• 5 Steps to Derail your Retirement

    Many of us look forward to a retirement full of travel and relaxation.  But having a successful retirement requires a lot of early planning.  You can’t just expect for all the pieces to fall into the right place if you aren’t taking proactive measures to improve your financial situation.  Here are a few common planning…

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  • Top 5 Covered Call ETFs (2022)

    Top 5 Covered Call ETFs (2022)

    Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become a popular way for investors to access countless strategies, including covered calls. From smart beta to actively managed funds, there are many different ways for…

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  • How to Protect Gains with Options

    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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  • How to Get Approved for Option Trading

    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.…

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  • How to Find Stocks with High Option Premiums

    How to Find Stocks with High Option Premiums

    Stock options provide traders and investors with a lot of flexibility when leveraging returns or generating income. While there are many different strategies, success often boils down to a consistent,…

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  • How to Find the Right Covered Call Advisor

    How to Find the Right Covered Call Advisor

    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…

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  • What Is a Poor Man’s Covered Call?

    What Is a Poor Man’s Covered Call?

    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…

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  • How the Wheel Option Strategy Works

    How the Wheel Option Strategy Works

    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…

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  • How to Roll a Covered Call

    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…

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  • How Do Cash-Secured Puts Work?

    How Do Cash-Secured Puts Work?

    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…

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  • Add Covered Calls to Your Dividend Strategy

    Add Covered Calls to Your Dividend Strategy

    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…

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