Note 4 - Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

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

4. Investments

As of

September 30, 2019

and

December 31, 2018,

investments totaled

$348,000

and

$258,000,

respectively, which consisted of equity securities.

No

marketable securities were sold during the

three

months ended

September 30, 2019,

and

20,000

shares were sold during the

three

months ended

September 30, 2018.

The total loss on marketable securities during the

three

months ended

September 30, 2019

was

$387,000,

and the unrealized gain on marketable securities during the

three

months ended

September 30, 2018

was

$25,000.

The loss for the

three

months ended

September 30, 2019

was due to an unrealized loss of

$387,000.

Certain marketable securities were sold during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2019

and

September 30, 2018.

The total gain on marketable securities during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2019

was

$223,000

and the unrealized loss on marketable securities during the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2018

was

$40,000.

The gain for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2019

was due to an unrealized gain of

$168,000

and a realized gain of

$55,000.

The gain for the

nine

months ended

September 30, 2018

was due to an unrealized loss of

$43,000

and a realized gain of

$3,000.