I’m pretty sure kids were different when I was young. I recall being respectful and... Read More

I’m pretty sure kids were different when I was young. I recall being respectful and inquisitive. I would ask questions and appreciate the answers adults gave me. But now, from the age of about... Read More

Selling put options in your investment account is a great way to create a healthy level of income.... Read More

Selling put options in your investment account is a great way to create a healthy level of income. The process is fairly simple. We start by selling a put option contract for a stock that we would... Read More

Options can be a powerful tool. And every investor should be familiar with them. First, it’s... Read More

Options can be a powerful tool. And every investor should be familiar with them. First, it’s important for beginners to forget what they “think” they know about options, especially... Read More

Among Warren Buffett’s biggest all-time winners is Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).   Buffett... Read More

Among Warren Buffett’s biggest all-time winners is Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).   Buffett owns 400 million shares of the stock, and paid a split-adjusted average price of less than... Read More

As a general rule, stocks tend to climb in a steady, predictable pattern, while declines have a... Read More

As a general rule, stocks tend to climb in a steady, predictable pattern, while declines have a greater tendency to sell off in dramatic fashion. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. When a... Read More

In previous articles, we’ve made the case for why you should consider options as a part of... Read More

In previous articles, we’ve made the case for why you should consider options as a part of your overall investing strategy. We’ve broadly outlined different strategies (such as selling... Read More

The traditional covered call strategy is considered a neutral-to-bullish approach because profits... Read More

The traditional covered call strategy is considered a neutral-to-bullish approach because profits are made when the underlying stock remains stable or trades higher. For this reason, most investors... Read More

Volatility in the stock market isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Investors can suffer greater... Read More

Volatility in the stock market isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Investors can suffer greater losses, but they can reap higher-than-average gains as well.  Not all stocks react the same way... Read More

Today’s issue of StreetAuthority Daily is a special one.  If you’ve been following... Read More

Today’s issue of StreetAuthority Daily is a special one.  If you’ve been following along recently, then know we’ve been discussing my colleague Amber Hestla’s unique... Read More

Recently, we’ve received a few questions about how to manage risk when selling puts. The... Read More

Recently, we’ve received a few questions about how to manage risk when selling puts. The primary question is whether it makes sense to use stop-loss orders to exit a position if the trade moves... Read More