Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) is one of my favorite long term positions in my dividend portfolio. The only real negative I have found is it looks like their EPS predicted to decline from 2023 to 2025 which gives me a little pause, but over the long term they have absorbed EPS declines and continued to […]
Month: January 2023
SCHD Trade #2024
On 1/9/23 I entered an SCHD trade in both my conservative portfolio and my new dividend portfolio. I don’t mind the double position because I really like SCHD and I restarted both these portfolios for 2023 and need to get my core positions in. I will probably let it close out in the conservative portfolio […]
SCHD What is the Real Return
SCHD has been a key part of my long term dividend portfolio for a long time. In may groups I am in there is always a discussion about what is the best Stock/EFT to invest in long term. Of course, your goal is important. Are you looking for Income right now, dividend growth or overall […]
JEPI Long Term Collar
I want to discuss a strategy I really like on dividend paying stocks. I especially like the strategy on high dividend income stocks if I can make the numbers work. First let’s discuss JEPI. It pay a monthly dividend of $57.00 which is about 11.42% annualized. It is a premium income fund, I actually own […]
GOOG Deep In the Money Covered Call
With the market moving up and into resistance I am trying to stay active without taking a lot of risk. Of course, trying to keep risk down also means taking less profit. As I look at my goals for the 2023 members portfolio, I am up pretty good so far in 2023 and an comfortable […]
Adding a DIS ITM Covered Call today
In a previous post I discussed the advantages of an deep in the money covered call. Yes, I know the overall returns are not as good as an at the money or out of the money covered call but as crazy as this market is I prefer the lower gains and added protection. DIS is […]
Better Way to Enter a Covered Call
Covered calls are probably one of my most used trades. There are lots of different ways I enter one. The three most common are: Starting with a Naked or Cash Secured Put. Buying the stock and selling either a 50 or 70 delta call against it 21 to 45 days out. Buying the stock and […]