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How a Philosopher Taught Me to Trade Options
Alright, I know what you’re thinking. How the heck did a philosopher teach me how to trade options? Well, if you’ve been a reader of The Deep Woods for even just a short time, you likely know that I am a huge advocate of cultivating and integrating all kinds of knowledge about the world — and […]
What Can Go Wrong in 2022
You’ve undoubtedly already seen more 2022 predictions than you care to digest, so I won’t assault you with some arbitrary thoughts about what’s going to […]
If Things Go Right in 2022
During this time of the year, most financial media consumers are treated to a rash of predictions […]
Embracing the Giving Season
The holidays are the giving season, and they call it the giving season for good reason. You see, it’s estimated that about 30% of annual donations occur between Thanksgiving […]
Sadness Amidst the Benevolent Universe
The year is nearly over, and compared to 2020, 2021 has been a relative return to normalcy. I mean, despite this year’s political, social and pandemic tumult and flare […]
The High Velocity Options Solution
“It’s good to keep your options open.” That’s one of the many slices of advice my father was fond of raining down on me in my youth. And though it is somewhat of a cliché, it’s also a pretty sound way to live. You see, what you want in life are choices, because the more […]
The Two Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Volatility is back! And it’s back in a big way. Indeed, since the revelation late Thanksgiving night that a new COVID-19 variant, dubbed “Omicron,” had been identified in South Africa, markets have been extremely nervous. That was evidenced by Friday’s huge holiday-shortened session selloff, where the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite both got smacked down […]
Eating Well This Thanksgiving Feast
When it comes to the art of celebrating through feasting, there is perhaps no expression better than that belonging to fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who once […]
10 Punk Rock Rules For Success
“I just wish to shine brighter, and if it burns my body to a crisp, I’m happy to go right now.” That bit of high-intensity wisdom comes from a man who I admire deeply: singer, songwriter, spoken-word artist, author, actor, radio and TV show host, publisher and true renaissance man Henry Rollins. Henry made his […]
Is a 29% Plunge Coming?
Stocks are in a bullish mood. In fact, the markets are up about 6.6% over the past month, and year to date, the broad-based measure of the domestic equity market, the S&P 500 index, is up some 24.6%. Yes, it’s another bull march for stocks, and that’s made intrepid investors a lot of money along […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
