Ken Dyck’s Weblog

Ken Dyck’s Weblog Technorati tags: xblog

Emily Chang - eHub

Emily Chang - eHub

Looks at a few new websites each day. Goes from interactive websites to webservers.

Technorati tags: web 2.0

When the Squeeze Is On, Bargains Abound

http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/richricher/45300

Robert Kiyosaki Why the Rich Get Richer

All About MLPs

All About MLPs Technorati tags: dividend, master limited partnerships

MLPs carry large dividend yields and are involved in oil transportation.

Covered Call Weekly 9/12/07

Buy 100 shares of Motorola (MOT) at 17.31 for $1731. Sell a Covered Call, the October Call at 18, for $0.40 per share for $40. Short term return is 2.3%. 
If the covered call is excercised at 18, then the total short term return is $40 plus $69 equals $109, or a 6.3% return.

This is an educational series to show the income generating potential of Covered Call Writing. Please do not take this as financial advice. Options involve an increased risk of losing money than owning stock. Appropriate research about options is advised.

Current Reading List

Currently, I'm reading The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics), and The Art of War.



My reading list is a combination of western economic theories and eastern political theories. They're both good books to read if you're interested in business, politics, government, economics, and sociology.

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Amazon.com: Homepage: Amazon Web Services

Amazon.com: Homepage: Amazon Web Services

Payment services, development services.

Do the Mash (Even if You Don’t Know All the Steps) - New York Times

Do the Mash (Even if You Don’t Know All the Steps) - New York Times Technorati tags: programming

Programming for the people: a NY Times article on tools provided by Yahoo, Microsoft and IBM to enable users to make web programs.

Ideal Strategy for Covered Calls

Buy a stock on a dip. Let the stock recover, and then sell a covered call.

Covered Call Weekly 8/26/2007

Buy 100 shares of Motorola (MOT) at 30.97 for $3097.
Sell the September 2007 Call at 30 at 1.60 for $160.
One month return is 5.16%.

Covered Call Weekly 8/26/2007

Buy 100 shares of CV Therapeutics (CVTX) at 10.05 for $1005
Sell September 2007 Call at 10 for 1.25 for $125
One Month Return = 12.4%

The Golden Years: European Style: Weekend - Yahoo! Finance

The Golden Years: European Style: Weekend - Yahoo! Finance Technorati tags: tax haven

Tax havens in Switzerland, Andorra, Italy, and the UK for retirement.

Covered Call Weekly 8/20/07

Buy 100 shares of Nokia (NOK) at 29.65 for $2965
Sell one Nokia 30 call for August 2007 at 1.05 for $105.
One month return of 3.5%.

Just Live, Baby! - New York Times

Just Live, Baby! - New York Times: "“These are the greatest athletes in the world,” John Madden once said. “They’re like artists. And if you take their creativity away from them by making them robotic, then they’re going to play like robots.” "

Greatest John Madden quote ever.

Covered Call Weekly

Buy 100 shares of Nokia (NOK) at 29.37 at 2937.
Sell 1 September 07 contract for 100.
Return 3.4%.

Covered Call Weekly

MOT 100 shares at 16.84.
Sell September Call at 17 for 0.55
3.26% return

Who Owns the Concept if No One Signs the Papers? - New York Times

Who Owns the Concept if No One Signs the Papers? - New York Times Technorati tags: copyright, patents, contracts, facebook

Freedom to create.

Related companies - Yahoo (YHOO).

Definition of web site navigation and creating correctly horizontal and vertical navigation bars.

Definition of web site navigation and creating correctly horizontal and vertical navigation bars.

Looks at different ways to organize menu bars, especially vertical menu bars.

Covered Call Weekly 8/05/07

100 Shares of Texas Instruments (TXN) at 33.74
Sell September Call at 35 for 1.09
Total Profit if price reaches 35 is $225 in one month on a $3374 initial investment. This is a 6.6% return.