In life, we’re always taking steps to protect our assets and property. Protection is often a necessity for survival as you buy insurance to guard your health and life insurance to protect your family in the event that you pass. In much the same way, we install alarms on our homes, acquire car insurance, home […]
A Look At Emergency Funds
August 2013 by 3 Comments
Emergency funds are a well discussed topic in the work of personal finance. Before I started my own blog, I never really considered one. It was a total after thought. As an ”emergency” situation arose, we found a way to deal with it which usually involved rearranging bills in some way and always figuring it […]
Selling Covered Calls To Generate Extra Income
September 2012 by 5 Comments
If you’re a buy-and-hold investor with at least 100 shares of a particular stock, you could be generating extra income with little effort on your part. No, I’m not referring to dividends. Selling covered calls is a low risk options strategy that allows you to collect a premium for writing calls while you still own the […]
Understanding Options (part 3) – Debit and Credit Spreads
July 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is part three of a multipart series designed to teach you about options and how to trade them. Previously, I discussed the basics of options and buying puts and calls. This time, we will combine options into what are known as spreads, in an attempt to profit from various stock movement scenarios. First off, […]
Understanding Options (part 2) – Buying Puts And Calls
May 2012 by 1 Comment
Last week I discussed the basics of options in my post Options Are Complicated For A Reason. I listed the most important terms and displayed an option matrix that explains the basic concepts of calls and puts in a visual manner. Now that you understand some of the core concepts of options, it’s time for […]
