.00 1.16 6.07 CLMT 124 3,535.24 2.36 8.27 CPLP 900 6,930.00 0.93 12.07 CQP 100 2,568.00 1.70 6.61 D 100 5,248.00 2.11 4.02 EGAS 1500 14,970.00 0.54 5.41 EPB 300 10,857.00 2.20 6.07 ESP 300 8,091.00 0.90 3.33 GRH-C 110 2,502.50 2.50 10.98 GST-A 100 2,021.00 2.16 10.68 HTGC 158 1,768.02 0.96 8.57 JNJ 173 11,665.39 2.44 3.61 LRE 100 1,804.00 1.90 10.53 LTC 300 10,122.00 1.86 5.51 MCGC 400 1,860.00 0.56 12.04 MHR-D 200 9,088.00 4.00 8.80 MO 200 6,792.00 1.76 5.18 MPW 1300 13,403.00 0.80 7.75 NRF 773 4,537.51 0.64 10.90 NTLS 75 1,287.75 1.68 9.78 O 1000 42,130.00 1.81 4.29 PEP 44 3,186.92 2.15 2.96 PG 63 4,232.97 2.25 3.34 PPL 300 8,799.00 1.44 4.90 PRY 100 2,501.00 2.01 8.03 PSEC 800 9,144.00 1.22 10.67 SFL 200 3,228.00 1.56 9.66 SGU 1000 4,430.00 0.31 6.99 SNH 400 8,848.00 1.52 6.87 SRV 300 2,697.00 0.90 10.01 TCP 100 4,542.00 3.12 6.86 TICC 300 3,120.00 1.16 11.15 TRP 300 13,521.00 1.76 3.90 VGR 170 2,891.70 1.60 9.40 WM 272 9,405.76 1.42 4.10