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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What is your favorite story about your father?

Note to my readers: Many of you know that my daughter (Dr. Samantha Nix) has sent me several questions for me to answer for her, her siblings and my grandchildren. This is just one more of those questions that I felt deserved to be published here. Dear Samantha; Probably the greatest story about my father …

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What have you changed your mind about over the years?

Note to my readers: Many of you know that my daughter (Dr. Samantha Nix) has sent me several questions for me to answer for her, her siblings and my grandchildren. This is just one more of those questions that I felt deserved to be published here. Dear Samantha; Couldn’t you find a harder question to …

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The war between what is “RIGHT” and our Stupid Moronic Politicians

We have just ended, so they say, America's longest war, in Afghanistan. Like many I am wondering why we even went to war in that country. They say it was because of what happened in New York on September 11, 2001. My question is this: Were the terrorist who flew planes into the world trade …

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