You can’t row the boat without “making waves” and if you are not rowing the boat you are likely only drifting where the currents take you. ~ Jerry Nix
Note from Author: I have written articles in the past about options investing. You can find these by clicking on investments in the header and scrolling through the titles, or you can send an email mailto:freewavemaker@gmail.com and request them and I will forward you a link to all the options articles. New Options this week …
While many do not like socialism - though I heard today that 44% of Millennials did like socialism and don't know if that is fact or not - Social Security, which we all seem to love is one form of socialism that has been around (in law) for going on 84 years and that has …
Insurance as an investment??? I get so angry when I get a call from a person telling me that so and so with XYZ insurance has told him it is better to invest his money in a life insurance policy and take it out tax free for retirement than to invest it into an IRA …
Continue reading Tax Deferred vs. Taxable Investing – Don’t Disappoint Yourself
Figure 1: Options = Money If done properly you don't need a huge win ratio to make a lot of money investing in Call options. In addition, contrary to popular belief, investing in options does not have to be all that risky. However, a person does need to be careful to make sure the options …
Today I had an argument with an individual ... a very successful individual ... about how a person with discipline could actually accumulate a nice nest egg by borrowing money from one bank and depositing it into another bank. I will not tell you who the person is that I had this discussion with ... …
Ahh Darn it ... did you miss the bottom again. Did you miss the chance to really get some nice prices on stocks because you spent time listening to what the "talking heads" on TV were saying and did not spend much time in looking at what Mr. Market was doing? Don't feel bad ... …
Continue reading Mr. Market Will Do What Mr. Market Will Do.
Today with the market dropping some 220+ points from 25,531 to 25,307 on the DOW I thought it would be a good day to test my MACD Theory that I wrote about in this article. I went to Vectorvest and made my selection based on this criteria ... and below is the 10 stocks that …
Continue reading Putting my Money where my mouth Is – Technical Indicators – Part 2
What stocks should you buy and When should you buy them? I was listening to an investment coach today and he said something that made a lot of sense to me ... and though I was in the investment business for 42 years ... I never heard it stated as clearly as I did today. …
Note from the Author: I have previously posted a blog which was Part 1 of this continuing blog. You can read that blog by clicking on this link if you care too. Under the separation of powers created by the United States Constitution, the United States Congress has the sole power of the purse and …
Continue reading Government Shutdown, How it affects the markets – Part 2
To discuss how the market has performed let's begin with a discussion of the shutdown itself. To hear the news media tell it, "800,000 employees are being required to work with no income." Not even close to true. Take a look at this: A government shutdown is when non-essential discretionary federal programs close. It occurs …
Continue reading Government Shutdown – How does it affect the markets?