Triple Witching Friday…..what a scary term! Is it the day after Halloween? NO. Is it a hazing ritual for a college fraternity? Not even close. Well then, what is it? […]

Money Market Accounts and Money Market Funds- Where is Your Money Going? plus Industry in the Spotlight
So you have a money market account and invest in a money market fund. You feel that your money is safe and you can access it quickly but the interest rate […]

Interest Rates and our Stock Market Investments
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article pertaining to The Yield Curve which describes a graph of the interest rates of short, intermediate and long term treasury debt securities. This sparked […]

Using Leading Economic Indicators in our Covered Call Decisions
Here’s my take on the economy and how it influences our covered call decisions: In a healthy economy, stocks are more likely to appreciate in value and we can then […]

Dark Pool Liquidity- Secrets of the Institutional Investors
What is the single most important factor in determining whether you should buy a particular stock? If you posed this question to a room full of investors you would get […]

Reverse Stock Splits and How they Effect our Option Contracts
In a filing with the SEC last week, Citigroup said it is considering a reverse stock split as part of its effort to convert preferred shares (take priority over common […]

The New York Stock Exchange: Part of a Global Conglomerate and a Stock to Watch
If we were to ask the average investor this question: What does the ticker NYX stand for? The most likely answer would be: The New York Stock Exchange. We would […]

RECESSION- A NORMAL Part of the Business Cycle
Generally speaking, the main focus of this column is for Blue Collar Investors to share information that will be useful in generating substantial income into our investment portfolios. In normal […]

MACROECONOMICS-The Government’s Influence Over our Investment Success
You’ve screened your stocks both fundamentally and technically. You been diligent to only select equities in the greatest performing industries. Even subtle decisions like factoring in earnings reports and companies […]
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