A while back, I posted about covered call options. I mainly invest in stocks, bonds and mutual funds, but I use a small portion of my equity allocation to invest in covered call options. Covered calls can provide immediate income, but at the risk of long-term gains. Risk of Long-Term Gains We’ll go through some […]
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In case you hadn’t noticed, there was a bit of market volatility last week. If you watched CNBC or another market outlet, it seemed like the end of the world, and then there was a miraculous comeback, and if you ignored it all, you might see a small pullback in your balances but nothing alarming
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A lot of my posts encourage investing in low-cost S&P 500 Funds and ETFs. My premise is that we need to invest in equities in order to build wealth. Look at the post on compounding as an example. At one point we compare the portfolio gains of 2 folks – Al and Peg – assuming
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I hate catchy titles like this, but I wanted to put together a post that captured the simple things that all of us can do that will greatly improve our financial situation over time. I emphasize over time because time is the key. Read more here. The post starts with a woman named Sylvia who
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I have 106 different active investments. This includes stocks (69), equity mutual funds, bond mutual funds, IBonds, CDs, and Treasuries. That’s a lot. I sold Autodesk (ADSK) recently because of some accounting hijinx. I like the company, but there are enough companies that aren’t investigating their own accounting practices, or, even worse, being investigated for
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Who doesn’t love tractors – right? That’s how I became a John Deere (ticker: DE) investor. At least, that’s how it started. Read on to see how I decided to buy shares and how I revisited my opinion on Deere this morning. Technology I like technology. I was the first person I knew who had
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Checking, Savings, High Yield, Money Market, Treasuries…so many choices, which one is right? In today’s post we’ll talk about the different options for low to no risk places to put our cash. And spoiler alert…no one product is the right one. You’ll likely have a mix of several products to maximize your income while preserving
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I read a fabulous article this morning titled This is how much money you’d have made if you bought Apple shares instead of a new iPhone every time it was released. Here. The article says: “If you had bought Apple shares worth of every new iPhone model on Apple event day from 2007 , you
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A while back I wrote a post on covered call options so I wanted to provide an update with a real example to demonstrate some of the concepts we discussed. Today is May 20, 2024. Friday, May 17 was the big monthly option day as well as my 61st birthday. Many companies have option contracts
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Should I buy an Annuity? Good question. Annuities are complex financial products. In this post, we’ll try and explain what an annuity is, some of the variations, and why an investor may want to consider one. Insurance An annuity is an insurance product. Much of what we talk about on finance-abcs.com is related to investments
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