That’s how things look in the Llamafolio world.  BAC – Way down ( 18% since my purchase ).  COP down 12%.  Coke and Pfizer down 12% each.  The only bright spot left is VDSI, which is hanging on to a 14% gain.

I did receive two dividend payments, though.  $3.29 from COP, and a healthy $6.40 from PFE.  Finally, something good from PFE!  That stock has been a skunk since I purchased it.  A little over nine bucks in dividends doesn’t make up for those big losses across the board, but they help a bit at least.  Plus, losses are only paper, until I sell.  Looking over my portfolio, there’s nothing that I’m willing to sell at a loss.  A few more months and I’ll be able to unload a couple stocks, and streamline my holdings.  But, as Warren Buffet so eloquently put it, the first rule of investing is don’t lose money.  I don’t intend to.