Blog Objective

Objective

The objective of this blog is a view into my investing world.

History

I bought my first stock at the age of 25 or 26. Back then I had to go to the bank, fill out a form, that was send to broker. Stock prices came per video text or a magazine. Access to the internet was sparce. So I started to read a couple of books about stocks. A friend of mine worked for Microsoft back then and he told me about the employee stock purchase plan he participated in. So I was hooked. Now the company I worked for was not publicly traded. So an ESPP was not an option for me.

Fast forward into 2000+. Eventually I bought my self an education about stocks and options and futures at Investools. Investools got bought by ThinkorSwim, and then eventually TD Ameritrade bought them. Now TD Ameritrade is in the process of getting integrated into Schwab.

Back then the education was expensive, but I learned a lot. These days the education is provided for free when one has an account with TD Ameritrade ( I don’t remember if it has to be funded or not). Some of my favorite coaches like James Boyd, John McNicol and Cameron May are still there.

These Days

These days I still run the user group I revived over 13 years ago in Investools. We are all on our own path now, but still collaborate on trading and investing. These days I talk about short term covered calls, another member talks about trading long and short verticals, and another member talks about covered strangles. One of our members lives in Canada. So we learn a lot about how those things work in Canada and what hurdles traders/investors have to jump through in Canada.  

Disclaimer

All information on this blog is for entertainment, and education information purposes only. Nothing discussed constitutes as financial, investment, trading, tax or any other advice. No decisions should be made based on the information provided. Always do your own independent research and consult a professional broker or financial advisor.