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  • What do you really need for retirement?

    What do you really need for retirement?

    June 28, 2025
    Retirement

    “How do I retire?” Powerful question it is. Search the internet and you will get some basis of X% of your pre-retirement income. The problem here is “What is the value of X?” It seems to range from 65% to 90% or more. I have trouble dealing with uncertainty like this. So I relied on…

  • Understanding the Basics of Call and Put Options

    Understanding the Basics of Call and Put Options

    June 28, 2025
    Options Trading Classroom

    If you google “stock options” you are going to get something like “Options are financial derivatives that give buyers the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at an agreed-upon price and date.” Why is it that financial people want to use complex language to explain things? In common terms,…

  • Limit Orders – Why use them?

    Limit Orders – Why use them?

    June 28, 2025
    Options Trading Classroom

    This is a quick post on how to place stock orders in general. There are many types and some special settings. The two most basic are Market Orders and Limit Orders. If you want to buy a stock, you will typically select the account, enter the stock symbol, select Buy or Sell (or even Sell…

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    June 28, 2025

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