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Back in 2017 when I was building my first PC, I had gotten myself in a deep rabbit hole learning about various computer components and the companies behind them. It was through this process that I learned of Nvidia’s dominance in not only gaming, but the professional GPU space along with their role in AI. … Read more
A few days ago, I published an article on Seeking Alpha titled, “Tesla: Robotaxis Are Not Its Future.” In this article, I expressed my bearish stance on Tesla (TSLA) and rated it a Strong Sell. Prospects for Tesla just did not look good even if you disregard the damage Elon Musk has done to the … Read more
Readers who follow me on Seeking Alpha may have noticed an interesting trend from me where I have become increasingly aggressive with my ratings. Of the last six ETFs I covered, I rated four a Sell or Strong Sell. These four funds weren’t necessarily garbage funds unsuitable to invest in. Some have done a very good job … Read more
Two articles I had recently written on Seeking Alpha were “YMAX: Paying Extra Management Fees For No Good Reason” and “SVOL: Low-Quality Holdings Increase Downside Potential Significantly.” I had given both funds, the YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX) and Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL), sell ratings. Like any Seeking Alpha article with … Read more
What started as a save and be ultra frugal to become financially free and retire early has come under fire in recent years. Content on social media has morphed from investing advice discussing how just investing $5 a day could completely change your life to satire around these strategies and how you’ll never be able … Read more
Almost everyone, including myself, recommends investing in a low-cost S&P 500 index fund over the long run. However, the long run is the keyword, and we’re not talking about five or even ten years. No, we’re looking much further at 20, 30, or even 40 years. I want you to take a look at the … Read more
Yesterday, I wrote an article on Seeking Alpha comparing two income ETFs, GPIQ and JEPQ. It was published a few hours later, around 10 PM here in Malaysia. I was out wandering the Pavilion Mall in Kuala Lumpur and decided to check how the article was performing while waiting for a Grab taxi back to my … Read more
One of my most viewed articles published in the last few days on Seeking Alpha was one about the Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (QDTE) for a pretty good reason. Since its inception in March, QDTE has beaten its underlying index—the NASDAQ 100—in total returns while offering 20%+ yielding weekly distributions. Image From Seeking Alpha | QDTE … Read more
Covered call funds have become extremely popular this decade, with numerous companies launching high-yield, monthly (and sometimes even weekly) paying ETFs. One of the most popular strategies companies have adopted is selling covered calls on indices like the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100, but every company has its own twists. Each time a new fund … Read more
In this decade, options funds have become extremely popular. It started with covered calls on index ETFs like the S&P 500. Then we got covered calls on individual stocks and all sorts of assets, including Bitcoin, bonds, and other commodities. This doesn’t include all the innovations in the strategies we have been using with covered … Read more