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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%

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.

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%

GE 3Qtr09 Dividends Received

Bill — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:09:02 +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, 10/27/09, I received the following dividends in five IRA accounts for a total of $100.00:

Stock	Shares	Total Dividend	Div per Share	Basis per share	% on Basis	Annual % on Basis
GE	200	20.00	0.10	10.90	0.92%	3.67%
GE	500	50.00	0.10	10.24	0.98%	3.91%
GE	100	10.00	0.10	8.95	1.12%	4.47%
GE	100	10.00	0.10	8.81	1.14%	4.54%
GE	100	10.00	0.10	8.79	1.14%	4.55%

ALSK 3Qtr09 Dividends Received

Bill — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:07:01 +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 I was notified that yesterday, 10/21/09, I received the following dividends in two IRA accounts for a total of $129.00:

Stock	Shares	Total Dividend	Div per Share	Basis per share	% on Basis	Annual % on Basis
ALSK	400	86.00	0.22	13.50	1.59%	6.37%
ALSK	200	43.00	0.22	15.51	1.39%	5.54%

My basis per share for these two sets of ALSK increased from the last dividend payout because I rolled Sep09 $7.50 Calls out and up to Apr10 Calls at the $10 strike. The annual return is still quite respectable.

CCJ 3Qtr09 Dividends Received

Bill — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:48:16 +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 I was notified that yesterday, 10/15/09, I received the following dividends in an IRA accounts for a total of $11.63:

Stock	Shares	Total Dividend	Div per Share	Basis per share	% on Basis	Annual % on Basis
CCJ	200	11.63	0.06	33.56	0.17%	0.69%