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15 Sep

When Diversifying Has Too Many Downsides

Strategies for Concentrated Equity Positions Part One: Covered Calls Whether through love or happenstance, like many investors, you may have ended up with a very large investment position in one company or in several companies within the same industry. Perhaps you received stock from an employer as part of your retirement package. You might have inherited shares from a beloved family member. You might have intentionally built a big position in the shares of a company you admire. Whatever the reason [...]

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Chicago Board of Options Exchange, concentrated equity position, covered call overlays, covered calls, Derivatives Risk Manager, investment income, investment opportunities, investment strategies, Louie Humphries, option overlay strategy, option strategies, selling a covered call, Sheaff Brock, strike price, tax efficiency Read more...

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25 Oct

Real Estate in Recovery Mode Plus

Portfolio Manager JR Humphreys ends every presentation with a reminder that real estate is an asset class that “has everything to offer,” including the potential for both rising dividend yields and capital appreciation. Inflation? Real estate investments serve as a hedge, Humphreys explains—as the cost to replace structures rises, the value of existing buildings goes up. Portfolio Manager JR Humphreys ends every presentation with a reminder that real estate is an asset class that “has everything to offer,” including the [...]

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apartment buildings, current recession, diversification, economic activity, economic recovery, inflation concern, job growth, JR Humphreys, nareit.com, office buildings, pandemic recession, real estate investment, Real Estate Investment Trust, REITs, retail centers, rising interest rates, server farms, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock senior portfolio manager JR Humphreys, U.S. economy, warehouses Read more...

big bad wolf with little red riding hood, Sheaff Brock reviews potential tax hikes

29 May

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Tax Hike?

“Tax increases may not be the obstacle that many investors expect,” according to Fidelity Viewpoints. Other economic factors may play a more important role, especially when sizable federal spending serves as an offset. Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath tends to agree. “The global economy is a good policeman of tax rates,” Gilreath says, with money flowing to where ‘it’s treated best.” If tax rates in the U.S. are judged to be “too high,” capital will flow to other [...]

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capital gains tax rates, federal spending, Financial Planning magazine, investment portfolio, market corrections, S&P 500, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath, tax burden, tax hikes, tax rates, tax-deferred accounts Read more...

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28 Mar

Glimmers of Optimism Breaking Through the Outbreak

With bad news abounding—confirmed virus cases, virus deaths, unemployment, and falling corporate earnings—how could stock market news possibly include an upswing? “Markets don’t need good news to advance,” explains Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath, “only an inkling of better news.” Stock market prices are predictive, Gilreath adds, often moving up on anticipation of better news. On one very recent day, for example, cruise line, hotel, casino, airline, and restaurant stocks gained more than 10%, flying in the face, of [...]

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Brian Wesbury, corporate earnings, First Trust Portfolio, glimmer of optimism, market bottom, reduce risk, S&P 500, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock Managing Director Dave Gilreath, stock market news, stock market prices, TARP bill, The Street, U.S. stocks, upswing, volatility levels Read more...

Sheaff Brock Reviews Benefits of Charitable Giving for 3-Generation Families

26 Feb

Charitable Planning Can Cure the 3-Generation Curse

The American version of the old Chinese saying, “Wealth does not pass three generations” is “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations.” Whenever there is a lack of financial literacy, and wherever family values are not emphasized, Vernon Wong of First Hawaiian Bank emphasizes, there exists the very real danger that the wealth will dissipate by the third generation. The wealth attribution rate is surprising high, agrees Augusta Dwyer of Globe Wealth, affecting 90% of family fortunes. Of course taxes, inflation, [...]

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3-generation curse, capital gains tax liabilities, charitable planning, charitable planning goals, concentrated stock positions, donor-advised fund, Globe Wealth, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock advisors, Sheaff Brock Tiffany VanHook, tax law, Three Generations Read more...

Holiday "gift bags" filled with last-minute ideas for investors' year-end planning | Sheaff Brock

19 Dec

A Potpourri of Year-End Planning Ideas

Just as retailers—and etailers—are out in force with eleventh-hour holiday gift ideas, financial companies are offering “gift bags” filled with last-minute ideas for investors’ year-end planning. And, while it’s never too late for financial planning, there are certain December deadlines and cutoff dates, as Kiplinger.com details: RMDs Required Minimum Distributions from IRAs, 403(b)s and 401(k)s must be completed by December 31. However, for the year in which you turn 70.5, you may defer your first RMD until April 1st of the [...]

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529 contributions, financial planning, investors year-end planning, required minimum distributions, retirement plans, Roth conversions, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock senior portfolio manager JR Humphreys, Sheaff Brock Senior Vice President of Investments Christy Jordan, tax loss harvesting, year-end planning Read more...

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16 Dec

A Bullish Approach to “Dogs of the Dow”—Part One

Nearly thirty years in use, the term “Dogs of the Dow” is hardly new to investor vocabulary. The concept—out of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, choose the ten with the highest dividend yield. Dogs of the Dow is based on investors’ intent to “buy low, sell high.” The premise, as Investopedia explains, is that blue chip companies such as those included in the DJIA rarely alter their dividend payouts. The dividend can thus be [...]

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06 Aug

SPY and SPX—What’s the Diff and Does the Difference Matter?

In a rather cryptic and historical intro to the subject of options, Yahoo Finance states: “When it comes to the battle of SPY versus SPX, the first may have more volume, but the second has more value.” Size comparison: The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE symbol SPY) is, in fact, the most widely traded contract on option exchanges. The SPX S&P 500 index options have far lower trading volume, but each contract is ten times the size of a SPY. Underlying security: Underlying the [...]

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actual volatility, ETF, exchange-traded fund, fundamental stock analysis, implied volatility, index options, Investopedia, market index, overlay, put selling, S&P 500 Index, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock Index income Overlay portfolio, SPDR S&P 500, SPX, SPX S&P 500, SPY, stock market risk, technical stock analysis Read more...

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19 Jul

Staying Active with Preferreds

The Sheaff Brock Preferred Income portfolio is an actively managed strategy, and there are reasons why. With the two-part goal of generating income while preserving capital, Senior Portfolio Manager JR Humphreys utilizes both institutional and retail preferred shares. No question as to which side of the ongoing debate about the merits and shortcomings of active vs. passive management is exemplified in the Preferred Income portfolio. So, what is the distinction between active management and a passive approach? Passive investors buy an [...]

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Abbot Downing, active management, Active Versus Passive Investing, active vs. passive management, credit rating, duration, generate income, liquidity, option-adjusted spread, passive management, Preferred Income Portfolio, preferred shares, preserve capital, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock senior portfolio manager JR Humphreys, yield to call Read more...

Talking with investment advisor about option strategies | Sheaff Brock

31 May

Are You and Your Advisor Talking About Options Strategies?

The study results represented good news for the Options Industry Council. The OIC had commissioned global research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates to find out how much interest and involvement there is among financial advisors when it came to including options in client portfolios. The report, published a year and a half ago, highlighted three important developments: One third of financial advisors were already using options in 20% of their client portfolios. Advisors expected to increase the use of options [...]

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Cerulli Associates, Cerulli study, OIC, option overlay, option overlay techniques, option strategies, options, Options Industry Council, options trading, RIAs, risk reduction, risk reduction strategy, Sheaff Brock, Sheaff Brock Director Jim Murphy, Sheaff Brock Option Overlay strategies, stock market volatility Read more...

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When Diversifying Has Too Many Downsides

Real Estate in Recovery Mode Plus

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Tax Hike?

Glimmers of Optimism Breaking Through the Outbreak

Charitable Planning Can Cure the 3-Generation Curse

A Potpourri of Year-End Planning Ideas

A Bullish Approach to “Dogs of the Dow”—Part One

SPY and SPX—What’s the Diff and Does the Difference Matter?

Staying Active with Preferreds

Are You and Your Advisor Talking About Options Strategies?

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