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The Week Ahead for Option Sellers: October 12-16
We sell covered calls and cash-secured puts on quality stocks we already own or would be happy to own.
The goal is to create income from your assets rather than by selling them, and it’s a rules-based process anyone can learn.
The Mond...
Stocks With the Highest Option Premiums This Week, Screened for Retirement Income
Updated October 12, 2026
This week’s highest option premiums, by annualized yield: Intel (INTC) at 87.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) at 81.9% and Qualcomm (QCOM) at 73.7%.
This week’s 19 setups pay from 16.7% to 87.9% annualized, and every one of t...
Selling Puts, Explained: Salesforce Paid Us $535 to Wait for a Lower Price
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This is an options-selling education and working system built for retirement portfolios. Members learn to sell covered calls and cash-secured puts on quality stocks they already own or want to own.
The goal is...
Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Retirement?
“Should I just pay off the house… or keep the mortgage and invest the cash?”
If you’re staring down retirement, this question has most likely crossed your mind.
It’s a real fork in the road.
And it doesn’t come with an obvious answer....
Two Types of Cash Retirees Should Keep (And the Cost of Everything Else)
A lot of people hold cash because they’re trying to avoid making a bad decision. I get it.
Markets feel uncertain, headlines feel heavy, and cash feels like a timeout button.
But here’s the part most investors never price in: waiting in c...
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