Do you want to learn how to buy options? We’ll review put and call options, describe some trading strategies, and show you the steps to buy.
Strategies
A Guide to Portfolio Income: Interest, Dividends, and Beyond
Portfolio income can come from a variety of sources. We’ll explain how you can earn money from your investments and why to diversify.
Basic Guide to Options Trading Strategies
Have you thought about dipping your toe in options trading? We’ll explain three basic options trading strategies and who they’re best for.
What Are Stock Options? A Guide to Puts and Calls
Stock options can be confusing, partly because there are many types of contracts: exchange-traded options, OTC options, and employee stock options that are part of compensation packages. As such, you might be asking, “What are stock options?” In this article, we’ll review all the types of stock options and examine how to include options in […]
How to Add Income Stock to Your Investing Strategy
Looking for an extra stream of income? You may want to add income stocks to your portfolio. We’ll explain the benefits and what to look for.
Options vs Stocks: Their Differences and Trading Strategies
Options vs stocks: Which should you invest in? We’ll explain both investment options and strategies you can use for each in your portfolio.
What Happens to Retirees When the U.S. Dollar Is No Longer the Reserve Currency?
In our recent article, How Long Can This House Of Cards Last? What Can We Do?, Urs Vrijhof-Drose remarked: “Asia and Russia have a problem with the USD being the global reserve currency. …. We believe that this ongoing depreciation of the USD will continue….” Charles F., a subscriber to both Chuck Butler’s Daily Pfennig and our letter, […]
How to Trade Options: A Beginner’s Guide
Trading options is one of the ways to generate income in your portfolio. This guide will give you the basics on how to trade options.
How Good Is Your Comfortable Retirement Guarantee?
For generations Baby Boomers were told to follow certain rules and, with Social Security, then later Medicare, they were guaranteed a safe, comfortable retirement. Oops! For many it is not happening; did they fail to read the small print, or understand things? Dictionary.com defines guarantee, with some examples: noun “a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something […]
Leverage: It’s Why Portfolios Blow Up
Last week, the forced unwinding of the Archegos Capital Management hedge fund put fears of a market collapse into investors’ minds. While it appears to have been an isolated case, the fund’s collapse vividly points out the dangers of using leverage to boost investment returns. Let’s discuss how excess leverage can turn declines in security […]
