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Jim Cramer Makes Us Some Blue Collar Money; Vol. XI plus Same Store Retail Sales Update by Tony Covino and Alan Ellman

June 7th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Executive Decision with Bucyrus International
 
Hello to all Blue Collar Investors. On May 15, Jim Cramer welcomed Bucyrus International CEO Tim Sullivan to the show. Cramer has been bullish on (BUCY) for all you home gamers, for a while now. And he’s been right: The stock is up over 28% to $29.14 since his call on [...]

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Tags: Alan Ellman · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Guest Author · Jim Cramer · Mad Money · Tony Covino · economic news

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Covered Call Writing

April 4th, 2009 · 21 Comments

Would you like a quick, easy, inexpensive and still safe way to invest with covered call writing? If so, why not consider using exchange traded funds? In chapter 14 of my first book, Cashing in on Covered Calls, I discuss diversification and dollar cost averaging as an investment strategy and how that approach can be utilized when [...]

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Tags: Alan Ellman · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Earnings Reports · S&P 500 · Uncategorized

Warren Buffett Analyzes the Economy in 2009 plus Cramer vs. Stewart

March 15th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Last year I wrote an article summarizing comments Warren Buffett made in a rare 3-hour interview with Becky Quick on CNBCs Squawk Box. Your response was overwhelmingly positive.  When I got word that Buffett was once again appearing in the same venue, I prepared a pen and pad and started taking notes. Then I summarized the key [...]

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Tags: Alan Ellman · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Economic Indicators · Economy · Jim Cramer · Mad Money · The Blue Collar Investor

Selling the In-The -Money Strike- A New Way of Thinking

March 8th, 2009 · 16 Comments

A few weeks ago I wrote an article entitled, Selecting the Best Strike Price. Since then I have received several emails asking for more information as to why I sell I-T-M strikes and the rationale behind my thoughts. I fully understand your concern about this issue since historically Out-Of-The-Money strikes have been the most popular.
Before [...]

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Tags: Alan Ellman · Cashing in on Covered Calls · Economy · S&P 500 · The Blue Collar Investor · VIX · economic news · intrinsic value · strike price · time value