Darla Mercado
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Generate more portfolio income in volatile times with these options strategies (opens the original)
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September was a bumpy ride for stocks and bonds, but strategies using options can help investors generate a little more portfolio income. Last month, the S & P 500 slipped 0.5% as higher oil prices, rising Treasury yields and fear of more Federal Reserve rate hikes weighed on the market. In September, the 10-year Treasury yield also spiked to levels not seen in 19 years, while the 30-year yield topped 5.6%, the highest since 2002. An options strategy is no replacement for holding income-generati
Get paid even more on your cash holdings with this strategy (opens the original)
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Yields are ripping higher, but there's a silver lining for income-focused investors: They can generate a little more interest on their cash if they ladder short-term Treasurys. Stocks were under pressure on Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield topped 5.29% at its session high. The yield on the 30-year bond touched its highest level since 2002. US10Y 1M mountain The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield in the past month But the news isn't all that bad for investors. "Today's Treasury rate environment pre
Bonds are getting thumped as yields surge. Hereâs what it means for the 60/40 portfolio (opens the original)
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Investors are facing volatile times in the stock market, but as of late, even safe-haven Treasurys are selling off, raising questions about what's next for the balanced portfolio. On Wednesday, investors in a balanced allocation that's 60% weighted toward equities and 40% in bonds saw declines on both sides of the portfolio, with the S & P 500 dropping 0.7% while the 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5.1% for its highest level since 2007. Yields and prices on bonds move in opposite directions. To
Adjusting capital gains for inflation could prove a mess for individual investors (opens the original)
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Midterm elections are looming, and a proposed tax break has resurfaced: a call to index capital gains to inflation. While the idea sounds tempting for individual investors, the execution could come with plenty of headaches. Indexing capital gains to inflation involves adjusting the basis of an asset so that capital gains taxes are applied to its actual appreciation â and not just the increase in value tied to rising inflation. The notion reemerged in an August opinion piece in the Wall Street
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop, Oracle, Adobe, RH & more (opens the original)
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Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: GameStop â The video game retailer and meme stock climbed more than 3% after CEO Ryan Cohen disclosed he purchased 1 million shares at an average price of $20.375. Cohen now owns 39.347 million shares. As of Thursday's close, that stake was valued at around $802.28 million. National Beverage â The parent company of La Croix sparkling water fell more than 5% after reporting fiscal first-quarter results. National Beverage earned 50 ce
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