Commentary & Insights
Are LEAP Options Worth It?
To buy when others are despondently selling and to sell when others are avidly buying requires the greatest fortitude and pays the greatest ultimate rewards. Sir John Templeton, 1958 These are the words that have inspired my investing for over 30 years! A simple description of this manner of investing is “contrary investing.” This is…
Read MoreFuture Option Tips from Jeff Weber
AIM is always hungry and looking for new LEAPS to feed on. What factors go into making a LEAPS a good future option buy? I’ll tackle that issue in this blog post. Get Future Option Tips in my Monthly Newsletter I have been writing a monthly AIM investing newsletter for 29 years. In every issue…
Read MoreThe best options trading alert service is the one you create yourself with AIM
When you are investing with options it is crucial that you get your timing right. Options are more volatile than the stocks they are tied to. Option prices move very fast. Options investors also have more leverage. One contract of long-term options (LEAPS) has 100 options. For all of these reasons, the timing of your…
Read MoreThe 4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Trading Cryptocurrency
NOTE FROM JEFF WEBER: This is a collaborative post about trading in cryptocurrencies from a fan of my website, Anthony M. Jones. This is an important topic for investors and is written better than I could do myself. I hope you read this and gain some valuable investing advice. Sincerely, Jeff Investing in cryptocurrency can…
Read MoreThe Best LEAPS to buy in 2022
Around the time of a New Year, it pays to know what are the best long-term options (LEAPS) to invest in. As I write this article in November 2021, a lot of my clients are asking me what are the best LEAPS for them to invest in for 2022. There are a lot of factors…
Read MoreAIM INVESTING TIP OF THE MONTH – TRADING UP WITH YOUR LEAPS
I used to tell my fellow AIM investors that the only time you sell all remaining LEAPS contracts was when you were rolling over to next years’ LEAPS. I was wrong! I know, I know it’s hard to believe because I have been investing with AIM for over 30 years. But I have never been…
Read MoreLow Cost 2023 LEAPS – The Best LEAPS to buy in 2021
There used to be a convenient place to find all LEAPS that are available. CBOE used to make a list of all LEAPS but they don’t publish that list anymore. I took the time to find every LEAPS expiring in 2023 and put it into a large spreadsheet. There is one page (or more) for…
Read MoreBest LEAP Options to Buy in 2021
There are two things I look for in my LEAPS. Here they are.
Read MoreSelling Call Options on LEAPS for faster profits (advanced topic for experienced investors)
Editor’s Note: This article is a special guest post from an experienced options trader and leader in the options community, Peter Berger. Peter has been investing and trading in options for over 15 years. He regularly trades with covered calls and more exotic option combinations. Peter lives in The Netherlands. He is also the owner and moderator for…
Read MoreWhat Every Millennial Should Know Going into Investing
Note from the Editor: This is a special Guest Post from Tiffany Knight, a millennial fan of JJJ Investing Services who has some valuable thoughts to share for our younger readers. In our post “Millennials: Learn How To Invest or Prepare for Poverty”, we talked about how important it is for Millennials to begin investing…
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