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With Puts, You’ll Never Sweat Another Market Drop
March 30, 2022 Investing, Options Bootcamp, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
The market today reminds Amber of 2008 — but she's not worried. She knows she can profit on the downside with put options... Not-So-Pretty Poison, Earnings In The Sac, Dave & Busted Housing
March 29, 2022 Great Stuff
Every Market Has Its Thorns… Great Ones, they say that Chex Mix is a bag of interesting. But I wonder what the marketing wizards at General Mills would call a “potentially poisonous mix?” Clearly, “potentially poisonous mix” doesn’t roll off the tongue like Chex Mix … but I guarantee you boxes of “Potentially Poisonous Mix” […] How We’re Stock Market Survivors — and Thrivers (5-minute video) Many investors get washed out. But the few who do it like us survive — and thrive…
Inverse Leveraged ETFs: Perfect Short or Buyer Beware?
March 29, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, U.S. Economy
That led to a discussion of ways to make money in a downturn. We covered hedging currencies, like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen. We spoke about gold. We considered commodities, agreeing they were a good short-term play, but would suffer if rising interest rates led to a recession. Eventually, we came to inverse leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) … those tempting plays that promise to make money when markets decline… Who Has Earnings Power?
March 28, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing, Investment Opportunities
Earnings reports are strong from top companies, but are they strong enough to carry stock prices higher as 2022 presses on? In today's episode of Your Money Matters, Ted and Clint reveal a few "Big Picture" factors that could signal where stocks are headed ... and which stocks might make the best buy.