April 2014 update ($ 293,958 +$20,630 or +8%)

 ↑RUB is up towards USD, for my portfolio it is gain $ 340

↑ Vanguard energy ETF is up by $ 600

↑ Gazprom shares are up by $18,954

↑ Rosneft shares are up by $ 544

↑ Accumulated $4,000 USD as part of my annual savings goal.

Grand total additions: $ 24, 438

↓ EUR and GBP are down towards USD, for my portfolio it is loss $2,675

↓ Vanguard 500 Index is lost $300 or 2% since March 2014.

↓ Precious metals lost $ 833 or 6.5% since last month.

↓ Grand total losses: $ 3,808

 

Observations:

-         I bought some more Gazprom shares to re-invest dividends from last year, namely 2,000 shares at 6.6 USD (4.75 EUR) and paid commission to my trader of 35 USD. Price paid was 9,460 EUR or 12,866 USD. As it was bought at hysteria time around Crimea, the shares went up by $ 0.88, bringing me almost $1,764. Forecast for Gazprom dividends is between o.24 EUR to 0.32 EUR which at the current share price 4.2% to 5.7% only in dividends.

-         I need to start actively thinking about diversification – where to invest the money, to keep the portfolio less volatile.  This one of the main targets for this year.