| Asset Allocation | Actual | Target | Diff. | |
| Cash/Fixed Income | 18.25% | 18.25% | 0.00% | |
| Equities-Domestic | 52.73% | 52.68% | 0.05% | |
| Equities-International | 24.95% | 25.00% | -0.05% | |
| Employer Equity | 4.07% | 4.07% | 0.00% | |
| Total | 100.00% | 100.0% | ||
| Cash/Fixed Income | 18.25% | 18.25% | 0.00% | |
| Large Cap. | 60.06% | 62.68% | -2.61% | |
| Small/Mid Cap. | 17.61% | 15.00% | 2.61% | |
| Employer Equity | 4.07% | 4.07% | 0.0% | |
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | ||
Asset Allocation
Given the unsustainable low interest rates, and the associated future price pressure, I continued to look for ways to lower my overall bond allocation in the third quarter. When rates move up bond prices will be negatively impacted.At the end of the third quarter my asset allocation was reasonably close to my target. My philosophy is to buy the best dividend stocks available and adjust my allocation using my 401(k) and other investments, when needed. A couple of variances were slightly above my tolerance of 2.5%, so I will adjusted them with future purchases.
2012-Q3 Performance
After out-performing in 2011, my income portfolio and pocket-change-portfolio under-performed the S&P, and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) year-to-date through June. Below are the YTD performances of various categories along with my S&P 500 (VFINX) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) benchmarks:| Portfolio | Lifetime Wtd. Avg. | '12 YTD |
| Income Stocks | 11.7% | 12.4% |
| Pocket Change (9/08) | 12.1% | 12.6% |
| S&P 500 (VFINX) | 4.3% | 16.3% |
| BRK.B | -0.1% | 16.0% |
| Income Stocks vs S&P | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| Income Stocks vs BRK | 11.7% | -3.6% |
When weighted with results from 2008 forward, all my income investments out-performed the S&P and BRK. As I have previously stated, it is my desire to beat the S&P over the long-run, so I don't pay a lot of attention to short-term performance either positive or negative. For more details on the performance of my income portfolios, including year-by-year performance and cumulative chart, please click here.
Passive Income
For Q3/2012 my passive income averaged $2,290/month, up from the $1,923/month in Q2/2012. The increase resulted from higher dividends in all my portfolios, offset by lower interest income from cash investments. The above amounts include all sources of passive income in my taxable accounts, primarily interest and dividends. It excludes my Roth IRA, 401(k) and blog income (which is not passive).The next update will be in late-January. As always, thanks for reading! See a list of all my dividend growth holdings here.
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