Don’t Make This Mistake With Your Options Trades
Pro tip: Never use stop-losses on options. Just don’t do it. It’s not a pet peeve of mine, just bad practice. A stop-loss is an order you can place with your broker ahead of time, letting them know the price you wish to sell at if it falls to that level. Once it falls...
1 Thing You Can Bet on in 2021 — It Will Be Unprecedented
In less than a month, we can finally put 2020 behind us. But it doesn’t mean we are at the end of unprecedented times. This year was dominated by the coronavirus. The pandemic impacted our daily lives and disrupted the global economy. And the stock market was...
1 Catalyst for Long-Term Profits
We push our kids pretty hard … We want to help them find their true potential. Hauling them to practices, private lessons and games isn’t just for fun. We do it because we see the value in it. We know our kids won’t see success overnight. But when they do, they can...
Managing Our Qualcomm Call Options
Editor’s Note: Next week is Thanksgiving. Our offices will be closed to give our team some well-deserved time off. We will not be publishing the Weekly Options Corner next week. But be on the lookout for a holiday card from the American Investor Today team, plus a...
How Activist Investors Saved Papa John’s Stock
John Schnatter — the original “Papa John” of Papa John’s International Inc. (NYSE: PZZA) — was spiraling. After a series of controversies, he stepped down as CEO of the company he’d started. This was more of a blow for Papa John’s than it might have been for any other...
Four 50% Gains and One Triple-Digit Profit on the Same Day
Editor’s Note: We’ve covered how to buy and sell options, how to select option symbols and how to get your broker’s permission for trades in the Weekly Options Corner so far, plus a lot more. If you’re new to the Weekly Options Corner, or if you just want to recap...
My Story: From Baling Hay to Helping Everyday Americans
At 15 years old, I thought I had found the answer to financial freedom… It came in the form of a summer job. Most teenagers didn’t want to work over the summer. But to me, it wasn’t about the work. It meant no more asking mom and dad for money. I hit the fields every...
[Trade Detail] QCOM Is a Buy
Editor’s Note: We’ve covered how to buy and sell options, how to select option symbols and how to get your broker’s permission for trades in the Weekly Options Corner so far, plus a lot more. If you’re new to the Weekly Options Corner, or if you just want to recap...
Election Day: Here’s What It Means for Your Investments
Every media company has bombarded you with “what this election will mean to you.” They focus on the agendas of President Trump and Joe Biden. Then they give you their slant on what it could mean for your everyday life. This isn’t one of those articles. I’ll come right...
Why I Passed on the Perfect Home
I walked away from the perfect home, and it was the right choice. My wife and I had been shopping for about a year when we got the showing we’d been waiting for. It was on a quiet street, had four bedrooms, a pool and impact windows (something that is a must living in...
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