{"id":110428,"date":"2009-12-19T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dividendsvalue.com\/?p=5231"},"modified":"2009-12-19T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-19T10:30:00","slug":"pocket-change-portfolio-%e2%80%93-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/110428","title":{"rendered":"Pocket Change Portfolio \u2013 November 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Each month I update the Pocket Change Portfolio<\/a><\/strong> (PCP). The table below reconciles the PCP from beginning of period to end of period for November 2009, Year-To-Date (2009) and Life-To-Date. The Portfolio Returns<\/span> line provides the calculated return for the three displayed periods.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nNovember-2009<\/strong><\/td>\nYear-To-Date<\/strong><\/td>\nLife-To-Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beg. Portfolio Value<\/td>\n13,764.54<\/td>\n3,395.62<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Online Cash Receipts<\/td>\n3,636.60<\/td>\n13,333.17<\/td>\n16,881.51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Online Expenses<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n(30.00)<\/td>\n(116.23)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gross Profit<\/td>\n3,636.60<\/td>\n13,303.17<\/td>\n16,765.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dividends<\/td>\n13.50<\/td>\n201.12<\/td>\n226.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interest Income<\/td>\n1.02<\/td>\n11.49<\/td>\n17.64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subtotal<\/td>\n3,651.12<\/td>\n13,515.78<\/td>\n17,009.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gain\/(Loss)<\/td>\n561.56<\/td>\n1,065.82<\/td>\n968.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ending Portfolio Value<\/td>\n17,977.22<\/td>\n17,977.22<\/td>\n17,977.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portfolio Returns<\/td>\n3.31%<\/td>\n19.91%<\/td>\n16.82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Online Cash Receipts<\/span> are the collected earnings from my online endeavors. Most of which is advertising on the my various blogs. The year-to-date $30.00 Online Expenses<\/span> relates to registering 3 domains (DividendsValue.com, Dividends4Life.com and TheDiv-Net.com). November Dividends<\/strong> include $4.70 from Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF<\/strong> (BLV) and $8.80 from The Procter & Gamble Company<\/strong> (PG). The Interest Income<\/span> line is interest earned on cash balances in an ING account I set up for the PCP. The Gain\/(Loss)<\/span> line is for market changes to the PCP (realized and unrealized).<\/p>\n

The portfolio was up in November, for the year and since its inception. Online earnings in November surpassed the $3,000 mark for the first time. A large portion of the increase is related to the strong interest in D4L-Premium Services<\/strong><\/a>. The premium service continues grow each month. The subscriber retention rate remains in the 85-90% range. Traffic on Dividend Value continues but high, but was lower than the record October level.<\/p>\n

During the month of November, I purchased 26 shares of Nucor Corporation<\/strong> (NUE) providing me $36.40<\/strong> in annual earnings at the current dividend rate. I also purchased 14 shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF <\/strong>(BIV) providing me $48.30<\/strong> in annual earnings at the current dividend rate.\u00a0 Including the November purchases, my annual PCP dividend income is now $517.74<\/strong> at the current dividend rates. I ended the month with $4,398.18<\/span> in cash, enough to purchase two or three stocks in December. Through November, I have purchased ten stocks this year, including at least one in the last seven consecutive months. I continue to believe the current cash balance and recent earnings will support the purchase of at least one stock each month.<\/p>\n

My PCP holdings<\/span><\/a> are always available by selecting the Holdings<\/span><\/a> option from the menu in the header. The next PCP update will be mid-January.<\/p>\n

(Photo: <\/span>sanja gjenero<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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