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Investing in peer-to-peer loans can provide you double digit annual returns. However, you need to be prepared for defaults. Many borrowers aren?t going to pay off the full amount they owe. Ironically, a large number of d...

Martkets surged to record highs on Wednesday, as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said it would not slam the brakes on quantitative easing any time soon, but they quickly fell back aagain mid fears that it may st...

Markets surged to record highs on Wednesday as US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said it would not slam the breaks on quantitative easing, but quickly fell back again amid fears it could rein in the artificial sti...

Shareholders of Best Buy Inc (NYSE: BBY) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the September covered call at the $27 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.08 bi...

Shareholders of Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 2.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $27 strike and collect the premium based on the...

Shareholders of Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.9% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $85 strike and collect the premium based on the $4.50 ...

Shareholders of D.R. Horton Inc. (NYSE: DHI) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.6% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $35 strike and collect the premium based on the $...

Investors considering a purchase of Gannett Co (NYSE: GCI) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $21.67/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their ...

A stake of about 4.4pc was placed at a discount by UBS, weighing on the shares.

Investors eyeing a purchase of Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $10.77/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at...

Investors considering a purchase of J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (NYSE: JCP) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $19.18/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies ...

Investors eyeing a purchase of First Solar Inc (NASD: FSLR) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $54.09/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their ...

Investors eyeing a purchase of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) shares, but tentative about paying the going market price of $4.05/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategi...

Global markets have risen on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the central bank would maintain its accommodative policies to support the economy for as long as they were needed.

Herbalife, unwitting victim of KPMG partner Scott London?s inside trader scheme, replaced its former auditor yesterday with PwC. KPMG resigned the Herbalife and Skechers audit engagements after regulators told the firm L...

As the stock market continued to grind higher, some lagging industry groups have started to join the party as many have started to catch up with the overall market. Many of the coal stocks had sharp gains Tuesday as the ...

The market is on a tear, up 17% so far this year for the S&P 500 Index and the SPY that tracks it. Such strong short-term performance is reason for caution in the short-term ? And we may be in for some pullbacks in the m...

Stocks love it when Ben Bernanke speaks. The SPY is up about 0.5% this morning, catching a lift shortly after 10:00 a.m. when the Federal Reserve began his testimony before Congress' Joint Economic Committee. In his stat...

Bernanke's Federal Reserve Enacted A Policy Of QE: How Has It Affected Oil, Gold, Equities, Emerging Markets And Treasuries?

Foot Locker (FL) reports its first quarter earnings on Friday, May 24, 2013.

Analysts are predicting grim results for Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) when the company releases its first quarter numbers on Friday, May 24, 2013. They are expecting the company to take a loss of 5 cents a share after Aberc...

Leading up to Ship Finance International Limited's (SFL) announcement of its first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 23, 2013, analysts have become more bullish as expectations have improved over the past month from 28 c...