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Shareholders of KB Home (NYSE: KBH) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $35 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.70 bid,...

Shareholders of Alon USA Energy Inc (NYSE: ALJ) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the September covered call at the $19.84 strike and collect the premium based on th...

Shareholders of AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 15.2% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $45 strike and collect the premium based on the $3.00 bi...

Shareholders of National Oilwell Varco Inc (NYSE: NOV) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $85 strike and collect the premium base...

Shareholders of News Corp (NASD: NWSA) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $40 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.10 b...

Shareholders of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $40 strike and collect the ...

Shareholders of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 0.3% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $17 strike and collect the premium based on ...

Shareholders of Cummins, Inc. (NYSE: CMI) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.7% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $150 strike and collect the premium based on the $7....

Shareholders of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.5% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2015 covered call at the $30 strike and collect the premium based o...

Since he took over at CIT Group in 2010, Chairman and Chief Executive John Thain has had to navigate a tricky path. He was tasked with reviving the once-bankrupt lender to small and medium-sized businesses but also saddl...

What can a retired U.S. General do for a private equity giant? We're about to find out as KKR hires four-star general and former CIA director David Petraeus.

Looking back to 134 days ago, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASD: ONXX) priced a 4,400,000 share secondary stock offering at $81.50 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expect...

Looking back to 142 days ago, ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) priced a 8,067,227 share secondary stock offering at $29.75 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that...

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

If you assume as I do that corporate earnings growth at least averages its historic 6% rate and that dividend payout ratios don't elevate materially, investing for dividends is a misguided investment concept unless you e...

After another weak open, the stock market attempted to rebound in the afternoon but for a change the rally fizzled as stocks finished lower across the board. The housing sector was hit particularly hard as were the utili...

Investors in Tesla Motors Inc (NASD: TSLA) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TSLA options chain for the new June...

Investors in TiVo Inc (NASD: TIVO) saw new options become available today, for the June 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the TIVO options chain for the new June 7th ...

Investors in Celgene Corp. (NASD: CELG) saw new options become available today, for the June 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CELG options chain for the new June...

Investors in Costco Wholesale Corp (NASD: COST) saw new options become available today, for the June 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the COST options chain for the ...

Investors in Visa Inc (NYSE: V) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the V options chain for the new June 7th contracts...

Investors in Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 7th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the PG options chain for the new June...