sameeragarwal

Zesty Wrote:
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> My IRA:
>
> ~70% - MSFT
>
> ~10% - Covered Call (MSFT APR 12' 26 CALL Option I
> sold)
> - Proceeds from covered call used to
> Purchase ARY (senior notes @ 7.75% coupon)
>
> ~20% - GSF (Goldman sachs senior notes @ 6.125%
> coupon)


He's got the right idea. It's foolish to NOT maximize the income component of your return in an IRA. Otherwise, IRA's are pointless.

(and I know what a lot of you are going to say.....think before you say it.)

mamuka12

these portfolios look a lot like my elderly grandmothers. beef up the beta fellas. we're not ready to die yet.

Swanand

@tombrokaw, the most efficient investment on a risk/return basis is fixed income (based on the last time I had to calculate this in 2010).