Are you aware of the fact that the peak of the global oil production (all liquids, including unconventional oil) will peak in the next few years. Do you know China is the largest producer of coal? Coal production n China would peak somewhere around 2010-2020.
You must be thinking what to do every available source of energy seems to be peaking in the near future? The global peak of uranium production lies somewhere around2025-2050. The global peak of natural gas production lies somewhere around 2025!
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by Marc Abrams
It is amazing to me that not many retail investors understand the concept of generating cash flow from their stock positions. People look at me like I am crazy when I tell them to utilize covered call options to generate extra income, decrease their exposure to market declines, and establish strict sell criteria. I was introduced to the concept by several of my clients. They explained the concept to me. The technique of writing covered calls is the only stock option strategy that you can use at most of the major brokerage firms for your IRA investments. The reason is that writing covered calls is a very conservative strategy relative to other option strategies.
Covered call selling is very similar to selling an option on a piece of real estate. For example, I’ll give you $10,000 now if you sell me the property in 6 months at a set price. If I decide not to exercise my right to by the property, you keep the money and we go our separate ways.
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by Michele Perdue
Our hard wiring through evolution has resulted in a short circuit that makes us more apt to risk losing money if we start worrying about not earning it. The majority of investors are busy worrying about their missed opportunities.
Reflection is important but attention should be focused on the purchases that were mistakes rather than the non-purchases that we regret. Mistakes are costly and the missed opportunities do not affect us but to be there as a reminder that we chose the wrong investments.
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by Michele Perdue
Investors are growing more optimistic and the time is right to start reflecting on the impact that higher interest rates will have on your investments. The investors who have experience numerous boom and bust cycles may be interested in the fickle nature of the share market emotions.
Money is being poured into the riskier assets and the turnaround is remarkable. There are many reasons this is the case; it could be that investors believe that the threat of a second depression has been averted or they may fear the missing out of further gains in the market. Whatever the cause, the influx of the cash in the market is pushing the rates up.
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by Micheal Jones
When you understand the basics of what an option is and how it works you will then be armed for working with them in the real world. An option is simply the legal right, but not the obligation, for a person to call (buy) or put (sell) the stock?s future or index at a specified strike (price) before a set amount of time has lapsed.
Options are inexpensive when you consider the costs of buying a stock outright. As an example if you purchase stock in XYZ Corp. You might spend $10000 to own it as it is $1000/share and the stock is typically traded in groups of 100; conversely, if you option the stock you may be able to get it for $800 because it may be listed at 8 points.
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