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Entries from May 2008

JIM CRAMER MAKES US SOME “BLUE COLLAR” MONEY

May 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Wow! The last view weeks I’ve had a myriad of emails commenting on wind energy stocks. Then I find out that Jim Cramer had been touting these equities on his CNBC TV Program, Mad Money. As you know, my main source for locating the greatest performing stocks is the IBD 100. However, there are other [...]

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Tags: Audio · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Locating Stocks

Audio Replay

May 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

A colleague of mine shared an audio replay of a presentation I recently gave to LIREIA.  You’ll find it below for your listening pleasure.  Click the right directional triangle (arrow) along the bottom left side of the player, to begin.  While you listen, continue reading this post and discover what investment strategies might be right for you (or click Read more where applicable).

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Tags: Audio · Cashing in on Covered Calls · real estate

USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES/ PART III- Evaluating our Investment

May 17th, 2008 · 5 Comments

This is the third and final article in this trilogy of writings regarding generating income via stock options to erase a negative cash flow situation.
In part I, our strategy was developed. Capital preservation was of utmost importance since we needed to maintain our initial investment to continue to generate our monthly returns. Compounding of profits [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Selling options to create a positive cash flow · Uncategorized

SHORT SELLING- Good or Bad for the Stock Market

May 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Blue Collar Investors oftentimes hear experts speak of financial practices  that they don’t quite understand. Short Selling or Shorting may be  such terms. First , let’s define what short selling is: the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own, in the hope of repurchasing them at a lower price at a later date. Short sellers [...]

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Tags: short selling stocks