* Pocket Change Portfolio - July 2009

Each month I update the Pocket Change Portfolio (PCP). The table below reconciles the PCP from beginning of period to end of period for July 2009, Year-To-Date (2009) and Life-To-Date. The Portfolio Returns line provides the calculated return for the three displayed periods.

Description	July-2009	Year-To-Date	Life-To-Date
Beg. Portfolio Value	7,169.98	3,395.62	-
Online Cash Receipts	913.73	4,699.78	8,248.12
Online Expenses	-	(30.00)	(117.87)
Gross Profit	913.73	4,669.78	8,130.25
Dividends	-	88.32	113.48
Interest Income	1.27	7.25	13.40
Subtotal	915.00	4,765.35	8,257.13
Gain/(Loss)	364.85	288.86	192.70
Ending Portfolio Value	8,449.83	8,449.83	8,449.83
Portfolio Returns	4.53%	9.20%	8.53%

Online Cash Receipts 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 relates to registering 3 domains (DividendsValue.com, Dividends4Life.com and TheDiv-Net.com). I did not receive any Dividends in July. The Interest Income line is interest earned on cash balances in an ING account I set up for the PCP. The Gain/(Loss) line is for market changes to the PCP (realized and unrealized).

The portfolio did very well in the month of July, taking the Year-To-Date and Life-To-Date returns positive. Online earnings in July continued to improve as I added a new subscriber only Premium Services section.

During the month of July, I purchased 14 shares of Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV). This will provide me $56.00 in annual earnings at the current dividend rate. Including the BLV ETF, my annual PCP dividend income is now $315.10 at the current dividend rates. I ended the month with $954.61 in cash, so I will have to wait until September to purchase my eigth PCP stock. It is my goal to have sufficient earnings to purchase a stock at least eight times a year. Through July I have purchased five stocks this year.

My PCP holdings are always available by selecting the Holdings option from the menu in the header. The next PCP update will be mid-September.

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