Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | By: Freewavemaker, LLC There is an old saying that goes like this: I often have to think of this when I am day-trading my options. I think a lot of people that attempt to invest in the stock market have a tendency to worry about it too much and eventually …
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The great synthetic stock idea – Part 3
Thursday, April 27, 2023 – By: Freewavemaker, LLC On December 9, 2023 I wrote the first part of this story, The Great Synthetic Stock Idea - Part 1, which you can read by clicking on the link. I followed this up with another article on February 13, 2023 titled, The Great Synthetic Stock Idea (MSFT) …
Time in the market with quality stocks
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – By: Freewavemaker, LLC When I first thought about writing this article today it struck me that I was not even sure what the largest ten companies were in America today was, so I decided to do some research. Here’s what I found out about the top ten companies based on …
Can we really have UNIVERSAL Banking Insurance?
You've probably heard of the bank failures in the news over the past few weeks. There have been a few and there are worries that the list could continue to grow. In March 2023 alone, so far (since we are still in March) the following banks have failed: Silvergate Bank Silicon Valley Bank Signature Bank …
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How shipping (and devious countries) impact inflation
Monday, March 6, 2023 Your Uncle Sam may have been right when they first stated that inflation will be transitional and the Federal Reserve may have been wrong when they decided it was not transitional and felt they needed to start raising interest rates in an attempt to curb inflation. While it is true that …
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The percentage needed to recover a loss
Monday, February 27, 2023 What’s so hard about investing in the stock market? One of the hardest things about investing for most people to understand is the math of gains and losses. For example, a 50% gain just will not allow a portfolio to recover from a 50% loss. Rather the portfolio will need a …
The Great Synthetic Stock Idea (MSFT) – Part 2
02/13/2023 On December 9, 2022 I wrote an article entitled The Great Synthetic Stock Idea that you can pick up and read it by clicking the link in the title above. I encourage you to do this if you have not read the article before continuing with this one On or around December December 13th …
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The Great Synthetic Stock Idea – Part 1
Friday, December 9, 2022 By Jerry Nix | FreeWaveMaker, LLC Merry Christmas to all readers: Since this will probably be my final article for this disastrous 2022 year in the stock market, I thought I'd send this one out as a Christmas Gift from me to you. Please enjoy it and see if you can …
Making Money Contra Style …
Jerome Powell (Federal Reserve Chairman) and Joe Biden (U. S. President) really do not care about Americans on "Main Street" when in comes to the economy and the stock market. They must not realize that much of the stock market is made up with individuals who invest in 401(k) plans and other pension plans. It …
Why Call Options Make Sense
08/26/2022 Figure 1 Or, I could have titled this why call options make dollars and cents. Does it make sense to put a little money in Call Options? The story I will tell today, hopefully, will convince my readers that it does. Let’s first look at the chart I’ve put together on Devon Energy Corp. …