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

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
Abbott Laboratories COM 002824100 3,624 41,725 SH   SOLE   1,985 0 39,740
Aberdeen Phys Swiss Gold COM 00326A104 1,392 95,250 SH   SOLE   4,500 0 90,750
Alphabet Inc COM 02079K305 484 362 SH   SOLE   50 0 312
ALPS Alerian MLP ETF COM 00162Q866 2,491 293,107 SH   SOLE   12,000 0 281,107
Apple Inc COM 037833100 2,660 9,061 SH   SOLE   980 0 8,081
ASA Limited COM G3156P103 1,010 74,150 SH   SOLE   4,000 0 70,150
Atlantica Yield COM G00349103 2,997 113,595 SH   SOLE   12,395 0 101,200
Atmos Energy Corp COM 049560105 357 3,195 SH   SOLE   0 0 3,195
Bank of America Corp COM 060505104 2,107 59,841 SH   SOLE   2,625 0 57,216
Becton Dickinson & Co COM 075887109 3,211 11,808 SH   SOLE   325 0 11,483
BP Midstream Partners Lp UT LTD PTNR 0556EL109 608 39,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 29,000
C & S Closed End Opportunity COM 19248P106 578 43,089 SH   SOLE   17,600 0 25,489
Carnival Corp COM 143658300 1,900 37,390 SH   SOLE   2,880 0 34,510
Central Fund of Canada COM 153501101 850 58,025 SH   SOLE   7,675 0 50,350
ChevronTexaco Corp. COM 166764100 1,255 10,419 SH   SOLE   0 0 10,419
Cisco Systems Inc COM 17275R102 738 15,405 SH   SOLE   200 0 15,205
Citizens Finl Group COM 174610105 3,785 93,210 SH   SOLE   4,380 0 88,830
Coca Cola Company COM 191216100 3,342 60,390 SH   SOLE   2,375 0 58,015
Colgate-Palmolive Co COM 194162103 641 9,320 SH   SOLE   500 0 8,820
CyrusOne Inc COM 23283R100 365 5,580 SH   SOLE   330 0 5,250
Digital Realty COM 253868103 770 6,435 SH   SOLE   475 0 5,960
Dominion Resources COM 25746U109 3,149 38,033 SH   SOLE   2,861 0 35,172
Ecolab Inc. COM 278865100 521 2,700 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,700
Enbridge Inc COM 29250N105 1,821 45,812 SH   SOLE   569 0 45,243
Enterprise Prd Prtnrs Lp UT LTD PTNR 293792107 2,131 75,700 SH   SOLE   9,600 0 66,100
Exxon Mobil Corp COM 30231G102 394 5,650 SH   SOLE   0 0 5,650
FedEx Corporation COM 31428X106 924 6,115 SH   SOLE   140 0 5,975
Fomento Economico Mexicano COM 344419106 721 7,635 SH   SOLE   425 0 7,210
Hercules Capital Inc COM 427096508 2,831 201,989 SH   SOLE   20,175 0 181,814
Hlthcare Tr Of Amer COM 42225P501 569 18,813 SH   SOLE   1,500 0 17,313
Intel Corp. COM 458140AD2 2,696 45,058 SH   SOLE   1,000 0 44,058
International Business Machines COM 459200101 1,355 10,111 SH   SOLE   1,350 0 8,761
Invesco China Technology COM 46138E800 252 4,800 SH   SOLE   0 0 4,800
iShares Short Term Corporate Bond COM 464288646 2,542 47,400 SH   SOLE   0 0 47,400
iShares U.S. Preferred COM 464288687 557 14,825 SH   SOLE   0 0 14,825
J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. COM 46625H100 1,091 7,830 SH   SOLE   765 0 7,065
Johnson & Johnson COM 478160104 2,201 15,090 SH   SOLE   100 0 14,990
Kayne Anderson MLP Fund COM 486606106 1,261 90,550 SH   SOLE   2,775 0 87,775
Lab Corp. of America COM 50540R409 2,181 12,895 SH   SOLE   300 0 12,595
Lamar Advertising COM 512816109 1,868 20,937 SH   SOLE   355 0 20,582
Lowe's Companies COM 548661107 341 2,855 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,855
Main Street Capital COM 56035L104 588 13,655 SH   SOLE   2,000 0 11,655
Market Vectors Gold Miner ETF COM 570604100 2,818 96,245 SH   SOLE   5,955 0 90,290
McCormick & Co Inc COM 579780107 212 1,250 SH   SOLE   0 0 1,250
Merck & Co Inc COM 58933Y105 2,031 22,337 SH   SOLE   155 0 22,182
Microsoft Corp COM 594918104 2,866 18,175 SH   SOLE   475 0 17,700
Miller Howard High Income COM 600379101 219 19,525 SH   SOLE   9,450 0 10,075
Mondelez International COM 609207105 1,133 20,583 SH   SOLE   400 0 20,183
Nextera Era Energy Partners COM 65341B106 7,735 146,920 SH   SOLE   22,280 0 124,640
Northern Trust Corp COM 665859104 324 3,050 SH   SOLE   650 0 2,400
NXP Semiconductors COM N6596X109 769 6,050 SH   SOLE   200 0 5,850
Outfront Media Inc COM 69007J106 1,500 55,950 SH   SOLE   5,825 0 50,125
Pembina Pipeline Corp COM 706327103 3,273 88,331 SH   SOLE   223 0 88,108
Pepsico Inc COM 713448108 3,898 28,525 SH   SOLE   825 0 27,700
Pfizer Incorporated COM 717081103 384 9,821 SH   SOLE   0 0 9,821
Pimco Enhanced Short Maturity COM 72201R833 419 4,130 SH   SOLE   0 0 4,130
Procter & Gamble Co COM 742718109 396 3,175 SH   SOLE   75 0 3,100
Proshares Short 20 Year Treas COM 74347X849 503 25,675 SH   SOLE   1,050 0 24,625
Qualcomm Inc COM 747525103 2,508 28,435 SH   SOLE   1,110 0 27,325
Quanta Services Inc COM 74762E102 2,120 52,100 SH   SOLE   3,525 0 48,575
RLJ Lodging 7.8 pfd COM 74965L200 703 24,495 SH   SOLE   3,000 0 21,495
RLJ Lodging TRUST COM 74965L101 212 11,985 SH   SOLE   4,935 0 7,050
Royal Dutch Shell A Adr COM 780259206 336 5,700 SH   SOLE   300 0 5,400
Royal Dutch Shell B Adr COM 780259107 565 9,430 SH   SOLE   0 0 9,430
Schneider National COM 80689H102 607 27,850 SH   SOLE   0 0 27,850
Shell Midstream Lp UT LTD PTNR 822634101 391 19,375 SH   SOLE   10,225 0 9,150
SPDR Gold Shares ETF COM 78463V107 1,183 8,285 SH   SOLE   0 0 8,285
SPDR Technology ETF COM 81369Y803 201 2,200 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,200
Sprott Physical Gold ETV COM 85207H104 2,141 175,843 SH   SOLE   9,284 0 166,559
Stryker Corp COM 863667101 1,030 4,910 SH   SOLE   275 0 4,635
Suburban Propane Part Lp UT LTD PTNR 864482104 2,142 98,071 SH   SOLE   15,475 0 82,596
Sysco Corporation COM 871829107 1,176 13,750 SH   SOLE   125 0 13,625
TC Energy Corp (Transcanada) COM 89353D107 1,118 20,980 SH   SOLE   3,090 0 17,890
Teladoc Inc COM 87918A105 499 5,970 SH   SOLE   910 0 5,060
Tortoise Energy Infrastruct COM 89147L100 652 36,408 SH   SOLE   25,600 0 10,808
Vanguard Health Care ETF COM 92204A504 230 1,203 SH   SOLE   58 0 1,145
Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF COM 921937827 247 3,075 SH   SOLE   0 0 3,075
Vanguard Short-Term Corp COM 92206C409 2,105 25,984 SH   SOLE   75 0 25,909
Ventas Inc COM 92276F100 705 12,223 SH   SOLE   0 0 12,223
W P Carey Inc COM 92936U109 2,567 32,075 SH   SOLE   4,765 0 27,310
Walgreens Boots Alliance COM 931427108 380 6,450 SH   SOLE   0 0 6,450
Walt Disney Co COM 254687106 1,897 13,120 SH   SOLE   1,210 0 11,910
Waste Management Inc COM 94106L109 290 2,550 SH   SOLE   100 0 2,450
Wells Fargo & Co. COM 949746101 377 7,025 SH   SOLE   0 0 7,025
Wells Fargo 7.50 cv pfd COM 949746804 216 149 SH   SOLE   58 0 91
Zimmer Holdings Inc COM 98956P102 940 6,285 SH   SOLE   20 0 6,265
Zoetis Inc COM 98978V103 330 2,500 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,500