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9/3/20-Since the prior entry (8/16/20), the following of our core 25 holdings have been sold: BAC; CFFI; FRAF; SONA; USB; VTWO; and WFC. Shares of these were purchased to replace them: CVS; FHI; FRME; MAN; MET; PRIM; and SCS. Our basic 25 holdings, then, are as follows: ASB; AWF; BHK; BPOP; CRWD; CVS; DDOG; FHI; FRME; FSLY; MAN; MCBC; MET; OKTA; PFBI; PRIM; RCII; RSP; SCS; TSBK; VBF; VCIT; VIOO; VMFXX; and ZM.
Total portfolio dividends are near the year-end target.
Since mid-August our liquid assets have added 5.13%, or $77,722, and now stand at $1,592,979.
For the first time since the March bear market began, net total assets (including real estate and all other holdings) are above their level at the end of 2019, now totaling $1,907,429. The improvement is as yet minor, up just 0.21%, or $3996, from our 12/31/19 nest egg value. All things considered, am nonetheless pleased with this result, particularly as it occurs despite, for safety, still having at least a third of our liquid holdings in bond assets and reserves.
9/20/20-Since the prior entry (9/3/20), the following of our core 25 holdings have been sold: MAN and PRIM. Shares of these were purchased to replace them: IBCP and PFG. Thus, our new basic 25 holdings are: ASB; AWF; BHK; BPOP; CRWD; CVS; DDOG; FHI; FRME; FSLY; IBCP; MCBC; MET; OKTA; PFBI; PFG; RCII; RSP; SCS; TSBK; VBF; VCIT; VIOO; VMFXX; and ZM.
Total portfolio dividends are closing in on their year-end target.
Since early in the month, liquid assets have fallen 2.27%, or $36,239, and are down to $1,556,740.
At $1,871,400, net total assets (including real estate and all other holdings) are 1.68%, or $32,033, below their 12/31/19 level.
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