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Markets are running and gunning higher, but small investors are stampeding out of stock mutual funds. According to the Investment Company Institute, over $2.84 billion was pulled out of mutual funds last week alone.  Moreover, Bond mutual funds have added over $29.6 billion in just four weeks. What do these small investors know that the [...]

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When I was young, stupid and chasing girls, good looks were the most important attribute a female could have as far as I was concerned. A disastrous relationship with an insane model changed my thinking pretty quickly.  After splitting up with “Crazy Christine”, as my friends used to call her, I became much more interested [...]

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The strategy entailed the sale of ONE Put option contract as a replacement for every 100 shares of stock that you were considering to purchase. The idea is to sell an out-of-the-money Put option (lower than the stock’s spot price) at a strike price that you would be prepared to own in the event that [...]

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A question I get asked often is, “should I use margin?” For those of you that are new investors, margin is a tool used to leverage or “gear up” the buying power in your brokerage account.  The way it works is that for every dollar in value you have in your account, your brokerage firm [...]

Continue Reading 3 Secrets of Margin Trading You Need to Know Now

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Playing Earnings with Options Ed Pawelec When a company reports its earnings, the market can react wildly, and this earnings season has seen its share of volatility.  Unfortunately, it is not always clear in which direction a stock might move.  Couple this with the fact that most investors are long stock only, and you can [...]

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