How to buy a major Dow component, at a discount

UnitedHealth is one of the largest U.S. companies in one of the largest sectors that pays a respectable dividend. Despite this, I wouldn’t buy the stock outright. Instead, I favor an options strategy that pays me to get long at a discount. Specifically, I like selling the June $360 puts at $10 (or better) rather […]

How to build up your bets – and returns – in dividend-paying stocks

Dividend stocks could be poised to get their moment in the sun as interest rates fall – and investors only need to take a simple step to boost their long-term returns in these positions. The Federal Reserve kicked off its rate-cutting campaign in September with a half-point reduction, and central bank policymakers projected that rates […]