How would you like to earn a significant return off of a stock that drops in value or stays the same? If so, then consider the naked call strategy. A naked call, or a short call, involves selling an option when you don’t own either the option or the underlying… Read More

How would you like to earn a significant return off of a stock that increases in value or stays the same? If so, then consider the naked put strategy. A naked put, or a short put, involves selling a put option when you don’t have a short position in the… Read More

How would you like to take advantage of the long-term investment benefits offered by stocks at a reduced price tag? If so, then consider investing in LEAP options. LEAP options (or LEAPs) are option contracts that expire at least one year from the date of purchase. The acronym LEAP stands… Read More

Lemmings are small rodents that have been known to follow each other as they charge to their deaths into raging rivers or off cliffs. Of course, these poor creatures have become metaphors for the herd mentality in humans. Likewise, investors are susceptible to blindly following conventional thinking until it takes… Read More

We believe some of the best international stocks in 2019 can be found in one place – China. That’s because not all Chinese companies rely on exports to the United States for revenue. The escalating U.S.-China trade war is a two-edged sword. It will hurt Chinese manufacturers that sell goods… Read More

Oil baron John D. Rockefeller had amassed a fortune when he died in 1937 that in today’s dollars would be worth roughly $340 billion. He holds the record as the richest American ever and certainly one of recorded history’s richest persons. For generations, the Rockefeller surname has been synonymous with… Read More

The stock market has been on a roller-coaster lately, as “headline risk” grows more intense on a daily basis. I wouldn’t blame you for being nervous. But I would blame you for running for the hills. There’s still money to be made in this market, if you know where to… Read More

Canada's arrest of the CFO of China-based Huawei comes at a low point in U.S.-China relations. The market is imprisoned by trade conflict and won't get out anytime soon. Read More

In this uncertain investment climate, you should gravitate toward the stocks of companies with steady management, strong balance sheets, and brand-name products and services that are in persistent demand with consumers around the world. Does media giant Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) meet this description? Or has disruptive digital technology rendered… Read More

Today’s article explains the differences of 401Ks and stocks. This is a great article for investors who are unclear on exactly how stocks get traded, and where retirement comes into play regarding stock investing. Publicly traded companies issue ownership shares of what’s called “common stock”, and each share represents an… Read More

Today’s article examines the differences between equities vs. stocks. They are almost the same thing, so we’ll mostly be dealing with semantics. Nevertheless, having this kind of basic information is important to know as part of a comprehensive education. Equity investment means ownership in a company. You buy equity when… Read More

This article examines the differences between real estate (REITs) vs stocks. A share of stock represents that you own a tiny percentage of a company. Its tiny because that one share is probably one of billions of shares. The projected earnings that this company is expected to create is the… Read More

This article examines the differences between mutual funds and bonds. The difference between mutual funds and bonds is that the former pools together the money of many investors to invest in a wide variety of bonds, whereas the latter are individual bonds that individual investors can purchase. A bond represents… Read More

Today’s article examines the differences between forex and stocks. The primary function for stocks is to invest in the future of companies that you believe are going to grow over time. “Investing” implies long-term commitment to a company and its vision, in the hope that the money you put into… Read More

This article examines the differences between gold vs. stocks. If you own stock in a company, then you own a tiny part of that company. The ownership of a company may be split into hundreds of million of little pieces, or shares. When you own some of those shares, you… Read More

Today’s article examines the differences between options and stocks. When you own a share of stock, you own a portion of a company. You can trade those shares of stock, by buying or selling them at any time, and it means you are buying or selling portions of the company. Read More