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Stocks, bonds, and funds are the most popular securities for investors to achieve their financial goals. For example, target-date retirement funds provide an easy way to balance growth, risk, and income as you approach retirement. Equity-listed options, calls and puts, aren’t as standard as stocks and bonds, but they provide an unprecedented amount of flexibility. […]
Covered calls are a popular way to generate an income from stock options, but they require a potentially large upfront investment in the underlying stock. While such an investment isn’t a problem for large account holders, it can be prohibitively expensive for those just getting started using options to generate income. Fortunately, there are some […]
There are many different options strategies designed to generate an income. While covered calls are the most popular, traders may also use iron condors, butterfly spreads, diagonal spreads or calendar spreads to generate income that may be less risky or more lucrative than simply buying dividend-paying stocks or conventional bonds. The wheel option strategy is […]
The stock market is inherently unpredictable and even low-risk strategies can be ruined by new information. For example, covered calls provide a convenient way to boost portfolio income, but there can be a high opportunity cost if the underlying stock moves sharply higher. Rolling covered calls is a common way to manage these risks over […]
Options may be notorious for their speculative use, but many investors use them to generate income or achieve other goals. For example, cash-secured puts provide you with an alternative way to delay stock purchases and buy stock below its current price. You earn a cash premium that you can keep whether or not the option […]
Many investors have turned to a dividend strategy as a way to generate income in today’s low interest rate environment. Unfortunately, most high-dividend strategies are relegated to specific sectors, such as utilities or real estate, which limits diversification and access to high-growth opportunities in tech and other sectors that tend to pay low or no […]
Options are often seen as speculative instruments for traders, but many investors use them to generate income. In fact, the most sophisticated option traders use them to reduce risk, limit downside and boost the income on a stock portfolio. While covered calls are the most popular income strategy, there are several others that investors should […]
The concept of a stock option is fairly straightforward: It provides the right or obligation to buy or sell a stock at a specified time and price. Of course, the price of an option is influenced by a wide range of factors, including the underlying stock price, time remaining, volatility and even interest rates. These […]
There are many different option strategies that investors can use to generate an income. While covered calls generate an income from an existing long stock position, a covered straddle can be helpful for investors that want to initiate a long stock position and generate extra income. The trade-off is that it is a bit riskier […]
Income investing is popular among investors in or approaching retirement, but there are few good choices during periods of record-low interest rates. Exchange-traded options provide an easy way to generate extra income in a portfolio with limited risk. While covered calls are the most popular income strategy for options, credit spreads have become a popular […]
Covered calls are a popular way to generate income from an existing stock position, but they aren’t the best choice for every situation. For instance, covered calls have significant downside risk and don’t protect you from large losses or help you lock in profits. Fortunately, there are hundreds of different options strategies out there to […]
The stock market is known for rising during both times of euphoria and fear. For instance, the stock market hit record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic despite extremely high levels of unemployment, a sharp contraction in gross domestic product and lofty equity valuations. Investors that continue to hold stocks during these times may worry about […]
Dividend stocks are a popular way to generate income, but they also impact several other investment strategies. For example, dividends impact option pricing. Let's say that an investor that’s selling call options to generate an income should be aware of how option prices behave when a company announces and pays a dividend to avoid any […]
It is with a heavy heart I write to you today. Sadly, Kim Snider, founder of Snider Advisors and creator of the Snider Investment Method, passed away on Sunday, July 5th due to complications caused by dementia. For the last 18 months, Kim was battling early onset vascular dementia. This is a devastating diagnosis for […]
There’s no shortage of advice about how to save enough to retire early, but in some cases, you may want to consider the opposite. By deciding to work another year, you can realize a host of benefits that can permanently increase your retirement income, reduce your outstanding debts and make life less stressful. Let’s take […]
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