Taking Stock: Feb 2013

Total Portfolio Value: 50.2 Units

Van Gogh: 12 Units. 15% Bonds and 85% Stocks asset allocation. The 85% Stock allocation is divided between developed countries (25%), emerging markets (25%) and US market (35%). US market is further divided into NASDAQ Index (10%), S&P 500 Index (10%) and mid-caps and small caps (15%).

Bernini: 11 Units. Currently budgeting a 3% growth rate in this account.

El Greco: 11 Units. 10% long term investment grade bonds and 90% stocks. Fidelity Contrafund, Vanguard Wellington and American Euro-Pacific Growth each gets 20%, 20% to Developed Ex-US to bring some geographical diversity and 10% to S&P 500 to absorb the reduction on bond allocation.

Klimt: 5 Units. Yield is further down - though still > 5%.

Durer: 3 Units. Target Retirement Fund with 2050 target. It is currently 90% Stock (67% US, 23% International) and 10% Bonds.

Bruegel: 3 Units.EPI, FXI and INTC. Emerging markets have been weak recently.

Monet: 2 Units. EWP and F. My best recent investment picks.

DaVinci: 2 Units. JNK bounced back, the yield improved mildly too..

Renoir and Turner: 1 Unit each in DEO and VZ. Both at all time highs. In addition, I am holding various amounts of DVY in different accounts to hold small sums accumulated through dividends.

Growth Since Last Taking Stock

The Jan 2013 Taking Stock had the total account value at 48.4 Units - so we are looking at a growth of 1.8 Units - 3.72% in a month. YTM 7.73%. We have reached 50+ Units of total portfolio value. Nice.