October 2014 Summary

October was a hectic month. The S&P500 plunged from the 1950s to 1860. Many sectors plunged. The energy sector had great losses this month. Surprisingly, the market rose to new highs closing in at 2018. Below is a summary of my Roth + Taxable portfolio standings and the dividends received in October.

Ticker	Sector	Value	PE	Yield	Annual Divs	Beta	Weight
AAPL	Technology	$2,364.78	16.64	1.76%	$41.62	0.88	4.93%
BAX	Healthcare	$1,618.47	21.89	2.97%	$48.07	0.71	3.37%
CHD	Staples	$1,820.96	25.92	1.71%	$31.14	0.46	3.79%
COP	Energy	$1,649.76	10.99	4.09%	$67.48	1.10	3.44%
CVX	Energy	$2,741.02	11.18	3.65%	$100.05	1.15	5.71%
GIS	Staples	$1,978.20	19.20	3.19%	$63.10	0.16	4.12%
JNJ	Healthcare	$2,920.89	17.75	2.62%	$76.53	0.58	6.09%
KMB	Staples	$1,146.76	20.11	2.96%	$33.94	0.21	2.39%
KMI	Energy	$1,762.69	33.51	4.57%	$80.56	0.66	3.67%
KMR	Energy	$1,156.91	61.64	5.82%	$67.33	0.61	2.41%
KO	Staples	$1,873.90	23.00	2.95%	$55.28	0.50	3.90%
MCD	Discretionary	$1,414.04	18.35	3.64%	$51.47	0.37	2.95%
MO	Staples	$2,249.30	21.89	4.38%	$98.52	0.50	4.69%
O	REIT	$3,598.23	58.89	4.73%	$170.20	0.53	7.50%
PEP	Staples	$1,156.95	21.16	2.74%	$31.70	0.41	2.41%
PG	Staples	$1,667.67	24.42	2.96%	$49.36	0.39	3.48%
PM	Staples	$2,356.14	17.67	4.53%	$106.73	0.90	4.91%
ROST	Discretionary	$1,625.80	19.62	0.99%	$16.10	0.61	3.39%
SBUX	Discretionary	$1,363.32	249.42	1.35%	$18.40	0.89	2.84%
SO	Utilities	$1,152.50	18.51	4.52%	$52.09	0.17	2.40%
T	Telecom	$1,180.48	10.59	5.33%	$62.92	0.43	2.46%
TJX	Discretionary	$1,141.74	20.81	1.11%	$12.67	0.60	2.38%
UNP	Industrial	$1,276.77	22.42	1.74%	$22.22	1.02	2.66%
V	Financial	$1,444.38	26.95	0.68%	$9.82	0.81	3.01%
VZ	Telecom	$1,004.40	10.35	4.41%	$44.29	0.42	2.09%
WMT	Staples	$847.15	15.99	2.51%	$21.26	0.48	1.77%
XOM	Energy	$2,780.62	12.03	2.92%	$81.19	0.90	5.79%
…..	…..2	…..3	…..4	…..5	…..6	…..7	…..8
Cash	Cash	$693.92					1.45%
.	..	Total Sum (with cash)	…	Avg Yield (no cash)	Annual Divs	Beta Avg	…..
		$47,987.74		3.20%	$1,514.05	0.64

Below is a summary of my 401k holdings:

Ticker	Sector	Market Value	Weight	Yield	Annual Divs
VBTIX	Bond Index	$1,139.76	8.82%	2.62%	$29.86
VIIIX	Large Index	$8,955.72	69.30%	1.87%	$167.47
VMCPX	Mid Index	$1,937.20	14.99%	1.14%	$22.08
VSCIX	Small Index	$890.07	6.89%	1.29%	$11.48
.	..	Total:	…	Avg Yield	Annual Divs
		$12,922.75		1.79%	$230.90

Below is a summary of the dividends received in the month of October 2014.

October .. KMB $8.49 KO $7.70 MO $24.63 O $14.18 PM $26.68 BAX $12.02 UNP $5.55 $99.25

The graph below shows my progress so far. Presently, both my dividends and balance are growing at a rate in line with my predefined goals.

Below is a pie chart showing my current stock weightings in my Roth + Taxable dividends portfolio. I am currently heavily weighted in O, JNJ, the Kinder Morgan stocks, XOM, CVX, and big tobacco.