Why you should understand YOC (Yield On Cost)
Did you know that GE is currently promising an annual dividend yield of 7.35% based on today's closing price of $16.86? While that's a pretty high dividend rate right from the start, things look even...
View ArticleStill questioning growth vs. income investments
Michael Lewis, the author of 'Liar's Poker', has written an anecdotal analysis of the mortgage meltdown that both shocks and scares me. The picture he paints leaves me seriously wondering what Wall...
View ArticleTrading large cap US mutual funds for individual company stocks
I write a lot about our plans and strategies to reach "geographic independence", but it is important to keep in mind that we're also simultaneously pursuing a "traditional" retirement plan. That is,...
View ArticleDividend Aristocrats to consider for Aug09 covered calls
As mentioned in my posts last week, my wife and I have decided to consider dividend paying companies as the underlying stock in future covered call trades. The idea is to not only capture the call...
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