Normally, stock market volatility is discussed in a negative context. That's because when you own stocks, you don't want them careening all over the place. Instead, you'd prefer a steady rise in value over time. But when you don't own stocks, volatility can be quite positive. That's because it drives up the price of the option premiums that trade based on their value. Now, I know what many of you are thinking. Options are very risky and have no place in a retirement portfolio. I respectfully disagree. I will agree that buying put and call options for speculation is not appropriate for retirees seeking income. But the opposite side of those transactions - selling put and call options - can be quite lucrative and done with limited risk. UPS Delivers Let's look at a recent example. Eight months ago, we added United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) to the Personal Finance Income Portfolio while it was trading near $108. Last week, it jumped up to $114 after the company released solid Q2 results. That 5% jump in value is nice, but I cannot spend that money unless I sell the stock. UPS pays an annual dividend yield of 3.7%, but that is far short of my 10% objective. So how do I convert my equity in UPS into a double-digit cash cow? I can sell a covered call option against my shares of UPS. A few days ago, the call option expiring six months from now at a strike price of $115 could be sold for $6. If UPS remains above $115 by the expiration date, my shares will be called away from me at that price. If UPS is trading below $115 at expiration, I get to keep my shares. Either way, the option premium I receive works out to an annual cash flow of 10.3%. Combined with the dividends I receive while I still own UPS, that amounts to an annual yield of roughly 14%. Join the Crowd By now, everyone around the fire pit was listening intently. Especially when I pointed out that this strategy is remarkably consistent, regardless of which way the stock market is going. At this point, someone asked the obvious question: If this strategy works so well, why isn't everyone doing it? Actually, a lot of very successful investors are doing it including arguably the greatest investor of all time, Warren Buffett. Some mutual funds do it, and so do many pension fund managers. They also engage in more sophisticated options strategies capable of generating far higher returns. I don't have time to explain them here, so I suggest you check out what my colleague Jim Fink has to say about them. Jim Fink, chief investment strategist of Velocity Trader, Options for Income, and Jim Fink's Inner Circle, has developed a way to quickly and predictably multiply the gains of regular stocks. Jim is now making you a promise. If Jim doesn't deliver 24 triple-digit winning trades over the next 12 months, he'll fork over $1,950. Each time Jim has made this bold bet, he has delivered! Jim has put together a new presentation, in which he discusses how to make 163% profits, whether the market is going up…down…or sideways. Want all the details? Click here now. |
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