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Another Option Strategy Failure: Why it’s “Nickels in Front of a Steamroller” and not “Benjamins in Front of a Baby Stroller!”

My little blog here may be mostly known for the Safe Withdrawal Rate Series. But I’m surprised how many people share my other passion: options trading. Both here on the blog and at FinCon last weekend lots of fans of the blog asked me when I’m going to write something about derivatives again. Wait no … Continue reading Another Option Strategy Failure: Why it’s “Nickels in Front of a Steamroller” and not “Benjamins in Front of a Baby Stroller!”

How to create a no-limit Synthetic Roth IRA in a taxable account

Are you a fan of Roth IRAs? For all those who are either ineligible for a Roth, or who maxed out all other tax-deferred account opportunities and look for opportunities to increase their Roth IRA holdings, here’s a way to create the exact same payoff profile (subject to some limitations) and after-tax return as a Roth IRA inside a taxable account.