KEEPING UP
Before leaving for a few days vacation, I’m checking my regular positions that provide me with a nice regular income. On Aug 26th I sold 10 calls on my Medtronic stock (MDT). My stock is still below what I paid for it, during a high period, but I’m way ahead by continuing to sell these calls on a regular basis, and I still have confidence that the stock will come back next year. I received $905 for the Nov 34 calls. The stock is now about $32.50, so I have to watch it, and roll up if the stock goes...
Readmore...WHAT AM I DOING NOW?
WHAT AM I DOING NOW? I’ve been laying low for the past few weeks, watching the bad economic information. I have a number of stock holdings, many of which are down from my cost, but which are providing me with some income from my writing covered calls against, them generally y each quarter. There are a few stocks which look good to me for those of you who don’t already own them. For example: RIG, COP, BK, GS, JPM, HPQ, MFFT, AMGN, MDT. These are stocks I wouldn’t mind buying if I had a lot of cash, and writing calls against at...
Readmore...I CAN’T FIND M ...
With Atria stock (MO) selling at $22.70, the $1.40 dividend is 6.1%. That’s a really nice dividend, unless you lose it back if the stock goes down. With that kind of a dividend I usually look for an opportunity to buy the stock and put on a “collar.” A collar is typically a short put and a long call. I buy a put just under the price of the stock to protect me from a decline in the stock. I sell a call above the price of the stock to take in a premium to pay for the put. This kind...
Readmore...Go to the blog and give us your opinion or ask a question »
| Millions of Smiles |
 |
 |
 |
| Written by Administrator |
| Saturday, 07 July 2007 01:54 |
|
The Joomla! team has millions of good reasons to be smiling about the Joomla! 1.5. In its current incarnation, it's had millions of downloads, taking it to an unprecedented level of popularity. The new code base is almost an entire re-factor of the old code base. The user experience is still extremely slick but for developers the API is a dream. A proper framework for real PHP architects seeking the best of the best. If you're a former Mambo User or a 1.0 series Joomla! User, 1.5 is the future of CMSs for a number of reasons. It's more powerful, more flexible, more secure, and intuitive. Our developers and interface designers have worked countless hours to make this the most exciting release in the content management system sphere. Go on ... get your FREE copy of Joomla! today and spread the word about this benchmark project. |
| Last Updated on Saturday, 07 July 2007 01:54 |