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How to Make Your First Covered Call Investment
Covered calls are straightforward—but not always easy. In this guide, we’ll walk you through making your first covered call investment.
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Selling Call Options: Popular Strategies & Alternatives
tock options may feel risky and unfamiliar for many traditional investors. You may worry about the possibility of losing your entire investment or simply not know how to spot opportunities…
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5 Steps to Derail your Retirement
Many of us envision a retirement filled with travel, relaxation, and the freedom to enjoy life on our own terms. However, a successful retirement doesn’t just happen. It requires years…
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3 Safe Options Strategies for Retirement Portfolios
Options may have a reputation for being high-risk investments, but these three strategies could help you reach your retirement goals.
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Using Covered Calls to Generate Retirement Income
Many retirees draw down their portfolios to finance their retirement, but generating income can help stretch your savings much longer. While dividend stocks and bonds are popular income investments, covered…
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How to Protect Gains with Options
Most investors are happy with unrealized gains, but there’s always a risk of loss until they sell. Fortunately, there are a couple of options strategies that you can use to…
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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Covered Calls
Here’s a hard truth: not every investor succeeds at building a profitable portfolio. Sometimes it’s the market’s unpredictability, but more often it’s because newer investors lack a clear strategy. In…
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The Risk of Covered Calls: What You Need to Know Before Trading Options
Covered calls are one of the most popular options strategies for generating extra income. They’re often considered less risky than many other option strategies, but that doesn’t mean they’re risk-free.…
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Starting a Position with a Covered Straddle
There are many different option strategies that investors can use to generate an income. While covered calls generate income from an existing long stock position, a covered straddle can be…
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Calls or Puts: Which Is Better for Income?
Stock options generally fall into two main categories, but they can be combined in countless ways to create diverse strategies. Option income strategies are designed to capitalize on time decay…