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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
1/100 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CL A 100=1 BRK.A COM 084990175 1,780 900 SH   SOLE   900 0 0
3M CO. COM 88579Y101 1,614 10,715 SH   SOLE   10,715 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1,308 29,129 SH   SOLE   29,158 0 0
ABBVIE INC. COM 00287Y109 2,192 37,005 SH   SOLE   37,005 0 0
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC. COM 00751Y106 4,414 29,324 SH   SOLE   29,324 0 0
AETNA INC. COM 00817Y108 1,283 11,870 SH   SOLE   11,870 0 0
AFLAC INC. COM 001055102 1,452 24,237 SH   SOLE   24,237 0 0
AGRIUM INC. COM 008916108 1,185 13,262 SH   SOLE   13,262 0 0
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. ADR 01609W102 1,990 24,490 SH   SOLE   24,676 0 0
ALKERMES PLC COM G01767105 318 4,000 SH   SOLE   4,000 0 0
ALLERGAN INC. COM G0177J108 39,011 124,834 SH   SOLE   124,834 0 0
ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS CORP. COM 018581108 1,657 5,991 SH   SOLE   5,991 0 0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. COM 01879R106 428 39,678 SH   SOLE   39,678 0 0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HLDG LP COM 01881G106 666 27,916 SH   SOLE   27,916 0 0
ALLSTATE CORP. COM 020002101 3,279 52,808 SH   SOLE   52,808 0 0
ALPHABET INC CLASS A COM 02079K305 3,384 4,349 SH   SOLE   4,364 0 0
ALPHABET INC CLASS C COM 02079K107 611 805 SH   SOLE   805 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC. COM 02209S103 348 5,977 SH   SOLE   6,005 0 0
AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY CORP. COM 02503X105 218 12,600 SH   SOLE   12,600 0 0
AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD. COM 02503Y103 1,304 94,586 SH   SOLE   94,586 0 0
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO. INC. COM 025537101 500 8,575 SH   SOLE   8,575 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. COM 025816109 846 12,160 SH   SOLE   12,160 0 0
AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. COM 028591105 1,159 11,333 SH   SOLE   11,333 0 0
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. COM 03076C106 1,334 12,538 SH   SOLE   12,538 0 0
AMGEN INC. COM 031162100 4,495 27,688 SH   SOLE   27,688 0 0
AMTRUST FINANCIAL SVCS. COM 032359309 1,434 23,282 SH   SOLE   23,282 0 0
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. COM 035710409 917 97,740 SH   SOLE   97,740 0 0
APPLE INC. COM 037833100 32,828 311,874 SH   SOLE   312,011 0 0
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO. COM 039483102 1,088 29,669 SH   SOLE   29,669 0 0
ARROW ELECTRONICS INC. COM 042735100 1,112 20,528 SH   SOLE   20,528 0 0
ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD. COM G05384105 1,227 25,403 SH   SOLE   25,403 0 0
AT&T INC. COM 00206R102 1,675 48,678 SH   SOLE   49,555 0 0
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC. COM 053015103 627 7,400 SH   SOLE   7,400 0 0
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD. COM Y0486S104 2,832 19,511 SH   SOLE   19,511 0 0
AVNET INC. COM 053807103 1,176 27,455 SH   SOLE   27,455 0 0
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD. COM G0692U109 1,266 22,512 SH   SOLE   22,512 0 0
BANK OF MONTREAL COM 063671101 201 3,567 SH   SOLE   3,567 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B COM 084670702 3,042 23,039 SH   SOLE   23,039 0 0
BEST BUY CO. INC. COM 086516101 1,060 34,804 SH   SOLE   34,804 0 0
BIOGEN IDEC INC. COM 09062X103 1,600 5,223 SH   SOLE   5,223 0 0
BLACK BOX CORP. COM 091826107 601 63,003 SH   SOLE   63,003 0 0
BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. COM 092533108 2,091 222,138 SH   SOLE   222,138 0 0
BLACKROCK GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUITY TRUST COM 092501105 562 44,040 SH   SOLE   44,040 0 0
BLACKROCK INC. COM 09247X101 3,559 10,452 SH   SOLE   10,452 0 0
BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST COM 09247F100 74 11,569 SH   SOLE   11,569 0 0
BLACKSTONE GROUP LP COM 09253U108 570 19,509 SH   SOLE   19,509 0 0
BOEING CO. COM 097023105 5,560 38,456 SH   SOLE   38,466 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. COM 110122108 1,652 24,016 SH   SOLE   24,016 0 0
BSB BANCORP INC. COM 05573H108 234 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTAL RETURN COM 128125101 1,047 105,659 SH   SOLE   105,659 0 0
CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP COM 131476103 553 27,755 SH   SOLE   27,755 0 0
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY LTD. COM 13645T100 304 2,385 SH   SOLE   2,385 0 0
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. COM 14040H105 793 10,990 SH   SOLE   10,990 0 0
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 14754D100 1,241 41,434 SH   SOLE   41,434 0 0
CELGENE CORP. COM 151020104 2,485 20,751 SH   SOLE   20,823 0 0
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP. COM 808513105 897 27,232 SH   SOLE   27,321 0 0
CHEVRON CORP. COM 166764100 791 8,794 SH   SOLE   9,056 0 0
CIGNA CORP. COM 125509109 3,709 25,350 SH   SOLE   25,350 0 0
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP. COM 172062101 976 16,500 SH   SOLE   16,500 0 0
CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FUND COM 18914C100 1,688 134,703 SH   SOLE   134,703 0 0
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO. COM 194162103 606 9,100 SH   SOLE   9,100 0 0
COMCAST CORP. COM 20030N101 2,504 44,380 SH   SOLE   44,380 0 0
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC. COM 209115104 291 4,522 SH   SOLE   4,522 0 0
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. COM 21036P108 2,653 18,626 SH   SOLE   18,626 0 0
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. COM 22160K105 222 1,377 SH   SOLE   1,377 0 0
CSX CORP. COM 126408103 681 26,254 SH   SOLE   26,254 0 0
CVS CAREMARK CORP. COM 126650100 2,855 29,205 SH   SOLE   29,205 0 0
DANAHER CORP. COM 235851102 826 8,895 SH   SOLE   8,895 0 0
DEERE & CO. COM 244199105 229 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
DIREXION DAILY SMALL CAP BULL 3X SHARES COM 25459W847 953 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES COM 254709108 513 9,575 SH   SOLE   9,575 0 0
DNP SELECT INCOME FUND COM 23325P104 2,462 274,553 SH   SOLE   274,553 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP. COM 26441C204 865 12,118 SH   SOLE   12,118 0 0
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO. COM 263534109 610 9,160 SH   SOLE   9,160 0 0
EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQUITY INCOME FUND COM 278274105 309 23,007 SH   SOLE   23,007 0 0
EATON VANCE LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND COM 27828H105 1,526 119,619 SH   SOLE   119,619 0 0
EATON VANCE RISK-MANAGED DIVERS EQUITY INCOME COM 27829G106 1,684 165,705 SH   SOLE   165,705 0 0
ELLSWORTH GROWTH AND INCOME FUND LTD. COM 289074106 188 24,300 SH   SOLE   24,300 0 0
EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS INC. COM 292218104 1,529 55,989 SH   SOLE   55,989 0 0
ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP COM 29273R109 471 13,974 SH   SOLE   13,974 0 0
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP COM 293792107 2,297 89,778 SH   SOLE   89,778 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 4,355 55,868 SH   SOLE   56,146 0 0
FLAHERTY & CRUMRINE DYNAMIC PREFERRED & INCOME COM 33848W106 1,877 81,947 SH   SOLE   81,947 0 0
FOOT LOCKER INC COM 344849104 850 13,052 SH   SOLE   13,052 0 0
FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC. COM G36738105 1,296 33,336 SH   SOLE   33,336 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 992 31,851 SH   SOLE   31,897 0 0
GENUINE PARTS CO. COM 372460105 258 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
GILEAD SCIENCES INC. COM 375558103 3,035 29,997 SH   SOLE   30,149 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. COM 38141G104 3,043 16,883 SH   SOLE   16,883 0 0
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC. COM 416515104 291 6,700 SH   SOLE   6,700 0 0
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 438516106 575 5,555 SH   SOLE   5,555 0 0
INGREDION INC. COM 457187102 271 2,825 SH   SOLE   2,825 0 0
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. COM 459200101 1,618 11,757 SH   SOLE   11,757 0 0
INVESCO DYNAMIC CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES FUND COM 46132R104 517 48,993 SH   SOLE   48,993 0 0
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 INDEX COM 464287200 869 4,240 SH   SOLE   4,265 0 0
ISHARES CORE TOTAL U.S. BOND MARKET COM 464287226 387 3,583 SH   SOLE   4,857 0 0
ISHARES GOLD TRUST COM 464285105 344 33,630 SH   SOLE   33,630 0 0
ISHARES IBOXX $ INVEST GRADE CORP BOND FUND COM 464287242 180 1,575 SH   SOLE   2,646 0 0
ISHARES S&P NATIONAL AMT-FREE MUNI BOND FUND COM 464288414 267 2,408 SH   SOLE   2,408 0 0
ISHARES S&P SHORT TERM NATIONAL MUNI BOND FUND COM 464288158 212 2,000 SH   SOLE   2,000 0 0
ISHARES S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX COM 464287804 350 3,175 SH   SOLE   3,175 0 0
ISHARES S&P U.S. PREFERRED STOCK INDEX FUND COM 464288687 1,058 27,243 SH   SOLE   29,598 0 0
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC COM G50871105 3,004 21,370 SH   SOLE   21,370 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 2,626 25,563 SH   SOLE   25,563 0 0
JOHNSON CONTROLS INC. COM 478366107 713 18,058 SH   SOLE   18,058 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. COM 46625H100 3,756 56,885 SH   SOLE   56,903 0 0
KELLOGG CO. COM 487836108 202 2,800 SH   SOLE   2,800 0 0
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP. COM 494368103 228 1,790 SH   SOLE   1,790 0 0
KOHL'S CORP. COM 500255104 1,084 22,768 SH   SOLE   22,768 0 0
KRAFT HEINZ CO. COM 500754106 371 5,096 SH   SOLE   5,112 0 0
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC. COM 50105F105 762 135,128 SH   SOLE   135,128 0 0
LAZARD GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN AND INCOME FUND COM 52106W103 152 11,624 SH   SOLE   11,624 0 0
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FUND COM 530158104 56 10,508 SH   SOLE   10,508 0 0
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. COM 539830109 1,732 7,976 SH   SOLE   8,029 0 0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC. COM 548661107 859 11,300 SH   SOLE   11,319 0 0
MAGELLAN HEALTH SERVICES INC. COM 559079207 930 15,076 SH   SOLE   15,076 0 0
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COM 559080106 1,131 16,659 SH   SOLE   16,659 0 0
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. COM 559222401 290 7,150 SH   SOLE   7,150 0 0
MALLINCKRODT PLC COM G5785G107 402 5,382 SH   SOLE   5,382 0 0
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP. COM 56585A102 510 9,845 SH   SOLE   9,845 0 0
MASTERCARD INC. COM 57636Q104 633 6,500 SH   SOLE   6,500 0 0
MCDONALD'S CORP. COM 580135101 439 3,714 SH   SOLE   3,714 0 0
MCKESSON CORP. COM 58155Q103 592 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC. COM G5960L103 2,077 27,006 SH   SOLE   27,006 0 0
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 840 15,899 SH   SOLE   15,899 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP. COM 594918104 1,956 35,257 SH   SOLE   36,052 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY COM 617446448 1,113 35,002 SH   SOLE   35,002 0 0
MOSAIC CO. COM 61945C103 676 24,510 SH   SOLE   24,510 0 0
MYLAN NV COM N59465109 541 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC. COM 637215104 1,166 14,076 SH   SOLE   14,076 0 0
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE CO. COM 638522102 1,368 5,431 SH   SOLE   5,431 0 0
NEXTERA ENERGY INC. COM 65339F101 395 3,800 SH   SOLE   3,800 0 0
NIKE INC. COM 654106103 498 7,970 SH   SOLE   7,970 0 0
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD. COM G65773106 155 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
NOVO NORDISK AS ADR 670100205 203 3,500 SH   SOLE   3,500 0 0
NUVEEN DOW 30 DYNAMIC OVERWRITE FUND COM 67075F105 1,689 117,633 SH   SOLE   117,633 0 0
NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN COM 67074U103 163 14,694 SH   SOLE   14,694 0 0
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND COM 6706EN100 441 44,977 SH   SOLE   44,977 0 0
NUVEEN NASDAQ 100 DYNAMIC OVERWRITE COM 670699107 1,003 51,778 SH   SOLE   51,778 0 0
NUVEEN S&P 500 DYNAMIC OVERWRITE FUND COM 6706EW100 1,286 95,508 SH   SOLE   95,508 0 0
ORACLE CORP. COM 68389X105 1,148 31,415 SH   SOLE   31,415 0 0
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC. COM 697435105 1,421 8,065 SH   SOLE   8,065 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. COM 701094104 340 3,504 SH   SOLE   3,504 0 0
PEPSICO INC. COM 713448108 1,009 10,101 SH   SOLE   10,101 0 0
PFIZER INC. COM 717081103 3,083 95,499 SH   SOLE   96,193 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC. COM 718172109 539 6,131 SH   SOLE   6,131 0 0
PIMCO DYNAMIC CREDIT INCOME FUND COM 72202D106 1,519 84,180 SH   SOLE   84,180 0 0
PIMCO HIGH INCOME FUND COM 722014107 292 35,700 SH   SOLE   35,700 0 0
PIMCO INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND COM 72201R866 748 13,866 SH   SOLE   13,866 0 0
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC. COM 693475105 629 6,600 SH   SOLE   6,892 0 0
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC. COM 731068102 489 5,692 SH   SOLE   5,692 0 0
POWERSHARES CEF INCOME COMPOSITE COM 73936Q843 206 9,635 SH   SOLE   9,635 0 0
POWERSHARES FINANCIAL PREFERRED COM 73935X229 1,233 65,470 SH   SOLE   67,977 0 0
POWERSHARES QQQ COM 73935A104 875 7,825 SH   SOLE   8,154 0 0
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. COM 742718109 2,300 28,964 SH   SOLE   29,146 0 0
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP. COM 74348T102 208 29,836 SH   SOLE   29,836 0 0
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC. COM 744663105 421 10,075 SH   SOLE   10,075 0 0
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. COM 747316107 431 5,575 SH   SOLE   5,575 0 0
RAYTHEON CO. COM 755111507 761 6,107 SH   SOLE   6,193 0 0
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC. COM 75886F107 1,629 3,000 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 0
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC. COM 759351604 1,131 13,215 SH   SOLE   13,215 0 0
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. COM 761713106 3,181 68,904 SH   SOLE   68,904 0 0
SKECHERS USA INC. COM 830566105 445 14,730 SH   SOLE   14,730 0 0
SOUTHERN CO. COM 842587107 1,011 21,618 SH   SOLE   21,618 0 0
SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST COM 78463V107 226 2,227 SH   SOLE   2,227 0 0
SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS CAP SHORT TERM MUNI COM 78464A425 251 10,288 SH   SOLE   10,288 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 COM 78462F103 1,274 6,249 SH   SOLE   6,522 0 0
ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. COM 790849103 293 4,750 SH   SOLE   4,750 0 0
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC. COM 85571B105 222 10,790 SH   SOLE   10,790 0 0
STRYKER CORP. COM 863667101 207 2,225 SH   SOLE   2,225 0 0
SUN HYDRAULICS CORP. COM 866942105 225 7,087 SH   SOLE   7,087 0 0
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC. COM 74144T108 415 5,800 SH   SOLE   5,800 0 0
TARGET CORP. COM 87612E106 1,650 22,727 SH   SOLE   22,727 0 0
TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR COM 81369Y803 164 3,826 SH   SOLE   6,461 0 0
TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND COM 879105104 906 52,086 SH   SOLE   52,086 0 0
TESORO CORP. COM 881609101 1,627 15,440 SH   SOLE   15,440 0 0
THE COCA-COLA CO. COM 191216100 2,482 57,781 SH   SOLE   57,812 0 0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC. COM 883556102 615 4,335 SH   SOLE   4,335 0 0
THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. COM G8827U100 1,167 87,022 SH   SOLE   87,022 0 0
TIFFANY & CO. COM 886547108 236 3,100 SH   SOLE   3,100 0 0
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. COM 89417E109 855 7,572 SH   SOLE   7,572 0 0
UBS ETRACS MONTHLY PAY 2X LEVERAGED MORTGAGE REIT COM 90269A302 143 10,800 SH   SOLE   10,800 0 0
UNION PACIFIC CORP. COM 907818108 313 4,000 SH   SOLE   4,000 0 0
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. COM 913017109 654 6,805 SH   SOLE   6,805 0 0
V.F. CORP. COM 918204108 623 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
VANGUARD MSCI EUROPE COM 922042874 1,058 21,219 SH   SOLE   21,219 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. COM 92343V104 208 4,503 SH   SOLE   4,987 0 0
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FUND COM 92829A103 50 13,217 SH   SOLE   13,217 0 0
VISA INC. COM 92826C839 1,490 19,209 SH   SOLE   19,209 0 0
VOYA ASIA PACIFIC HIGH DIV EQUITY INCOME FD COM 92912J102 356 39,350 SH   SOLE   39,350 0 0
VOYA INFRASTUCTURE, INDUSTRIALS & MATERIALS FUND COM 92912X101 876 71,270 SH   SOLE   71,270 0 0
VOYA INTL HIGH DIV EQUITY INCOME COM 92912Y109 149 23,450 SH   SOLE   23,450 0 0
WALT DISNEY CO. COM 254687106 6,035 57,429 SH   SOLE   57,562 0 0