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Dividends Received, AUY, CCJ, ANH, 1Qtr09

Bill — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:10:59 +0000

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income. Year to date I have received a total of $601.53 in dividends in my various accounts for 2010.

I have recently received notice of the following dividends paid in various IRA accounts for a total of $113.53:

Dividends Received

I use my basis per share, excluding dividends, to determine the simple and annualized percentage return because I feel that it gives me a better representation of the value of the dividends as they relate to my portfolio. My basis may be above or below the market price which causes my return to be lower or higher than published yields for a stock.

Dividends Received, CKR 4Qtr09

Bill — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:23:35 +0000

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.

On 11/23/09, I received notice of the following dividends paid in an IRA account for a total of $18.00:

ANH 4Qtr09 Dividends Received

Bill — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:05:28 +0000

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.

On 11/20/09, I received notice of the following dividends paid in IRA accounts for a total of $96.88:

Stock	Shares	Total Dividend	Div per Share	Basis per share	% on Basis	Annual % on Basis
ANH	46	12.88	0.28	9.34	3.00%	11.99%
ANH	200	56.00	0.28	14.40	1.94%	7.78%
ANH	100	28.00	0.28	8.66	3.23%	12.93%

BMY 3Qtr09 Dividends Received

Bill — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:02:51 +0000

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.

Today, 11/3/09, I received notice of the following dividends paid in an IRA account for a total of $62.00:

Stock	Shares	Total Dividend	Div per Share	Basis per share	% on Basis	Annual % on Basis
BMY	200	62.00	0.31	19.13	1.62%	6.48%

RYL, MFA, NLY 3Qtr09 Dividends Received

Bill — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:54:36 +0000

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends. Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.

Today, 11/2/09, I received notice of the following dividends paid in my Taxable Account and an IRA account for a total of $307.00:

Stock	Shares	Total Dividend	Div per Share	Basis per share	% on Basis	Annual % on Basis
RYL	200	6.00	0.03	32.96	0.09%	0.36%
MFA	100	25.00	0.25	9.55	2.62%	10.47%
NLY	400	276.00	0.69	11.41	6.05%	24.19%