January Account Activity

I made a few changes to the holdings in my retirement account. I sold my 3,847 units of Agellan Commercial REIT ACR-UN to purchase 500 shares of AltaGas (ALA) and 500 shares of Peyto Exploration (PEY). I plan to sell call options to create additional income.

Last Friday I experienced another dividend cut. Bonterra Energy (BNE.TO) reduced their 30 cents per month dividend to 15 cents. I sold my 500 shares of BNE.TO with plans to transfer the proceeds to another broker. My reason for making the change is to reduce my commission costs. If I like their trading platform, I will transfer my entire account.

Listed below is my account activity for the month of January

DIVIDEND INCOME

  Company Name         Amount of Dividend

Agellan Commercial REIT       $246.70
AltaGas                                    $29.50
Bonterra Energy Corp.            $150.00
Crescent Point Energy            $230.00
Gibson Energy                       $450.00
Inter Pipeline Ltd                    $143.94
Keyera Corp                          $150.50
Leisureworld Corp                  $225.00
Pembina Pipelines                  $162.69
PepsiCo                                  $327.50
Surge Energy                          $150.00
TD Bank                                $235.00
TransCanada Corp                  $288.00

    Total Dividends            $2,788.83


OPTION PREMIUMS

The following is a list of my February option trades.
The premiums are the amounts of cash I received after commissions.

  Date        Position                 Premiums

01/02  10P  GIS   Feb   $47.50     $107.50
01/02   1C  TD    Feb    $57           $50.76
01/05   5P  MCD Jan 9 $90          $133.75
01/14 -15P  BNS   Jan  $66      -$7,753.74
01/14  15P  BNS   Feb  $66       $7,846.26
01/14 -25P   PG    Jan   $75           -$91.24
01/14 -10P  XOP  Jan   $48      -$6,272.49
01/14  10P  XOP  Feb  $48        $6,977.35
01/14   1C  PEY   Feb  $32             $78.76
01/16   5P   JNJ    Jan 23 $99          $78.75
01/16   5P  MCD   Jan 23 $89       $233.75
01/16   5P  SBUX  Jan 23 $74.50  $108.75
01/16   1P  XOM  Jan/17  $85        $988.73
01/20  15P XOM  March  $80     $1,471.22
01/21   1C  BNS   Feb      $64           $53.76
01/22.  5C  ALA  March  $46          $208.76
01/23   5C  PEY  Feb      $32          $558.76
01/23   5P   CL  Jan 30     $66         $183.75
01/23  -5P  MCD  Jan 23  $89         -$41.24
01/23   5P  MCD  Jan 30  $89         $258.75
01/23   5P   PG    Jan 30   $88         $148.75
01/27   5P  SBUX  Jan 30 $87        $113.75
01/27   5P  XOM  Jan 30  $89         $133.75
01/29  -5P  PG     Jan 30   $88     -$1,183.73
01/29   5P  PG     Feb 6.   $88       $1,191.24
01/29  -5P  XOM  Jan 30  $89        -$911.24
01/29   5P  XOM  Feb 6   $89       $1,508.72

     Total Option Premiums   $6,181.89


Total January Income:    $8,970.72


Ticker Symbols

* TSX listed stocks and options are listed in Canadian currency and the remainder are listed in US currency (exchange rates may vary)

ALA - AltaGas (TSX)
BMO - Bank of Montreal (TSX)
BNS - Scotiabank (TSX)
CL - Colgate-Palmolive EMA - Emera Corp (TSX)
GIS - General Mills
MCD - McDonalds Corp
PEY = Peyto Exploration (TSX)
PG - Proctor & Gamble
SBUX - Starbucks
TD - TD Bank (TSX)
TRP - TransCanada Corp (TSX)
XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp
XOP - Oil & Gas Exploration ETF