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Turn Any Stock Into A Source Of Steady Income
My email inbox regularly fills with questions about how to reach a certain level of monthly retirement income. The notes typically come from retired or nearly-retired individuals who realize their retirement savings at the financial advisor-recommended 4% annual withdrawal rate will not produce the amount of income wanted or needed. I want to share one […]
When Not To Sell Call Options
I’m often asked, “what are stock options?” by some of my newer readers. Stock options are derivatives based on the value of the stock and offer the trader the opportunity to buy or sell the stock at a stated price within a specific time. The most common option trades, especially for beginners, are covered calls. […]
This Popular Retirement Advice Will Leave You 76.2% Broke
How much money do you need to retire on dividends alone? This is a better question to ask than the typical “magic number” formula that most “first-level” thinking firms tout. Let’s review why their approach is fatally flawed, so that we can derive a more reliable method of our own based in actual reality (and funded […]
Why I Love And Hate Volatility
Investopedia explains volatility pretty well: In other words, volatility refers to the amount of uncertainty or risk about the size of changes in a security’s value. A higher volatility means that a security’s value can potentially be spread out over a larger range of values. This means that the price of the security can change dramatically […]
How To Front Run The New REIT Index
S&P’s new REIT index is officially live – but don’t worry, there’s still a way to front run it! I’ll get to specific bargains in the sector shortly. First, let’s review the stocks that have already been bid up by investors and money managers looking for exposure to this newly celebrated sector. Barron’s reported that […]
Pay Yourself First: Get Your Money Working For You
It can sometimes feel as though your wages are spent before you ever get the chance to see them. In order to put money aside and start investing, you need to start paying yourself first. A comedian walks on stage and begins his set by asking who in the audience works for a bank. A few nervous […]
4 Funds With 5% Yields And Almost No Taxes
Fat 5% dividends are hard to come by as stocks continue to climb. But you can actually still get those high yields – and take on less risk – by looking to the municipal bond market. Munis also offer something else truly wonderful: tax-free dividends. That’s right, the income from most municipal bonds is tax […]
Buffett’s Timeless Investing Principles
Warren Buffett distills investment success into three words—margin of safety—and tells investors to take one of two approaches: either focus on value or buy an index fund. Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” has been steadfastly giving such sage advice for decades, through calm and choppy markets alike. In fact, twenty years ago I hosted Warren […]
