4.8% Yield IRA Q1 Update Of 33 Stocks And 2 Vanguard Funds With 3 Buys And 4 Sells

I sold 4 stocks and added 3, but still might consider adding 2 back at a lower price.
Let's take a look at my "busy-ness" so far this year.

I reported 34 stocks at the beginning of January in this article here.
I HELD most and am pleased with them.
Here is a list of the current portfolio of

33 Stocks + 2 Funds =

I show current price as of April 9th and the dividend yield. The cost /share is shown along with the yield on my cost when the portfolio was created and until now.
TICKER 4/9 pr C Y S&P VL c/sh YOC Dividend % P/V % Inc Activity AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) 65.54 3.93 A- 3 62.79 4.08% 2.56 6.22% 5.29% Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) 163.38 2.84 A- 1 155.3 2.96% 4.6 2.48% 1.52% Alerian MLP (NYSEARCA: AMLP) 12.78 7.42 12.78 7.42% 0.9 0.97% 1.49% New Apple Hosp (NYSE: APLE) 18.9 6.29 18.29 6.56% 1.2 1.43% 1.99% Apollo (Nasdaq: ARCC) 17.59 8.62 BBB 15.55 9.77% 1.52 3.34% 6.29% BP (NYSE: BP) 34.85 6.85 A- 3 37.28 6.44% 2.4 2.64% 3.97% Blackstone (NYSE: BXMT) 30.94 8.02 28.71 8.64% 2.48 1.17% 2.05% Cardinal H (NYSE: CAH) 82.35 2.17 A- 1 74.1 2.43% 1.8 3.91% 1.86% Care Cap (NYSE: CCP) 27.17 8.42 BB+ 27.8 8.20% 2.28 4.12% 7.55% Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) 32.96 3.43 AA- 1 29.7 3.50% 1.04 2.50% 1.72% CVS (NYSE: CVS) 77.08 2.55 BBB+ 1 89.5 2.23% 2 3.66% 2.07% Dominion (NYSE: D) 77.59 3.89 BBB+ 2 71.04 4.25% 3.02 1.47% 1.25% Dupont Fab (NYSE: DFT) 50.79 3.96 32.84 6.09% 2 0.48% 0.41% Trim Home Depot (NYSE: HD) 147.13 2.42 A- 1 125.76 2.19% 2.76... Read more