Uncle J, asked his nephew, "Why Isn't Everybody Doing This?" Most people don't understand how a person can make more money in options rather than in purchasing stock. The purpose of this article is simply to show how options values are affected by the underlying stock values. It all seems complicated - though it really …
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It’s yours for the taking …
I just had a phone conversation with a distant relative. A young man at the age of 16 that sounds much older than his age. He is going to school (high school) and working at McDonalds. He wants to start saving money. He indicated that he would like to save as much as possible. This …
The Beauty of Options
As many of you know I love to buy and sell options. However, due to the fact that an option contract on a stock is like an ice cube left out of the freezer and it starts to melt on day one ... the longer you hold it the faster it melts. I've written several …
Should you by Apple Stock Now?
Had you purchased Apple Stock on 09/10/2001 - just one day before Al-Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon - you would have paid only $1.25 per share had you bought at that day's high (this assumes a split adjusted price tag on the stock). Had you invested $1,000 into the stock back …
Not for the Faint of Heart
No one liked my last post on "Options and Brackets" … so let's try this one out. I call this investment scheme "Not for the Faint at Heart" because it is one of those that could give you a heart attack if you let it. If not a heart attack … at least heart burn. …
Options and Brackets
In a previous article "Pigs get fed and Hogs get slaughtered" I talked about the importance of having a money management plan in place for your more volatile investments. Actually it makes sense for all investments that have a ready made market. Sorry, not very viable for real estate owners. What happens when there is no money …
Pigs get Fed – Hogs get Slaughtered
When it comes to investing ... be a Pig not a Hog! What do I mean by this? I mean you have to have a game plan to make sure your need for growth does not turn into a habit of Greed. Even though Michael Douglas as 'Gordon Gekko' in the movie Wall Street said, "Greed …
