January options trading update I earned $1892 in net premiums last month. It was an incredible time to be an options trader. 🙂 When stock markets are volatile, option premiums increase. This translates into more income for option sellers. The majority of my trades are selling options, which takes advantage of time decay. And the burn rate… Read More »
A recent poll from Harvard University points out that 51% of young adults between 18 and 29 years of age do not support capitalism. 🙁 Only 42% said they support it. Of course the results of these kinds of surveys are not easy to interpret. Capitalism doesn’t have the same meaning for everyone. One explanation for the outcome… Read More »
Sheryl Sandberg thought she was making a mistake. The year was 2001 and she had applied for a general manager of business units position. Sheryl began to doubt if there was even a job there at all. The small technology start-up didn’t even have “business” units so what was there to manage? Furthermore the position appeared to be several levels lower than… Read More »
There have been some pretty depressing news coming out of Ukraine lately. But today I’d like to focus on a more positive note. This is the real life story of Jan, (pronounced “yawn”), who was born in a rural village outside of Kiev, Ukraine. It wasn’t easy being Jewish at that time and place so in 1992 sixteen-year old Jan and… Read More »
Despite the unemployment rate in the US hovering around 7.7% there’s no shortage of job opportunities for outgoing individuals who thrive in a challenging but rewarding work environment. A time tested skill the world will always need is engineering. Industrial engineers were in high demand during the industrial revolution but in today’s fast pace mobile/technological world software engineers… Read More »