End May 2010

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.