Monthly update end of April
...............Current Value Prior Value Period Change %Change Estimated Income Estimated Yield
March Totals $354,170.83.. $361,345.01.. ($7,174.18).. (2.0)%.. $20,735.91..... 5.9%
April Totals... $355,978.30...$354,170.83.. $1,807.47........0.5%...$20,970.94.....5.9%
Since Jan. 1, 2015:
Nasdaq 4727 to 4941 =................ +4.53%
My IRA $344,503 to $355,978 = .. +3.33%
S+P 500 2058 to 2086 =.............. +1.36%
DVK SS $81,250 to $81,346 =...... +.19%
Dow 17833 to 17841 = ................ .0%
BRK.A $223,600 to $217,500 =...... -4.56%
Since inception Jan. 1, 2010:
Nasdaq 2269 to = 4941 ............. +122.46 (includes total 4.70 yield for 2010 thru 2014 )
BRK.A 99,200 = to $213,400 = ...+115.12%
My IRA $178,517 to $355,978 = +99.48%
S+P 500 1115 to 2086 =............ +96.28% (includes total 9.19 yield for 2010 thru 2014 )
DVK SS $41,706 to $81,346 =... +95.05%
Dow 10428 to = 17841 ...............+82.54% (includes total 11.45 yield for 2010 thru 2014 )
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 Apr. 2015 $20,970
March dividends: $1454.
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: $7,114
Dividends:
04/30/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (GRH PRC) 22.92 ---
04/30/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (BGS) 57.80 ---
04/30/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (GST PRA) 17.97 ---
04/30/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (MHR PRD) 233.31 ---
04/30/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (MHR PRC) 42.70 ---
04/30/2015 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (UTG) 15.13 ---
04/30/2015 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (LTC) 51.00 ---
04/28/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (LTS PRA) 16.67 ---
04/24/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (AMNF) 18.00 ---
04/23/2015 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (PSEC) 83.33 ---
04/17/2015 00:00:01 PARTNERSHIP DISTRIBUTION (BBEP) 16.66 ---
04/15/2015 13:17:19 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (NM PRH) 53.91 ---
04/15/2015 00:00:01 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (O) 170.55 ---
04/15/2015 00:00:01 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (OXY) 181.44 ---
04/10/2015 01:06:20 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (MO) 104.00 ---
04/10/2015 01:04:13 QUALIFIED DIVIDEND (PM) 50.00 ---
04/09/2015 01:06:52 ORDINARY DIVIDEND (MPW) 319.00 ---
Trades:
04/30/2015 10:02:30 Bought 12 OHI @ 36.2399 -442.88 ---
04/27/2015 14:58:49 Bought 26 OHI @ 37.67 -987.42 ---
04/02/2015 14:42:56 Bought 133 KMI WS @ 3.9599 -534.67 ---
04/01/2015 10:12:04 Bought 100 LTS PRA @ 24.0098 -2,408.98 ---
04/01/2015 10:10:56 Bought 20 PM @ 75.55 -1,519.00 ---
04/01/2015 09:49:20 Sold 112 CRR @ 30.52 3,410.17 ---
2015 trading costs $512
Holdings - cash $30
Expendables
| Symbol | Company Name | # of shares held | Annual Dividend per share | Total dividend | Yield |
| BBEP | Breitburn Energy Partners L.P. | 400 | .50 | 200 | 9.12% |
| CCLP | CSI Compressco LP | 200 | 1.94 | 388 | 10.2% |
| CLMT | Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP | 274 | 2.74 | 751 | 10.8% |
| CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners LP. | 200 | 1.70 | 340 | 5.7% |
| GRH-PC | GreenHunter Resources, Inc. 10% | 110 | 2.50 | 275 | 13% |
| GST-PA | Gastar Exploration 8.625% Series | 100 | 2.16 | 216 | 9.9% |
| KMI-WS | Kinder Morgan Warrants | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LTS-A | Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Pref A | 100 | 2.00 | 200 | 8.13 |
| MEMP | Memorial Production Partners LP | 200 | 2.20 | 440 | 13% |
| MHR-PC | Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation C | 200 | 2.56 | 512 | 12% |
| MHR-PD | Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation D | 700 | 4.00 | 2800 | 11.46% |
| NM-PH | Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. S | 100 | 2.16 | 216 | 10.29% |
| NRF-PE | Northstar Realty Finance Corp. | 150 | 2.19 | 328 | 8.3% |
| PSEC | Prospect Capital Corporation | 1000 | 1.00 | 1000 | 12% |
| SDRL | SeaDrill Limited | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | $7666 |
| Symbol | Company Name | # of shares held | Annual Dividend Per Share | Total Dividend |
| AMLP | Alerian MLP ETF | 200 | 1.17 | 234 |
| AMNF | Armanino Foods of Distinction | 1,000 | 0.072 | 72 |
| AVX | AVX Corp. | 120 | .42 | 50 |
| BBL | BHP Billiton PLC | 60 | 2.48 | 148 |
| BGS | B&G Foods Inc. | 170 | 1.36 | 231 |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | 192 | 4.28 | 822 |
| GIS | General Mills, Inc. | 43 | 1.64 | 71 |
| HP | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 55 | 2.75 | 151 |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 30 | 2.80 | 84 |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 1,000 | 1.92 | 1920 |
| LTC | LTC Properties Inc | 300 | 2.04 | 612 |
| MAT | Mattel, Inc. | 150 | 1.52 | 228 |
| MO | Altria Group Inc. | 200 | 2.08 | 416 |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust Inc. | 1,450 | 0.88 | 1276 |
| NRF | NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. | 446 | 1.60 | 714 |
| O | Realty Income Corporation | 900 | 2.27 | 2043 |
| OHI | Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | 38 | 2.16 | 82 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 252 | 2.88 | 726 |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 45 | 2.65 | 119 |
| PM | Phillip Morris Company | 70 | 4.00 | 280 |
| SO | Southern Company | 88 | 2.10 | 190 |
| SPAN | Span-America Medical Systems Inc | 145 | 0.60 | 87 |
| T | AT&T, Inc. | 224 | 1.88 | 421 |
| TGT | Target Corp. | 160 | 2.08 | 333 |
| TIS | Orchids Paper Products Company | 100 | 1.40 | 140 |
| UTG | Reaves Utility Income Fund | 100 | 1.815 | 182 |
| VGR | Vector Group Ltd. | 350 | 1.60 | 720 |
| VTR | Ventas, Inc. | 144 | 3.16 | 455 |
| WPZ | Williams Partners L.P. | 185 | 3.40 | 629 |
| Total | $178,517 start | YOC = 7.526 | 13,436 |
