End Dec. 2010

Portfolio update: Investment Current Value Prior Value Period Change % Change Estimated Income Estimated Yield November totals $211,287.81 $214,508.53 ($3,220.72) (1.5)% $13,163.65 6.2% December totals $218,516.34 $211,287.81 $7,228.53 3.4% $13,160.05 6.0% Since Jan. 1, 2010: My IRA $178,517 to $218,516 = +22.4% Dow 10428 to 11577 = +11.0% S+P 500 1115 to 1254 = +12.5% + 2% yield on 1/1/10 = +14.5% Nasdaq 2269 to 2653 = +16.9% Dividend yield of the S+P is currently 1.78% Trades: None 2010 Trading costs $340. 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 End October $12,905.75 End November $13,163.65 End December $13,160.05 2010 dividends; $12,316.82 + 7 shares VGR Dec. dividends: $1003.35 12/31/2010 02:05:43 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (PSEC) 80.70 --- 12/31/2010 02:02:29 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC) 42.00 --- 12/31/2010 02:02:28 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (TICC) 72.00 --- 12/31/2010 02:01:00 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (EGAS) 67.50 --- 12/30/2010 15:30:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (SFL) 72.00 --- 12/30/2010 01:35:21 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (VGR) 64.80 --- 12/23/2010 01:49:29 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (ESP) 200.00 --- 12/23/2010 01:49:28 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (ESP) 45.00 --- 12/20/2010 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (D) 45.75 --- 12/17/2010 02:01:38 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (HTGC) 31.60 --- 12/15/2010 02:05:31 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (O) 158.33 --- 12/14/2010 02:06:54 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (JNJ) 93.42 --- 12/01/2010 02:57:13 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (DPL) 30.25 Dividend reductions / eliminations: CIM .18 to .17 per quarter - one quarter at .18 and right back to .17 Dividend raises/reinstatements None Holdings: Symbol Qty Mkt Val Dividend Amount Dividend Yield BKCC 200 2,212.00 0.32 11.4695 BMY 200 5,296.00 0.33 4.9906 CIM 400 1,644.00 0.17 16.5049 CL 12 964.44 0.53 2.6401 *CLMT 124 2,641.20 0.46 8.5383 CLX 58 3,670.24 0.55 3.4569 *CPLP 900 8,712.00 0.23 9.5385 CWH 125 3,188.75 0.50 7.764 *D 100 4,272.00 0.46 4.2657 *DPL 100 2,571.00 0.30 4.6574 EGAS 1500 15,780.00 0.05 5.1282 *EPB 300 10,035.00 0.41 4.9028 ESP 200 4,752.00 1.23 3.7879 -HTGC 158 1,636.88 0.20 7.6191 *JNJ 173 10,700.05 0.54 3.4873 *LTC 300 8,424.00 0.14 5.9155 *MCGC 400 2,788.00 0.14 8.0576 *MO 200 4,924.00 0.38 6.1789 MPW 1300 14,079.00 0.20 7.4766 NRF 633 3,006.75 0.10 8.5106 NTLS 150 2,857.50 0.28 5.8608 *O 1100 37,620.00 0.14 5.0305 PG 10 643.30 0.48 2.9981 *PPL 100 2,632.00 0.35 5.3354 -PSEC 800 8,640.00 0.10 11.2153 *SFL 200 4,304.00 0.36 6.6946 *SGU 1000 5,320.00 0.07 5.4206 SNH 400 8,776.00 0.37 6.7273 *SYY 300 8,820.00 0.26 3.5398 *TCLP 100 5,200.00 0.75 5.8571 *TICC 300 3,363.00 0.24 8.5791 *TRP 300 11,412.00 0.40 4.1737 -UVE 700 3,409.00 0.10 8.18 *VGR 162 2,805.84 0.40 9.27 Raised * or lowered - dividend in 2010. Money Market Assets = $1,416.40