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Mindy Montgomery, Retired School Teacher, Trabuco Canyon, California |
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David Gibson, Architect, Collaborative Group Architects, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona |
Bryan Canfield, Former stock broker, San Juan Capistrano, California |
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Craig Gittleman , Finance MBA - Magnolia, Texas With the OptionsWest style of trading, I am looking at a relatively safe 3%+ per month return or a 42%-50% annual return even in flat or slightly down markets. The magic of the approach for me is caught up in several key factors. First the investments are based on companies which only seek to validate short term stability and not long term viability ( I don't need to be an expert on the company or industry I invest in ). Second, the return I set is determined when the trades are placed and the stock doesn't have to move up at all for me to realize these returns. In fact, I've made my targeted return in cases where the stock went down as much as 9% from the time of purchase. Third, I am in control and can leverage options trading strategies to manage even those positions that fall below the target return threshold. Fourth, the program focuses on liquidity. You are back to cash each month which minimizes risk and doesn't tie up funds should they be needed elsewhere. In summary, this program offers a high return, highly liquid investment strategy with less risk than any other apporach offering anywhere near the levels of return. My first quarter results: This year to date I have closed out 18 positions. In six, the stock price at option expiration closed lower than my purchase price. That's a loss for a directional stock trader, but my trades were all positive. In all 18 trades, my worst return was 3% in 56 days and my best was 13.7% in 11 days. No transactions to date have lost money. 100% successful trades. Why OptionsWest? Well, hedged trading is nothing new. I had in fact heard of it before and even researched it. The complex world of options and other derivative strategies always seemed to complex and risky for me to venture into. What OptionsWest has done is to zero in on a corner of this investment vehicle that actually caps risk while still offering high returns. The key to executing this strategy successfully is to go through the elements of the OptionsWest program that really help you understand how to set up the right trading environment, learn and re-learn the core fundamentals as they relate to this strategy, and learn how to find the right stocks and execute the right trading strategies to capitalize on them. I know that I never would have put this strategy together and applied it successfully on my own. |
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Jeff Belote , Manufacturers' Rep - Dallas, Texas |
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Dave Radel , Business Owner - Rancho Santa Fe, California Some years I did well and some years were marginal at best. I could never get consistent returns AND NOT devote every waking hour analyzing the market. I work full time and have a family, so actively managing my trading account was a major challenge. To save time on research, I joined the Motley Fool Stock Adviser in October 2008 and started trading stock and options based on their analysis and recommendations. I learned a lot about and practised options strategies, especially covered calls. Things were much better, but still inconsistent returns. I knew that hedged trades were the way to go for me, but I did not have the time or experience to develop a consistent system to take full advantage of them. Then, I met Mark Strickland the President of OptionsWest. I took his "OptionsWest Free Starter Class" and immediately realized this hedged approach was what I was looking for. If you want to take control of your financial future, realize consistent, better than marekt returns, minimize your risk exposure AND have a life, then I would highly recommend taking the NO PRESSURE, "Free Starter Class". |
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Phil Snyder, Engineer, Livermore, California |
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Stephan Clapp, Investor, Chicago, Illinois |
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Suzanne Thomas , Finance MBA - Alta Dena, California |
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Daryl Beebe , Business Owner - Rancho Santa Margarita, California |
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Eric Clark , Professional Tennis Coach - Rancho Santa Margarita, California The magic to this system is in the "stealth compounding" small percentage returns and back to cash, then repeat, repeat and repeat... consistent results. The only downside is really a positive, as you might end up buying stock at a 5%-10% discount and hold it for a month or two before achieving your small percentage return. And then you're back to cash! I recommend this course to anyone looking to build wealth and remain financially liquid. |
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