Andy Sirski’s been studying bull put spreads. In this column, he tells you how it’s working for his portfolio. And, a tribute to John Clark
A lot has happened since my last column. For one thing, the Dow Jones Index came up to 14,009, within a hair of the old high set in October 2007. A lot of good stocks have made a lot of money these past 63 months. Some would call this a bull market, but most bulls […] Read moreThese days, it’s hard to find a place where your investment will be safe, let alone lucrative. It helps to make the right choices
There is an economic recovery brewing. Every cycle of boom to bust to boom again is a little different, but the broad patterns are much the same. What counts when economies make their turns is to be in the right type of asset, then the right industry and finally in the right companies. Setting the […] Read moreTo buy or not to buy at these high prices? Use some arithmetic and your attitude toward risk to make the land purchase decision on your farm
We had an interesting discussion with Peter Paytumuch the other day. Peter was deliberating over whether or not to buy a quarter section of land that was up for tender beside his farm. Paytumuch knew that the quarter was going to sell high, but had no idea how to evaluate whether the purchase price made sense. Peter has farmed […] Read more
