Not exact matches
Sending resumes for cattle -
call positions makes sense, like a free lottery ticket, as long as you don't spend much time on it or
invest too much hope.
That's why we hold over 200 individual investment
positions in Strategic Growth, why we diversify across industries, why I left complete put option coverage underneath the Fund's portfolio even in response to a favorable shift in our measures of market action two weeks ago (now neutral), why the dollar value of our shorts never materially exceeds our long holdings, and why even in the most favorable conditions, the Fund can establish leverage only by
investing a small percentage of assets in
call options (never on margin).
These managers range from those whose time horizon is measured in minutes to those who hold
positions for years; from those who knew they wanted to
invest when they were back in grade school to those who still aren't sure
investing is their
calling; and from those with impeccable academic credentials to those without any degrees.
Investing may earn you more based on oft - quoted long term averages but, consider this, if the market tanks by 50 % in one year, it would take over 7 years of so
called «average stock market returns of 10 %» to return to the same
position you were in just prior to the loss, and that is not even factoring in inflation.
After the initial conference
call, Wilson clarified his
position, saying he was «committed to establishing a state - of - the - art system of checks to insure that pension dollars are not
invested in companies doing business in states that sponsor terror, like Iran.»
The Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered
Call ETN is the equivalent of investing in a covered call position on the price of sil
Call ETN is the equivalent of
investing in a covered
call position on the price of sil
call position on the price of silver.
Index
investing doesn't require studying company balance sheets, writing
call options,
positioning yourself on the yield curve, or any of those other things that might make active investors sound smart.
The
investing strategy being referred to here is a so -
called «long - short» approach in which long and short
positions are taken in various stocks to try to hedge exposure to the broader market which makes gains more associated with solid stocking picking.
Just don't forget about the danger of margin -
call / stop - out and that the money could be earn you more profit if you'd
invest it in something other than the long - term losing
position.
Many have begun to adopt a so -
called «lukewarmer»
position, which means they now accept the basics of climate science but don't think it's worth
investing heavily today to prevent or limit a problem that will increasingly hit home in the decades ahead.