I hear ya! With EDF I think I am going just hold. I have it in both my IRA and regular account and like the monthly check. I lightened my load in August and running 75-80 percent cash right now. We could see a big sell off however the fact that they keep lowering interest makes me believe the Market will remain strong. There is NOWHERE else you can go to get a return so the Market is where it is at.
My new thing is to sell (short) Puts on the stocks I would own to collect dividends. Most of the time I keep the credit and treat it like a dividend. If the stock goes down I just take the assignment own the stock and collect the dividend.
So far I am making more than holding and collecting divs with a whole lot less cash in the market! Other than that I am up around 25% year to date on my 2 accounts.
Cheers
My new thing is to sell (short) Puts on the stocks I would own to collect dividends. Most of the time I keep the credit and treat it like a dividend. If the stock goes down I just take the assignment own the stock and collect the dividend.
So far I am making more than holding and collecting divs with a whole lot less cash in the market! Other than that I am up around 25% year to date on my 2 accounts.
Cheers
---The Happy Trader
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