Note 7 - Investments in Equity Securities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Notes to Financial Statements

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

7.  INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES

Investments in equity securities as of  December 31, 2023 and 2022 are summarized in the table below:

					UNREALIZED			REALIZED
	BALANCE		ACQUISITIONS,		GAINS			GAINS			BALANCE
	AT		DISPOSITIONS		(LOSSES)			(LOSSES)			AT END
	BEGINNING		AND		INCLUDED			INCLUDED			OF
	OF YEAR		SETTLEMENTS		IN EARNINGS			IN EARNINGS			PERIOD
December 31, 2022	$	1,518,244	$	-	$	(860,273	)	$	-		$	657,971
Year-to-date December 31, 2023		657,971		-		53,614			(46,284	)		665,301

Investments by fair value level in the hierarchy as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:

					Unobservable
	Quoted		Models with		Inputs that
	Market		Significant		are not		Total
	Prices in		Observable		Corroborated		Carrying
	Attractive		Market		by Market		Value in the
	Markets		Parameters		Data		Balance
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Sheet
Common stock as of December 31, 2023	$	665,301	$	-	$	-	$	665,301
Common stock as of December 31, 2022	$	657,971	$	-	$	-	$	657,971