Monday, October 6, 2025
Last week, the price of WTI crude tumbled from $66.42 to $62.46 (a 6% drop) in just a couple of days. When the price of oil drops sharply, so do the share prices of energy stocks. If you know the types of energy companies to buy, buying the dip will pay off handsomely. The energy […]
ETF evolution over the past few years has come at a frenetic pace. For years, income-focused ETFs have paid monthly dividends, which investors appreciated, especially compared to the usual quarterly payouts from individual stocks. With the advent of what are called zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) covered call ETFs, there are now funds that pay weekly dividends. With […]
The latest move by ETF fund sponsors is the launch of funds that leverage the underlying assets and also employ an option-selling strategy to generate income for distributions. Single stock leveraged ETFs and covered call high-yield ETFs have been separate worlds. For the two types of ETFs, an investor can determine how one would perform […]
It’s a surprise to me to realize that it has been more than five years since JP Morgan set off the wave of option strategy ETFs with the May 2020 launch of the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI). JEPI’s sister fund, the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), launched in May 2022. The […]
Zero days to expiration (0DTE) option trading involves buying or selling puts or calls in the morning that expire that afternoon. The trading avoids the dangers of having open option trades open when the markets are closed, and news events can cause significant share price changes when the markets open. Only three securities, the SPDR […]
I have been known to call closed-end funds (CEFs) the “junkyard of Wall Street.” A few good funds exist, but they are hard to dig out of the 387 publicly traded CEFs. One issue with closed-end funds is the widespread use of managed dividend policies.With a managed dividend policy, the fund managers set a dividend […]
The cryptocurrency Ethereum has gone through a wild ride over the last few years. The move higher from its April lows has been impressive, and many experts are predicting that Ethereum could move multiples higher still. The orange line on the chart shows the three-year track record of Ethereum. The Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF […]
Investors looking for a predictable income stream combined with high yields might like Target Pay ETFs. You’ve probably heard of Target Date Funds. These provide a set-and-forget portfolio for retirement with a shifting asset mix designed to become more conservative over time as a specific target date (like a retirement year) approaches. Target Pay ETFs […]
When someone learns that I write about stock market investing, I am often asked about investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The impact of AI on business, investing, and everyday life is rapidly expanding. There are numerous moving parts in the AI universe. Of course, you have the actual artificial intelligence programs, but they need a […]
The term Magnificent 7, referring to seven specific top stocks— Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla—was coined in 2023 by a Bank of America stock analyst. The term was a take on the 1960 western, The Magnificent Seven, which was nicely remade in 2016. Surprisingly, there are few ways to invest in […]
