By: Jerry Nix, Freewavemaker, LLC – January 14, 2022 In this article I will be discussing my views and opinions on Military Bonuses, the Draft and Patriotism. Remember as you read this that is my opinion and views on the subject. You have a right to yours as well. With that being said, let’s get …
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Buying the Indices and Technical Swing Trading Using Bollinger Bands
By: Jerry Nix, Freewavemaker, LLC January 12, 2022 Hopefully this article will serve two purposes. First, to start you on the path to learning Technical Indicators when investing in the stock market. This will help those investors who want to attempt to time the market and become what is known as “swing traders.” Swing …
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Why Interest Rate Hikes Don’t Concern Me
January 7, 2022 Let me start by saying I served several hundred clients (if not thousands) over a span of 4 decades in the financial services industry as a financial planner, money manager and financial advisor. I advised clients then, and now advise friends and family, to listen to the news … but don’t put …
Time in the market is better than timing the market, generally speaking …
12/31/2021 by Jerry Nix, Freewavemaker, LLC A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Had we met a little over 19 years ago and you had about $100,000 to invest – I may have recommended the following investments to you. At that time, many of these names were unheard of to many people. When you see the prices that you …
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No More Mandates …
Note from the author: Before reading this please understand these few facts. I am not a medical doctorI believe Covid is real and can be deadly (like most anything else)I have been fully vaccinatedI am not taking a booster shot this yearI am an American and a Veteran of the Armed Forces (Vietnam War)I am …
Inflation, Gold and Stocks
“Oh My God, inflation is on the way and you’d better put your money in Gold Bullion and Gold Currencies (Coins).” That is the cry of many today. To understand the ramifications of inflation let’s take a look at the American Dollar and how it has shrunk in purchasing power since the early 1900s … …

What is a poor man’s covered call and why is it better than a covered call?
To answer this question let's first look at what a covered call is. What is a covered call? A covered call is when you buy (or already own) at least 100 shares of stock and you want to generate income by selling call options against the stock that you own. EXAMPLE: You believe that Microsoft …
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What is one of the craziest things that ever happened to you?
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is another one of those questions that my youngest daughter asked me to answer. I answered this question for her on March 7, 2021 and am publishing it here on October 21, 2021. I tell you that because some of the timeline may not match up when you read it. …
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Who was your favorite school teachers? What made them great?
NOTE FROM AUTHOR: Here is another article I've written from one of those questions my daughter asked me to answer for her and her siblings. At age 70 I'm learning that if I'd just stayed home more and helped the wife raise our four kids I would not have to be working this hard. Dear …
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Did you have any pets growing up?
NOTE FROM AUTHOR: This is one more of those questions my youngest daughter asked me to answer in a long assignment that she gave me for Christmas 2020. She purchased a subscription from Story Worth and asked me over 100 questions that she would like to have the answers too. I guess I did not …