0001482611-13-000001.txt : 20130110 0001482611-13-000001.hdr.sgml : 20130110 20130109183832 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001482611-13-000001 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130109 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20130110 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001482611 IRS NUMBER: 133969243 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-13652 FILM NUMBER: 13521346 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 WEST 43RD STREET, SUITE 920 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-730-5444 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 25 WEST 43RD STREET, SUITE 920 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 13F-HR 1 berson13f4q2012.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31,2012 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC Address: 25 West 43rd Street Suite 920 New York, NY 10036 Form 13F File Number: 028-13652 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Herman Lentz Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: 212-9730-5444 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Herman Lentz New York, NY January 4, 2013 --------------------- --------------------- ------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report. [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: none Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 31 ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $144891 (x1000) (x thousand) ----------------------- List of Other Included Managers: Berson & Corrado Investment Advisors, LLC Form 13F Information Table FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T Inc COM 00206R102 220.46 6540 SOLE 6540 Acadia Pharmaceuticals COM 04225108 69.75 15000 SOLE 15000 Amarin Corp Plc New Adrf SPON ADR NEW 023111206 766.97 94805 SOLE 94805 Antares Pharma Inc COM 036642106 57.15 15000 SOLE 15000 Apple Computer Inc COM 037833100 711.03 1336 SOLE 1366 Baker Hughes Inc COM 057224107 6921.56 169448 SOLE 169448 Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 176.88 15235 SOLE 15235 Berkshire Hathaway Cl B CL B 084670207C 465.72 5192 SOLE 5192 Cenovus Energy Inc COM 15135U109 8105.01 241652 SOLE 241652 Chimera Investment Corp COM 16934Q109 32.63 12500 SOLE 12500 Companhia Vale Do Adr COM 91912E105 7660.67 365490 SOLE 365490 Exxon Mobil Corporation COM 30231G102 446.83 5163 SOLE 5163 Factset Research Systems COM 303075105 246.57 2800 SOLE 2800 Gencor Industries Inc COM 368678108 135.90 18000 SOLE 18000 Goldman Sachs Group Inc COM 38141G104 290.00 2273 SOLE 2273 Hertz Global Hldgs Inc COM 42805T105 8854.93 544249 SOLE 544249 Metlife Inc COM 59156R108 6556.87 199055 SOLE 199055 National Oilwell Varco COM 637071101 9615.41 140679 SOLE 140679 Newcastle Investment Cp COM 65105M108 11239.02 1294818 SOLE 1294818 Promotora De Info Adr Bf ADR CL B Con 74343G303 890.05 839674 SOLE 839674 Promotora De Info Adr Af ADR CL A SHS 74343G204 180.49 152954 SOLE 152954 Proshs Ultrashrt S&P PSHS ULSHT SP500 74347R883 3955.55 73102 SOLE 73102 Prudential Financial Inc COM 744320102 1802.87 33806 SOLE 33806 Seadrill Ltd SHS G7945E105 8309.90 225813 SOLE 225813 Sigma Aldrich Corp COM 826552101 281.08 3820 SOLE 3820 Sirius Satellite Radio COM 86967N108 44.51 15400 SOLE 15400 Superior Energy Services COM 868157108 8710.75 420403 SOLE 420403 Teekay Lng Partners LPF PARTNRSHP UNITS Y8564M105 23598.48 624629 SOLE 624629 Teekay Offshore Partners PARTNERSHIP UN Y8565J101 25109.95 965396 SOLE 965396 Teekay Tankers Ltd Cl Af CL A Y8565N102 9336.17 3219370 SOLE 3219370 Tellabs Inc COM 879664100 97.93 42950 SOLE 42950 TOTAL $144891 (X1000)