I doubt many folks take it since it reduces your monthly pay out and increasing monthly pay out is the reason most folks wait. Only reason would be if you need a chunk of cash for some reason but if you're in that tight of a bind, you've probably got bigger problems. Say your monthly pay out is $1700 - times 6 months max is only going to get you $10k.
I didn't dig into it to see what she charges, but what the heck.
Nice work congratulations...Debt-free is a beautiful thing. and what a neat experience that must've been with your daughters I cannot imagine! Know you are beaming proud of them looks like they are on their way in the next chapter of life.
Loaded up on Ford at $5 last year.
100% agree. Tapering is just slowing as well....they are still adding to their balance sheet monthly not ceasing purchases. I actually think the rates-hawk talk is just talk. Maybe 1% symbolic hikes? If they want to guarantee a full blown recession in short order great then start raising 50+ bps a quarter. If they were to act with rates that will actually combat their stated issue(which I think is BS they love inflation just repeating post WWII debt/GDP reduction). A significant amount of inflation is the only solution the federal government has to manage it's obligations. Powell already leaned that in 2018 he tightened and tapered and shaved 20% off indexes in a couple of months in a far less fragile scenario. The covid bears have missed out on one rip after another, but then again so have 50 years of bears.
The market will pull back when the companies run out of money to buy back their own stock.
Absolutely. The closed end funds I sold were priced at over 10% premium to NAV and that is why I took the gravy. Typically b/t 10-15% premium to NAV people take profits and I didn't want to leave that coin on the table just for the yield which was nothing to jump up and down about.....I bought both of them specifically for cap gains ride off the covid spaz end of the world doomers sale appreciation. Plenty of better places to park the money which I did this morning in a Pimco offering and an mREIT which were on sale. Here's to a great 2022.
No, I don't short. I did sell out of a portion of my ENPH above $215 but have since repurchased all shares that I sold for $175 and under. NVTA and TDOC are new/newer positions. I would like to add BEAM alongside my NVTA as my genomic play.
ARKK is down 11.51% in the last 5 days alone and SARK(the ETF that shorts ARKK) is up 11.43%. This is super interesting to watch from the sidelines. None of the holdings either ticker trades is anything I invest in, but I do enjoy seeing these kinds of pissing matches like Tuttle vs Wood. My fav so far was Ackman v Icahn in the Herbalife war. Watching Ackman's conference call unfold, SP and subsequent fallout was amazing. If memory serves Icahn took just over $1b and Ackman lost just under $1b with his short positions when it was all said and done.
No question Ackman/Icahn was insane a true pissing match that would have been quite a queasy world for all involved. I'm keeping a passive eye on the SARK etf story as inflation keeps it's path with likely interest rate bumps coming. Doesn't seem like the outward warring with jabs at each person like Herbalife, but I'm guessing Cathy Wood and Mr. Tuttle aren't having lunch today.
OK, I'll bite.
I would go look at their recent 10Q to get an accurate revenue figure. Additionally, they have over 400 patents.OK, I'll bite.
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I have followed ENPH casually. What I am missing is they don't appear to have anything "patentable". While the technology is improved, they have nothing that their competition can't provide. Started in 1997 and has only 7 employees. Revenue of about half a million $.
Do you work for them ?
Late run up on the Dow was "Buying to cover". Even getting a bit to volatile for the shorts.
Appears ENPH had support back in May at 120...... but, it was a different world back then.... Might get a bounce
I am planning to sell puts after tomorrow's meeting if the market sells off. I am comfortable buying at current levels. However, I don't think the bottom is anywhere in and once the market draws down it will pull everything with it. I'll likely focus on TSLA and ENPH is pricing is good enough. If not, I'll spread my wings and purchase a few others. TDOC is looking great.
Buying income on sale has been welcome as my focus is value/dividend space. Put my idle cash in SARK ETF that shorts Cathie Wood the last 2 weeks it's still been on a rip. Got it out to put into some BDCs, REITs and financials though to adjust my sector allocations.
You have to love Vanguard's fee structure as well. VTSAX has an expense ratio of .04, but VTSMX is still doable at .14. Understanding fees long term is akin to grasping a compounding interest model as a youngster. Doesn't seem like much until you let time work on it then it's 'whoa!'.
You can't go wrong with Vanguard regarding their fees. When I first started investing into a Roth IRA at 23 years old, I was unaware of expenses and fees. I just went with the what quite a few unsuspecting people my age say "I just invest in what my guy told me." Well, by doing that I was paying a 5% fee on every buy transaction into the fund for my Roth. And the fund didn't come near to what the Stock Market or the S&P 500 was doing.
Check out John Bogle's book "Little Book of Common Sense Investing."
Yup it's a killer and the earlier one catches it the exponentially better off they will be out yonder. I've been with Vanguard since 2008 or 9 and am very pleased with them. Their options portal could be a little more user friendly, but I don't do a ton of options trading so not a big deal. Some occasional covered calls and cash secured puts to get paid while I wait for a sale. I mean that's literally all I'd change with them....software update maybe? Best wishes for your mix and a solid return in 2022.
Don't beat yourself up too bad......... Everyone, and I mean everyone (fund managers, traders, options guy's, etc) is in uncharted territory. Between the pandemic, Ukraine, politics, supply chains, etc..... No one can pin down the arrival of the nest Black Swan....
