Applying a covered call to this high dividend payer will boost your returns to over 20% annually even if the stock does nothing. The crash in the price of oil has hit energy stocks hard. The SPDR Energy Select (XLE) has declined some 25% in past six months with some individual names losing as much […]
I’ve recently been looking takeovers, both some of the candidates and one particular option strategy for speculating takeovers. Today I want to look at a specific company that I think offers good value and also ranks high as a potential takeover candidate.
The have been a multitude of signs and data showing that housing continues to gain slow but steady traction; from rising prices and sales volume, trending higher of building permits and mortgage applications and more recently an increase in homes purchased.
As we head into the 2015 holiday season shoppers will be looking for discounts and bargains. But sometimes its better to pay up to get a little better quality. This is true options too.
Retailers have been crushed by a shift in spending patterns and preferences, the failure of lower gas prices to translate into increased spending and above average temperatures.