Archive for: November 2010

I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJIA, $INDU, $DJI) after the markets closed on Friday, November 5, 2010 when it finished for the week at 11,444.08.
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I started adding Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to our retirement accounts a few months ago and have done well with them as they have been on a great run.  VNQ is Vanguard’s ETF of REITs.  Like other ETFs it holds …

I was surprised when I downloaded my past few days account activity this morning.  While I was only expecting dividends to trickle in I saw that my INTC November 19 covered calls were assigned on Tuesday.  I sold 300 shares of INTC …

I ended October with a combined balance of $115,827.52 ($102,456.69 with Interactive Brokers and $13,370.83 with TD Ameritrade) including the deposit of $2,500 I made in the first half of the month. After ending September with a combined balance of $114,216.93, I lost …