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Tips for Managing Covered Call Positions
A covered call position is a great way to generate extra income from a stock portfolio. While the strategy is fairly straightforward, there are many nuances that can make managing a covered call position challenging—especially when the stock pays dividends or if the price is approaching the strike price near expiration. In this article, we […]
How to Choose the Right Covered Call Expirations
Covered calls are a popular strategy for generating income from a portfolio of stocks. While the strategy may seem straightforward, investors must decide between various strike prices and expiration dates that influence the risk of selling stock, as well as premium income and capital gains. In this article, we will take a look at how […]
How Option Greeks Affect Covered Calls
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 […]
How to Roll a Covered Call
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 […]
How to Find the Right Stocks for Covered Calls
Covered calls are a great way to generate extra income in your portfolio. However, while the strategy is pretty straightforward, questions quickly arise when beginners start to implement it. The first question is usually, “how do you choose the right stocks for covered calls?” Of course, the answer ultimately depends on your goals and market […]
How to Get Approved for Option Trading
Options have become a popular way to speculate, hedge against risk, and even generate income. If you’re interested in trading options, you must apply for special permission from your brokerage. They will then assign an options level that they feel is appropriate based on your account, education, history, and other factors. Let’s look at the […]
Weekly vs. Monthly Covered Calls
Covered calls are a great low-risk strategy to generate an income from an existing equity portfolio. By selling call options against an existing equity position, protect your downside some if the price of the stock declines. The strategy enables you to generate an income above and beyond equity dividends. The two most common questions that […]
Dividends Play a Big Part in Performance
Many investors fail to appreciate the substantial impact that dividends have on stock performance over time. According to Hartford Funds, more than 80 percent of the total return of the S&P 500 index between 1960 and 2016 is attributed to the compounding of reinvested dividends. The same study found that companies that grew or initiated dividends […]
When Should You Roll a Covered Call?
Covered call options are often pitched as a low-risk way to generate an income on a long-term stock position. While you boost income with a covered call, there can be a high opportunity cost if the underlying stock moves sharply higher and you’re forced to sell early. Deciding to roll a covered call is a common way […]
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Covered Calls
Here is a harsh truth: Not all investors succeed at creating a profitable portfolio. Sometimes this is due to the unpredictability in the market or various other factors, but more often new investors fail because they lack a solid investment strategy. In short, they don’t know how to navigate the pitfalls of the market. One […]
The Number One Job of Your Portfolio
In our continuation of the discussion of Snider Advisors’ Guiding Principles, we will examine the principle that the number one job of your portfolio is to produce a paycheck. ERISA Changed Everything While many of us were still too young to know why we should care, the rules of retirement changed significantly. When Congress passed the […]