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Poor Man’s Covered Call Strategy

A poor man’s covered call (also known as a leveraged covered call) is a strategy favored by options traders with small accounts. This is also where the name comes from. Some of you will have heard of the covered call strategy. If not, you should read about this strategy first to better understand the leveraged covered call.

Blockchain And Sustainability – Can It Work?

Basically, all blockchains got a negative image since the news that mining bitcoins consumes as much energy as a small country. Sure, it’s a fact that a Bitcoin transaction can power a household for more than 70 days in a row. But with the development of new cryptocurrencies and new consensus mechanisms, it was shown that not all blockchains are energy guzzlers. Because of that, can the use of blockchains fit into the concept of sustainability and with this, also have something positive?

The Problem With ESG Investing

The criticism of ESG investments is increasing. Many experts criticize the rating system or the rating agencies behind it. They state that ESG does not analyze the sustainability of companies. Instead, they claim, the goal of ESG is to make good business through supposedly green investments. But where exactly is the problem of ESG, and what solutions could be used to avoid ESG criticism in the future?

Financial Stocks – Five Favorites For 2023

In my article about my favorites among industrials stocks, I showed you five candidates for 2023 to check. When it comes to financial stocks, most people usually think of companies like Bank of America, insurance companies like AIG, or asset manager BlackRock. But within this industry, there are a lot of more pearls to be discovered, and I would like to present my favorites for the year 2023.

Is An ETF Investment Really Risk-Free?

At Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in 2022, there were several questions about ETFs. These questions, and especially the answers made me thoughtful. Because of that, I’d like to share my thoughts about it. It’s about control, the price stability of an ETF investment, about risks, and whether ETFs are still a good investment opportunity.