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USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES/ PART III- Evaluating our Investment
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...
USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES / PART II – Real Life Example
Make money so you don't lose money. No, this is not a quote from Yogi Berra! It's me, Alan, speaking and I make no apologies for this seemingly sophomoric statement. On April 12, 2008, I wrote an article wherein I described a negative cash flow property I own in...
USING STOCK OPTIONS TO NEUTRALIZE NEGATIVE CASH FLOW PROPERTIES
The light bulb went on! I have a property in Florida that is negatively cash flowing. I also have a skill generating cash by selling stock options. This is a marriage made in heaven! When I started trading stock options, the cash was used to pay for my son's college...
RECESSION AND STAGFLATION- How do we respond?
You can't open a financial newspaper or watch a financial program without hearing the latest buzz-words recession and stagflation. There has been much banter lately as to whether or not we are in a recession, approaching one or simply in an economic slowdown. I just...
DEALING WITH VOLATILE MARKETS-The Media Experts vs. The Blue Collar Investor
WOW! For the last six weeks I have written articles that I've had to put on the backburners for future publication. This is due to the inordinate amount of market volatility. That's all I've been thinking of, so I assume that most of you have been consumed with the...
HOW A BLUE COLLAR INVESTOR MANAGES A VOLITILE MARKET
WOW! It looks like we're in the midst of another 10% market correction from its recent highs. This can drive the average investor crazy, but not us. First and foremost we must remember our commitment to the system: - GoldenRule #1: We must be willing to accept a...
BEWARE OF WINDOW DRESSING!
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 stiffened the requirements of all mutual funds to disclose their holdings on a quarterly basis. This was done in an effort to increase the fund's transparency so as to protect Blue Collar Investors like ourselves. As a result, fund...
Locating SAFE STOCKS in a VOLATILE MARKET
I hate roller coasters....always have. When my boys were young, I was forced to go on them. Now that I am making money selling stock options, I realize that some things just never change. As Blue Collar Investors we are always looking for ways of putting the odds in...
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- 126. Analyzing the Status of a Rolling-Down Trade
- 124. Dividends and After-Hours News Causing Exercise of OTM Call Strikes
- 123. Implied Volatility, IV Rank and IV Percentile Defined and Practical Applications
- BCI PODCAST 122: Should I Roll-Out My Deep In-The-Money Call Option Mid-Contract?
- BCI PODCAST 121: What is a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company)?
- 120. Using the Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (VOLQ) in Covered Call Writing Decisions
- 119. Establishing Our Cost-Basis for Long-Term Holdings
- 118. Adjusting Our Portfolio Mix to Achieve Diversification and Cash Allocation
- 117. When a Covered Call Strike Moves $1000.00 In-The-Money
- 116. How to Execute a Covered Call Trade with a Buy/Write Combination Form
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